We are a Church of England School built upon the Christian values of hope, community, respect and love.
We are seeking a permanent energetic, enthusiastic and motivated Cover Supervisor to start in September 2025. The role will involve regularly covering registrations and planned lessons for absent teachers, as well as supporting teaching staff in a teaching assistant capacity. Duties will also include supporting break and lunchtime duties in school. If you are able to offer after school clubs, we will pay this in addition to your regular contract.
Candidates should have an NVQ level 3 or equivalent for supporting teaching and learning in schools or hold the Cover Supervisor certificate and as well as a good standard of English and Math's.
This role will be for 30 hours per week (08:30 – 15:15). In addition to these contracted hours, additional pay will be offered for any extra curricular clubs you are able to offer after school
At St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School we have:
A Christian vision and values which underpin all our work,
Pupils who are motivated and love their school,
A safe school where young people and staff feel that they belong,
First middle school nationally to become a When the Adults Change Partner School,
A relationships policy which secures good behaviour for learning,
A living and breathing celebration of diversity in all school life,
Staff who work collaboratively to allow all pupils to achieve their potential, contributing positively to the world,
Eco-Schools Green Flag (with Distinction)
Fantastic resources, buildings and grounds which form a stimulating working environment,
A happy school where a sense of humour is welcomed!
Closing date Thursday 26th June, interviews to be held week beginning Monday 7th July
Visits to the school are encouraged, please call to make an appointment to arrange a time when the Head of school will tour you. An information pack can be found here: https://www.stosmunds.dorset.sch.uk/web/introduction/507767
Please email [email protected] for further details. Applications should be made via the Dorset Council Job portal, CV’s are not accepted.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share.
The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Keeping Children Safe in Education
The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
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