Cover Supervisor
| Posting date: | 26 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 October 2025 |
| Location: | Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3PE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | d1fc6cc2-2557-46a9-b35a-9686b8ccf9b9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to support the College in continuing to deliver excellent education to our students.
We are passionate about providing an excellent experience for everyone within the College community and strongly believe that high quality support to our teaching staff is a key factor in ensuring the welfare and academic success of our students. We welcome applications to this post from a variety of experience and backgrounds, whether you already working with young people and feel this role would support your development or if you have aspirations to become a teacher in the longer-term and feel this role will give you valuable experience, we’d like to hear from you.
If you share these views and are dedicated to bringing positive outcomes for all young people then this could be the perfect role for you.
You will:
• be enthusiastic about giving young people the best possible start in life;
• Have experience of working with children or young people, ideally in a school setting;
• be professional, enthusiastic, self-motivating and able to demonstrate flexibility in your approach;
• be confident to lead the learning of class groups;
• have a caring and patient nature, and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• be a team player, and be able to contribute to the shared responsibility ethos of our school;
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
• a high level of support for all new staff;
• the opportunity to work alongside experienced staff and agencies beyond the College;
• an exciting and stimulating place to work in a friendly environment.
• a commitment to support employees professional development
• a modern, purpose-built building and excellent facilities.
• An exceptional staff benefits package including: access to the Local Government Pension Scheme; critical incident advice & telephone support; online health portal; free gym access, free 24/7 counselling, legal & information line.
The Spires College is a close community, with a shared desire to be the best we can be. As a School we are committed to staff’s professional development and invest heavily in ensuring everyone has the support required to be able to carry out their role to a high standard.
Further details about the role
Please see the attached brochure for more information.
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding and to the promotion of the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list information.
We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to support the College in continuing to deliver excellent education to our students.
We are passionate about providing an excellent experience for everyone within the College community and strongly believe that high quality support to our teaching staff is a key factor in ensuring the welfare and academic success of our students. We welcome applications to this post from a variety of experience and backgrounds, whether you already working with young people and feel this role would support your development or if you have aspirations to become a teacher in the longer-term and feel this role will give you valuable experience, we’d like to hear from you.
If you share these views and are dedicated to bringing positive outcomes for all young people then this could be the perfect role for you.
You will:
• be enthusiastic about giving young people the best possible start in life;
• Have experience of working with children or young people, ideally in a school setting;
• be professional, enthusiastic, self-motivating and able to demonstrate flexibility in your approach;
• be confident to lead the learning of class groups;
• have a caring and patient nature, and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
• be a team player, and be able to contribute to the shared responsibility ethos of our school;
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
• a high level of support for all new staff;
• the opportunity to work alongside experienced staff and agencies beyond the College;
• an exciting and stimulating place to work in a friendly environment.
• a commitment to support employees professional development
• a modern, purpose-built building and excellent facilities.
• An exceptional staff benefits package including: access to the Local Government Pension Scheme; critical incident advice & telephone support; online health portal; free gym access, free 24/7 counselling, legal & information line.
The Spires College is a close community, with a shared desire to be the best we can be. As a School we are committed to staff’s professional development and invest heavily in ensuring everyone has the support required to be able to carry out their role to a high standard.
Further details about the role
Please see the attached brochure for more information.
Commitment to safeguarding
The college is committed to safeguarding and to the promotion of the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list information.