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Cover Supervisor

Whitworth Community High School

Lancashire

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 September 2025
Apply by:
15 July 2025

Job overview

Cover Supervisor
Salary Range: Grade 6 – SCP 11 to 19
(FTE £27,269 to £31,067 / Pro Rata approx. £22,152 to £25,237)
TTO + 3 days / 35 Hours per week
Required: 1st September 2025

We are seeking to appoint a committed and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our busy and dedicated team. Whitworth Community High School, is a small, inclusive, successful and happy school situated in a semi-rural location between Lancashire and Rochdale.

What are we looking for?
We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor. This is an exciting opportunity and requires someone who can offer the following:-
  • Provide cover/supervise classes in the short term absence of the subject teacher and manage the behaviour of students whilst undertaking this work.
  • Provide additional support to class teachers as required
  • Assist in the running of the after school home learning club
  • Can act as a good role model for pupils.
  • Can develop a professional relationship with staff, pupils and all stakeholders

What can we offer to the right candidate?
  • A small school with a strong reputation, a caring ethos, a culture of respect and a commitment to ‘Climbing Higher’.
  • Fantastic students who are proud of their school.
  • A strong leadership team who are committed to moving the school forward and to the professional development of our staff, and who are mindful of staff well being.
  • Knowledgeable, forward looking and friendly colleagues who are ambitious for our school
  • Excellent facilities and resources, including fitness suite and recording studio available for staff.
  • Commitment to team working and staff wellbeing, including free access to Employee Support.
If you are unsure, please arrange a visit
We would love you to see our school in action – to observe the excellent relationships between staff and students which characterise the atmosphere in school; to see the impact of our respect agenda. Everyone who visits Whitworth Community High School is impressed by the warmth of welcome, the behaviour of students and the clarity of our aspiration for the future. Please contact y.ellis@whitworth.lancs.sch.uk to arrange a visit.

Our commitment to safeguarding
Whitworth Community High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Appointment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure (DBS). Please note that in line with KCSIE 2024 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Application process
You can download the documentation for this post online at
www.lancashire.gov.uk/vacancies, and directly from the school website www.wchs.co where
you can obtain additional information regarding the post. Please note CVs are not accepted.

Closing Date : Tuesday 15th July 2025 @ 9.00 am

Interview Date: Thursday 17th July 2025 

Attached documents

About Whitworth Community High School

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  • Whitworth Community High School
  • Hall Fold, Whitworth, Rochdale
  • Lancashire
  • OL12 8TS
  • United Kingdom

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Aims of the School

It is the intention of Whitworth Community High School to offer all students education of the highest quality by:

  • Encouraging and enabling each student to achieve their full potential.
  • Promoting the intellectual, physical and emotional development of each individual by encouraging responsible and cooperative attitudes.
  • Providing a secure, safe, disciplined environment in which effective learning and teaching can take place and where every child matters.
  • Providing a range of courses/experiences which satisfy the individual needs of students appropriate to their age and ability.
  • Ensuring equality of opportunity.
  • Providing coherence, progression and continuity in the curriculum to meet the changing needs of the 21st Century.
     

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