Cover Supervisor
The Brittons Academy
Havering
- £22,076 - £23,952 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Salary: Scale 4 Spinal Point 10 to 15, Actual £22,076 - £23,952 per annum FTE: £31,610- £33,985 per annum (Inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 27 April 2026
Job overview
Job Overview: This position is part-time for 30 hours per week, 38 weeks per year, term time only.
Our mission is to ‘inspire learners and change lives’ – and that includes our staff. We want to empower our teams so pupils are ready to be kind, confident and impactful world citizens. To help us, we wish to appoint an exceptional, dynamic Cover Supervisor to join a thriving department, with a strong team who work collaboratively together.
The successful candidate will have the:
Ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a team of professionals.
Communication skills, oral, written and presentational.
Ability to manage, supervise and direct the activities of children and young people.
Ability to deploy a range of strategies and techniques to encourage positive behaviour and maintain order and discipline.
Commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
Ability to explain the objectives/tasks set for the lesson and to encourage the class to complete those activities in the target timescale.
GCSE grade 4 or above in English and Maths.
In return, we offer:
High quality professional development
Supportive and friendly colleagues
Flexible working opportunities
Staff assistance programme including virtual GP appointments, counselling service, legal services
Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
Cycle to work scheme
Applications
Please submit your application by the closing date of Monday 27 April 2026 by 12:00pm (midday).
Interviews are scheduled to take place soon after.
For further information about this role, or to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs Angela Farmer, the Principal’s PA, via email at AFarmar@elatschools.co.uk
If you have any queries about the recruitment process and compliance, please contact Mrs G Chana, HR Officer at GChana@elatschools.co.uk
The Brittons Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students; therefore, all successful applicants will be required to undergo pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS check.
Please find our policies here: Key Information – The Brittons Academy
Early applications are appreciated as interviews will be arranged as and when suitable applications are received. We reserve the right to commence or complete the recruitment process prior to the closing date.
We do not accept applications via agencies.
Attached documents
About The Brittons Academy
The Brittons Academy is a mainstream, co-educational, non-denominational, non-selective secondary academy for children aged 11-16. It is situated in Rainham in Essex and there are 690 pupils on its roll.
The school is made up of four houses named after well-known authorities in their subject: Bobby Moore (sports and science), Vivienne Westwood (mathematics and technology), William Shakespeare (communication) and Nelson Mandela (social science).
Principal
Mrs Claire Whiley
Values and vision
The Brittons Academy has an ethos of high expectations and high aspirations. It believes every child has the right to learn.
The secondary school believes its moral responsibility is to make a difference to the life chances of every student. It aims to do the following: to achieve excellent qualifications for each student; to unlock each individual’s potential; to help each student become a valued citizen; to support each pupil to develop a healthy lifestyle, as well as the skills and attributes for life-long learning.
Ofsted report
“Since the previous inspection, the Principal and senior leaders have concentrated successfully on raising achievement and improving the quality of teaching and students’ behaviour. Their work is bringing about significant improvements across the academy. The recently restructured governing body is much better informed and is providing more rigorous challenge. It is making positive contributions to improving the quality of leadership and teaching.”
View The Brittons Academy’s Ofsted report
The Brittons Academy is part of the Empower Learning Academy Trust
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