Cover Supervisor - Tiverton High School
- Multiple Locations
- Multiple Terms
- Grade D £12.80 per hour - £13.69 per hour

Fixed term post to cover for a secondment.
Tiverton High School is part of the Federation of Tiverton Schools, along with Heathcoat Primary School and Rackenford Church of England Primary School. We are an innovative and successful school situated within easy reach of the M5, Exeter, Exmoor and the north Devon coast. We have over 1200 students aged 11-16 on role and have a genuinely comprehensive intake. Our philosophy is grounded on the belief that we are here to help children succeed.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Cover Supervisor who will oversee lessons for teachers who are temporarily absent and support teaching and learning across the school. We will consider applications from any candidates wishing to work on a full or part-time basis. This is a fixed term contract to cover a secondment until 31st May 2025.
As a Cover Supervisor, you will be responsible for supervising work that has been pre-set in accordance with the schools’ guidelines, and ensuring that students carry out this work to the best of their abilities.
You will manage the behaviour of students whilst they undertake their work and ensure a constructive and positive environment is always enforced, whilst de-escalating situations within the classroom in the correct way ensuring safeguarding procedures are always adhered.
As a colleague at Tiverton High School, you will join our duty team once a week to help to ensure that our students are supervised at lunchtime.
The successful candidate may be eligible for the following benefits: caring and childcare benefits, cycle to work scheme, health and wellbeing, financial wellbeing & staff discounts.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This role requires a DBS disclosure. This role requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English. Online searches may be done as part of pre-recruitment checks.
Any formal offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks as part of the School’s Safer Recruitment practice and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These include ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, a satisfactory enhanced DBS check, and a satisfactory 3rd party online & social media search.
Equal Opportunities: Tiverton High School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, disability or age. If you have a disability and require any assistance with the application process, please contact HR@tiverton.devon.sch.uk.
For further information, or to apply please visit Vacancies Archive - Tiverton High School where you can download the job description and application form.
Please apply by 12pm on the closing date.
Job Details
- OrganisationDevon County Schools
- Work LocationMid DevonDevon
- Work Postcode
EX16 6SQ
- Reference
EK0828
- Occupational GroupEducation Support
- Salary Details
Grade D £12.80 per hour - £13.69 per hour
- Job TermFixed
- Appointment TypePart TimeTerm Time
- Hours
28 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time) plus 2x non-pupil days at the beginning of each Autumn term.
- Closing Date
04/12/2023
- DBS Check Required
Yes