Cover Supervisor
King James's School
Kirklees
- £24,343 - £25,564 per year
- New
- Salary:
- Grade 7 SCP 14-17
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 6 May 2026
Job overview
The role
We are looking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to join our fantastic team. In the absence of the class teacher, a Cover Supervisor is responsible for ensuring the students are engaged in pre-set work, managing behaviour, and ensuring the classroom is a calm learning environment.
The hours for this role are 35 per week, worked during term time plus one additional week. The daily working hours are Monday from 08:10 to 16:20, and Tuesday to Friday from 08:10 to 15:30.
Us
At King James’s School, we are ambitious for the very best outcomes for every one of our students, and we believe that education is more than just examinations and lessons. Our school focuses on providing a holistic experience that inspires curiosity, builds confidence and character in our young people and prepares them for their future by giving them strong foundations and happy memories.
We are a community-focused school built on respect, inclusion and the belief in valuing and developing people. We had a highly successful Ofsted in 2025 that highlighted we are a very good school that should now strive to be a great school, that is our ambition in all senses. This is an opportunity to be a key part of our special school and our journey.
You
We are looking for someone who has experience of working in a secondary school, ideally in a similar role. The ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, be able to think on their feet and be flexible in their approach.
Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. We ask all applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will also carry out online searches for all candidates who are shortlisted for interview as part of our due diligence. Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service
(DBS) check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.
Applications
You can find full details of the role, including how to apply, by visiting our website Vacancies | King James's School
Completed applications must be submitted by 8:00 on Wednesday 6 May 2026.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Tracey Brook, PA to the Principal, on 01484 412990 or email her (staff.tbrook@kingjames.school).
About King James's School
- King James's School
- St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD4 6SG
- United Kingdom
King James’s School is a highly successful and oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school (NOR 1050), serving a suburban area and a scatter of villages to the east and south of Huddersfield. It is situated approximately 2 miles from the centre of Huddersfield in a semi-rural position overlooking the Farnley Valley. The school, whose origins go back to the thirteenth century and has occupied its present site since 1547, became a stand-alone Academy in 2012.
King James’s is a truly comprehensive school. The annual intake of 210 students has a very broad socio-economic mix and our ethnic mix closely resembles that of the wider British society. The intake comes predominantly from our catchment areas of Almondbury, Lepton, Kirkheaton and Grange Moor, but we also receive a significant number from outside the area.
The essence of our school is built around three Hs:
- our distinguished History; values and traditions dating back more than 400 years
- our Holistic provision, which develops students both academically and pastorally; a curriculum that promotes social mobility, high-quality teaching with a focus on academic rigour and a strong extra-curricular offer
- our High expectations and aspirations; the expectation of excellent attendance, punctuality and behaviour
We provide a stimulating learning environment that encourages all of our students to achieve to the best of their ability. The School provides a broad and balanced curriculum that allows all students to reach the highest standards of education, underpinned by dedicated Pastoral care to support the learning and emotional needs of our students.
The curriculum is organised through seven Curriculum Faculties: English, Mathematics, Science, Languages, Humanities, Performance and Creative. At KS3 (Y7-9), our offer comprises subjects from all these faculties. At KS4 (Y10-11) students follow GCSE courses in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and Science. In addition they choose four further subjects from a range of GCSE and Vocational courses, currently as follows: separate Science, French, Spanish, History, Geography, RE, Sociology, H&SC (Voc), Art, Textiles, Food, Graphics, i-Media (Voc), Computer Science, Enterprise and Marketing (Voc), Music (Voc), Drama (Voc), and Physical Education.
We have excellent facilities including extensive grounds, six computer suites, an Independent Learning Centre and other specialist teaching rooms.
In recent years teachers at King James’s School have been involved in numerous research teaching projects with a wide variety of different organisations. All of these initiatives have led to the School being at the forefront of development in Teaching and Learning.
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