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Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

Carshalton High School for Girls

Sutton

  • Expired
Salary:
£27,855.00 - £29,139.00 Annually (FTE) Pro rata £23,958 - £25,062
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
ASAP
Apply by:
2 May 2024

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills who thrives in a busy and friendly environment to join our Cover Support team.

The Role

Our Cover Supervisors provide supervision in the classroom in the absence of the teach. The primary focus is to maintain behaviour standards and keep students on the task set by the teacher.

Hours of work

The role is full-time Monday to Friday during term time plus five INSET days, working between the hours of 8am and 4pm with an unpaid lunch break. Exact times of work and breaks will be agreed with the successful candidate.

The successful candidate will

  • Be able to work independently and use initiative
  • Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Be IT literate
  • Be reliable and organised


We offer

  • An aspirational vision of education
  • A continuous programme of CPD with the opportunity for national qualifications.
  • A welcoming, friendly and supportive environment
  • A school that has wellbeing as a high priority for students and staff
  • Benefits that include a two week October half term holiday, eye care vouchers, cycle to work scheme, free tea/coffee/milk in the staff room and staff events at the end of each term and an Employee Assistance Programme providing free, confidential advice on a variety of matters.


The school is a short walk from Carshalton station with London Victoria is approximately a 30 minute journey by Southern trains and London St Pancras is approximately 45 minutes by Thameslink. The school is also within car and bus commuting range of south London and Surrey. 

Key Application Dates

Shortlisting date: Thursday 9 May 2024

Interview Date: week commencing 13 May 2024

Start Date: as soon as possible

Our commitment

The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)  

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.  

We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.  

Please see our Recruitment pack for more details about our school, the job description and person specification.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found


Attached documents

About Carshalton High School for Girls

About Carshalton High School for Girls

Carshalton High School for Girls is a highly successful, popular 11 to 18 comprehensive school.  There are 1450 students on roll, over 80 teaching staff and a number of support staff who make a major contribution to the daily smooth running of the school.  Staff work as a cohesive team setting the highest professional standards as an example to the students.  Students enjoy positive and co-operative relationships with staff and it is very rare if an external visitor to the school does not comment on the high calibre of the students and the positive working environment.  We are part of the Girls’ Learning Trust.

Our mission statement clearly states that we are a community where ‘staff and students learn and thrive together’ and we are entirely committed to ensuring staff are given the opportunities and encouragement to develop both personally and professionally.

Ofsted inspected our school in November 2017 and judged us to be 'Good in all categories and good overall'.

Why work at CHSG?

Carshalton High School for Girls is a fantastic place to work and we believe we have a great deal to offer staff who join our team. Our ethos of constant improvement and positivity underpins our work and staff are encouraged to ‘grow’ and ‘develop’ through programmes offered and the daily support and guidance given.

Staff wellbeing is a high priority; our commitment demonstrated by having an in-house wellbeing team.  A number of staff social events are organised throughout the year.

We are a school that seeks to constantly do better and whilst outstanding in many ways, we are ambitious and determined to secure further improvement.


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Applications closed