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Cover Supervisor

Vale of York Academy

York

  • Expired
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
01 September 2025
Apply by:
31 August 2025

Job overview

Are you passionate about working with young people and considering a career in teaching? This is your opportunity to take the first step in a supportive and values-driven school environment.

We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to join our team. In this key role, you will supervise classes during the short-term absence of teaching staff, ensuring that students remain on task and continue to learn in a calm, respectful, and purposeful atmosphere.

At the heart of our school are the values of Kindness, Respect, and Teamwork. These shape everything we do—from how we support our students to how we collaborate as colleagues. As a Cover Supervisor, you will be part of a team that believes in nurturing potential, modelling positive relationships, and making a real difference every day.

Whether you're a recent graduate, considering a PGCE, or looking to gain valuable classroom experience, this role offers a fantastic foundation for a future career in education. We provide mentoring, training opportunities, and a welcoming environment where you'll grow professionally and personally.

This role will provide short term cover for absent teaching staff, allocating pre-prepared work, keeping pupils on task and managing the behaviour of pupils during class. The role does not involve planning, preparing, delivering lessons or assessing and reporting on the development progress and attainment of pupils.

Job Details

Hours of Work: 22 Hours per Week, Term Time Only
Position Type: Permanent Post
Line Manager: Assistant Vice Principal
Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
















About Vale of York Academy

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  • Vale of York Academy
  • Rawcliffe Drive, Clifton Without, York
  • North Yorkshire
  • YO30 6ZS
  • United Kingdom

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Vale of York Academy is one of many Heartwood Learning Trust secondary schools. Vale of York has undergone a period of transformation and rapid improvement since joining the Trust in 2017. This is an exciting time for the academy and will be an exciting opportunity for an ambitious educational professional to join the team. This is a great career opportunity, a chance to work in a close knit community but with extensive opportunities for professional development across the Trust as a whole.

Vale of York is an 11-16 comprehensive school which serves a mixed catchment extending from the City Centre of York to the satellite village of Skelton on the northern edge of the City. The academy is over-subscribed; it has a growing population of more than 600 students who enter the school with attainment at around national averages, but with an increasing number of high attainers and gifted and talented pupils. Our commitment to every child is absolute and we strive to meet the needs of all our pupils whether they are capable of achieving ten Grade 9’s at GCSE or require the support of a full time teaching assistant or individual package of learning in order to reach their full potential. We believe that Vale of York should be the first choice school for every student in our immediate catchment and that we have an important role in transforming the lives of all our young people and their community.

Vale of York is a community school which expects each individual to be their very best by accepting personal responsibility and always striving to do better. These expectations extend far beyond learning. We expect the highest standards of behaviour, creating an environment where students feel safe, sanctions are applied fairly and positive contributions are recognised and rewarded. We have a strong commitment to the personal development of your young people, which we believe enables them to responsible citizens who go on to play their part in improving their community.

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