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Cover Supervisor

The Stephen Longfellow Academy

Leeds

Salary:
C1 (SCP 12-17) £28,598 - £31,022 Actual salary: £24,597 - £26,681
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
13 March 2026

Job overview

Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.

 

Cover Supervisor

C1 (SCP 12-17) £28,598 - £31,022
Actual salary: £24,597 - £26,681

Contract: 37 Hours Per Week, Term Time Only + 1 Working Week

 

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Cover Supervisor.  This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The Cover Supervisor will be supporting teaching staff across the Academy by providing classroom cover for short term absences.

 

Potential applicants should have:

·       GCSE Grade C/4 and above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.

·       The ability to work alone and as part of a team.

·       A passion for education.

·       Experience of working with young people.

·       A commitment to safeguarding children.

 

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

·       Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role. 

·       A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

·       Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

·       £2k Cycle to work scheme.

 

About us:

 

Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, The Stephen Longfellow Academy offers both exceptional education and therapy. Students are taught national curriculum subjects and have access to a range of therapeutic services such as counselling. Therapy is delivered as both an integrated part of our timetable but also within discrete groups or on a 1:1 basis. We believe a therapeutic and nurturing approach allows our students to grow in confidence and increase their self-esteem so that they can successfully integrate into their learning environment and the wider community.   

   

By developing personalised learning programmes to meet the needs of vulnerable young people, we want all of our students to have the opportunities similar to those found in large mainstream schools, so that they can leave as confident young adults, ready to seize the opportunities of further education, training or work.   

 

 

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

 

Closing date for application:  13 March 2026

Interviews will take place: TBC

 

We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post.

 

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

 

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.  

  

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies. 

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About The Stephen Longfellow Academy

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The Stephen Longfellow Academy is part of The GORSE Academies Trust; a nationally renowned, not-for-profit charity whose drive is to create exceptional schools. The Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Stephen Longfellow Academy, Sir John Townsley, is passionate about providing the highest standard of educational experience for all children, regardless of background, across the age range.  Sir John inspires professionals with his vision, a vision that all colleagues at the Stephen Longfellow Academy wholeheartedly share.  We are exceptionally proud of what has been achieved since the academy’s inception and we are delighted to have been able to further increase the size of our provision.

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is named in honour of a man who died tragically in a climbing accident in 2015 and who made an enormous contribution to the lives of hundreds of vulnerable and disadvantaged children across the city.  At the academy we offer both exceptional education and therapy. Students are taught national curriculum subjects and have access to a range of therapeutic services such as counselling. Therapy is delivered as both an integrated part of our timetable but also within discrete groups or on a 1:1 basis. We believe a therapeutic and nurturing approach allows our students to grow in confidence and increase their self-esteem so that they can successfully integrate into their learning environment and the wider community. By developing personalised learning programmes to meet the needs of vulnerable young people, we want all of our students to have the opportunities similar to those found in large mainstream schools, so that they can leave as confident young adults, ready to seize the opportunities of further education, training or work.

We work in close partnership with our families and commissioning schools to provide short and longer term interventions for students who are struggling to maintain a full time place at their mainstream school. Our aim is to do all we can to support pupils and their families to get back on track to achieving their goals and ambitions.

Our students receive outstanding pastoral care, support and guidance and we would expect any successful candidate to be of a mind-set where they believe anything is possible.  Clearly, working in our academy will be demanding as well as very rewarding. We assure you that as our colleague you will be of great value and importance, an importance reflected in the quality of the professional development we are able to provide.  If successful, you will enjoy the support and professional expertise that being a part of The GORSE Academies Trust affords.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Principal: Neil Poskitt

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