Cover Supervisor
| Posting date: | 12 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | £22,608 to £24,098 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 February 2026 |
| Location: | Birmingham, West Midlands, B35 7NL |
| Company: | Lift Schools |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | GRA094612_1770911022 |
Summary
Salary: NJC 07 - 11 (£26,403 - £28,142 FTE, £22,608 - £24,098 for TTO) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme LGPS + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Full time
Contract: Fixed term until August 2026
Start date: March 2026
Join Lift Greenwood - An Exciting Time to Be Part of Our Journey
Lift Greenwood is seeking a reliable and adaptable Cover Supervisor to support learning across the academy by providing high-quality classroom supervision during teacher absences. This is a key role, ensuring continuity of learning and maintaining calm, focused learning environments for our students.
Lift Greenwood is a progressive secondary school within Lift Schools, an ambitious multi-academy trust of 58 schools, including 10 across the Midlands. Lift Schools is committed to providing excellent education in every classroom, every day, and to developing staff through strong training and career progression opportunities.
Under the leadership of Daniel Opoku, Lift Greenwood is a progressive secondary school with a clear and ambitious vision. Since his appointment, Daniel has established strong foundations and is committed to ensuring Greenwood becomes one of the best schools in the country by 2030.
The school has a strong sense of community, fosters positive relationships, and is committed to ensuring every pupil is supported to succeed.
The Role
You will supervise classes across a range of subjects using pre-prepared lesson materials, support positive behaviour, and ensure students remain engaged and on task. You will work closely with teaching and pastoral staff to support students' learning, wellbeing, and development.
Who We're Looking For
This role is ideal for someone with experience working with children or young people, strong communication and behaviour management skills, and a calm, flexible approach. It is well-suited to those considering a future career in teaching or education.
Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 58 schools.As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
- Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
If you would like a confidential discussion before applying and/or a tour of the school, please contact us.
Please don't wait until the closing date to apply; we will review and interview applications as we receive them.
Closing Date: 27th February 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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