Cover Supervisor
Bluecoat Aspley Academy
Nottingham
- £25,410 - £28,485 per year
- New
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 7: £29,542 - £33,119 FTE (actual salary: £25,410 - £28,485 per annum)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 October 2026
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and experienced Cover Supervisor to join a high achieving, successful and forward-looking team of staff.
As a valued member of the Cover Supervisor Team the post holder will work under the direction of the Vice Principal to provide cover for absent teaching staff at Bluecoat Aspley Academy. The role includes overseeing students in the completion of pre-set work and managing student’s classroom behaviour.
The post will suit an individual who enjoys working as part of a team and who enjoys working with young people from a variety of backgrounds. Cover Supervisors must demonstrate that they are adaptable to different situations and are able to thrive in a busy, demanding working environment. It is important that Cover Supervisors possess well-developed organisational and interpersonal skills to get the very best out of the students when working in the classroom.
The position of Cover Supervisor would also suit those candidates who can foresee themselves dealing with students with confidence and a desire to role model positive behaviour for them. The successful candidate will need to evidence their experience of liaising with a variety of people from young people to other professionals, working as part of a team and problem solving in challenging circumstances.
Candidates should pay attention to the job description / person specification and explain within their application how they meet the criteria, whilst also describing what they will bring to the post from their own knowledge and experience.
The successful candidate will be committed to the students and academy life and will possess the ability to communicate effectively and be able to raise the standards of learning for all of the students that they are required to work with.
In return, we can offer:
Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
Access to generous pension scheme
Access to discounted travel schemes
Cycle to work scheme
Comprehensive training and support
Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
Eye care voucher scheme
Free flu vaccine
Access to e-learning and development
For more information about Archway Learning Trust and the vacancy, please visit: https://www.archwaytrust.co.uk/vacancies/
Closing date: 11 October 2026.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to the satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check, Barred List check, the receipt of satisfactory references, online searches and any other statutory checks that are required for the post. We are an equal opportunities employer.
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About Bluecoat Aspley Academy
- Bluecoat Aspley Academy
- Aspley Lane, Aspley, Nottingham
- Nottinghamshire
- NG8 5GY
- United Kingdom
Archway Learning Trust is a forward looking, vibrant working environment. The MAT is growing and we are at a key time in fulfilling our ambitions to support a growing number of young people’s learning. This growth, together with the opportunity to join an organisation with a large, supportive and talented Senior Leadership Team, will provide excellent development opportunities for potential candidates.
We seek the best talent to work at our Trust, candidates who can demonstrate their passion for their subject, together with excellent subject knowledge and will possess the ability to consistently teach inspirational lessons.
Bluecoat Aspley Academy is at the lead of Archway Learning Trust – an established growing family of academies built on the success of our 300-year history. We are ambitious about achieving an outstanding future with the academy being highly successful and oversubscribed, with a clear commitment to raising achievement and curriculum innovation.
We have received praise from OFSTED, enjoy very good examination results and obtain positive value added. We are ambitious to become a world-class provider of outstanding education and endeavour to be a distinctive and inclusive educational community with a strong Christian framework.
For prospective employees we can offer a proven history of very successful public examination results, teaching and learning at the heart of the Trust with considerable time and energy devoted to supporting our staff in becoming outstanding teachers. We also provide excellent NQT provision which was recently rated as outstanding by assessors. The Trust have invested in an employee discount and wellbeing scheme, which also encompasses a cycle to work scheme, childcare voucher scheme and a bus pass scheme.
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