Cover Supervisor

32.5 hours per week/39 weeks per year - Required as soon as possible

Oxted School is seeking a motivated  Cover Supervisor to join our supportive and dedicated team.  The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring that students’ learning continues seamlessly in the absence of staff and will build positive relationships with students, supporting them to succeed. This is an exciting opportunity for proactive and adaptable individual who enjoys working with young people and is eager to contribute to an ambitious school community.

You will provide practical classroom support as part of a wider school team, ensuring continuity of learning through the supervision of pre-planned lessons. Working within school policies and procedures, the role requires a broad understanding of learning strategies and professional standards.  You will manage your own workload on a day-to-day basis, responding to short-term priorities and supporting teaching staff by covering key aspects of the learning programme. Guidance and support will be available when needed, and the role may include supporting or supervising less experienced staff. 

Key Responsibilities:

• To ensure continuity of high-quality teaching by supervising classes to complete cover work that has been set, in accordance with school policy.

• To motivate and support students to complete set work when covering a lesson, collecting work after the lesson and returning it to the appropriate teacher.

• To monitor student engagement and progress throughout lessons and report back to the class teacher.

• To manage the behaviour of students whilst they are undertaking set work to ensure a safe and purposeful environment.

• To report back as appropriate on the behaviour of students during classes, and any issues that arise.

• To respond to any questions from students on set work, where Teaching and Learning Facilitators ability allows, and/or to refer students to discuss matters with their class teacher.

• To deal with any immediate problems or emergencies according to the schools policies and procedures.

• To complete tutor group register at set registration times.

• To support the wider school team with the preparation and organisation of learning resources.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum 5 GCSEs at Grade C or above (including English and Maths) or equivalent.

• Relevant Level 2/3 qualifications (e.g. HLTA status or NNEB).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Competence with IT tools and ability to analyse and present data.

• Experience working in a similar role within education.

• Proven organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and plan depending on workload.

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations. 

The Howard Partnership Trust is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of gender, marital status, disability, race, age, or sexual orientation. 

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview. 

Closing date: 12pm, 23 February 2026.

Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date of this advertisement. 

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). 

SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION  

The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment  

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.