Job Title: Cover Supervisor
Location: Nova Hreod Academy, Swindon, Wiltshire
Salary: £26,655 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week if full-time. Monday to Friday.
Contract: Permanent, term time only.
Start date: ASAP
Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding challenge working with young people? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!
The role
We have a great opportunity to appoint a new Cover Supervisor here at Nova Hreod. Working within a small team you will play a fundamental role in supporting a mixture of planned and reactive cover requirements across a full range of subject areas.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and professional person who can effectively manage classroom behaviour, introduce and support cover work and ensure lesson outcomes are achieved in the absence of the classroom teacher across a full range of subjects. They will be able to help all students at Nova understand the value of their education; be able to facilitate a happy and productive classroom experience and be a positive role model to all students they work with.
Cover Supervisors at Nova Hreod can access the same outstanding training activities and support we offer to our subject specialist teachers, and there is a great opportunity to take a full role in school life alongside the cover duties.
What you offer
You will be a reliable and well‑organised professional with strong communication skills, able to manage cover provision effectively and build positive relationships with Faculty Leaders, SLT and pastoral staff. You will be reflective, resilient, and open to improving systems and processes. Experience in a school setting is advantageous, whether gained through cover supervision, teaching, mentoring or youth work, as it supports effective navigation of classroom challenges. The role may also suit qualified teachers from any discipline seeking a new professional challenge while remaining classroom‑based.
We can offer an excellent CPD programme to further develop your skills, a supportive team and a dynamic school environment.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be educated to A Level or Degree Level
- Have administrative experience
- Have experience working in schools or with young people
- Have experience of using data/information systems, spreadsheets and word processing
- Have the ability to understand, interpret and follow systems, policies and procedures
- Have excellent organisation and time‑management skills
- Be able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with students, their families, colleagues and other professionals
- Demonstrate tact and sensitivity where appropriate
Why choose us
Nova Hreod Academy is a high‑performing school with a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement. We offer comprehensive CPD, a supportive leadership team and a commitment to providing a calm and respectful learning environment.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from all candidates, regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, age, or sexual orientation.
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