Cover Supervisor
| Posting date: | 23 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 February 2026 |
| Location: | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 8GB |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | dd253c6d-59b0-430e-bd8e-562421cb6211 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
• Confident in their ability to manage a whole class of students within the age range 11 to 16.
• Able to communicate appropriately and effectively with young people.
• Able to manage behaviour in the classroom to ensure students remain engaged in set work.
• Flexible to work throughout the school within different departments and with different age ranges
daily.
• Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best
education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
• Someone who is passionate about teaching and learning and who will inspire our students to achieve
their potential.
• Act as a role model to students so professionalism and confidentiality will be key attributes.
What the school offers its staff
• Highly competitive pay above national average.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• A respectful working environment.
• Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy across the Cluster and United
Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer
contributions.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Westfield benefits platform.
• Free on-site parking.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
• Confident in their ability to manage a whole class of students within the age range 11 to 16.
• Able to communicate appropriately and effectively with young people.
• Able to manage behaviour in the classroom to ensure students remain engaged in set work.
• Flexible to work throughout the school within different departments and with different age ranges
daily.
• Someone who shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all of our young people receive the best
education possible in a supportive environment from people who care about them.
• Someone who is passionate about teaching and learning and who will inspire our students to achieve
their potential.
• Act as a role model to students so professionalism and confidentiality will be key attributes.
What the school offers its staff
• Highly competitive pay above national average.
• Excellent facilities and resources.
• Access to an outstanding professional development programme.
• A respectful working environment.
• Supportive, friendly colleagues who are committed to each other’s professional development.
• A chance to become part of United Learning, one of the largest groups of academies in the country.
• Opportunities to work collaboratively with colleagues in each academy across the Cluster and United
Learning.
• Excellent employee benefits which include a highly sought-after pension scheme with high employer
contributions.
• Access to training through the Apprenticeship Levy.
• Westfield benefits platform.
• Free on-site parking.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• We encourage open and regular conversations about work-life balance.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.