Cover Supervisor – Portchester Community School
Job Reference EPSEDJOBS/839/12062
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Working Hours: 37 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 8am to 4pm and Friday 8am to 3.30pm
Establishment Name and Location: Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Fareham
Closing Date: 03/07/2026
Job Category: Support
Local Authority: Hampshire
Phase of Education: Secondary
Job Introduction
Cover Supervisor
Permanent, Full Time – 37 hours per week
Term-time only plus one week (40 weeks)
Grade D, Actual Salary: £24,371 to £26,814 p.a.
Full Time Equivalent Salary: £27,780 to £30,564 p.a.
Start Date: Tuesday 1 September 2026
Responsibilities
- Supervise classes during staff absence.
- Assist departments with all aspects of pupil progress.
- Support planning and help pupils develop personal and communication skills.
- Encourage good pupil behaviour and work.
- Maintain safeguarding responsibilities and adhere to the school’s safeguarding policy.
- Work effectively in whole class situations and in small group settings.
Qualifications & Experience
- Educated to GCSE Level 4 (or above) or equivalent work experience.
- Capability to maintain high professional standards and place the child at the centre of all work.
Benefits
- A stable and growing 11–16 comprehensive school.
- A calm and considered learning environment.
- Effective training and support.
- Membership of a strong staff team.
- Opportunity for promotion where available.
Equal Opportunities and Recruitment
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and encourage applications from individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975… Applicants shortlisted for interview are therefore required to declare whether they have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are ‘spent’. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and are not subject to disclosure. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.
Portchester Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Applicants must complete a Hampshire County Council application form; CVs are not accepted.
Applications will be considered on receipt and suitable candidates invited for interview. We reserve the right to withdraw the advertisement early if the vacancy is filled before the closing date.
Online searches will form part of the pre-employment checks on shortlisted candidates.
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