Samuel Ward Academy
Cover Supervisor
Contract: Part Time, Permanent (34 hours per week, 38 weeks per year)
Salary: Grade 4, SP 9-12 (FTE £26,409 - £28,624 / Actual £20,291 - £21,993 per annum)
Start date: September 2025
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled professional to support teaching staff across the full age and ability range. Your main duties will be to provide classroom cover for absent staff, implementing set work, monitoring students and reporting on progress during short-term teacher absence. Previous experience of classroom management is essential.
Samuel Ward is a highly successful oversubscribed 11-18 co-educational comprehensive with 1300 pupils on roll, situated in pleasant surroundings on the western edge of Suffolk – 25 minutes from Cambridge.
For an informal conversation, please contact Kirsty Franks, PA to Headteacher (KFranks@samuelward.co.uk or 01440 760333).
Closing date: 9:00am, 30 June 2025
Interview date: W/C 30 June 2025
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
CLOSING DATE
2025-06-30