Harborne Academy
Cover Supervisor
Salary: Grade 3, points 11-17 FTE: £25,979 - £28,770 Actual: £22,744 - £25,188
Working time: Permanent, Term Time Only
Hours: Full Time (36.5 hours per week) Part Time hours considered.
Start date: September (or sooner if possible)
Are you committed to inspiring and motivating students?Enthusiastic and optimistic in wanting the very best for each student?
We are seeking applications from dedicated and hardworking professionals with a desire to work in a successful, thriving, and supportive academy. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant difference to a wide range of learners. You must be a positive and passionate individual with a commitment to delivering outstanding support to young people.
The successful candidate will provide supervision of our students and their work during periods of short-term teacher absence. They will take sole charge of groups of children to deliver lessons as set by the teacher, ensure that students are on task and complete the work set. An ability to manage the behaviour in the classroom to ensure a constructive learning environment is a must. The post-holder will work closely with teaching staff across a wide range of subject areas across the curriculum.
You will already have experience working in a secondary school and may be looking for a new challenge. You will be a confident and assertive individual with strong behaviour management skills to ensure a constructive classroom learning environment, as well as a talent for inspiring and encouraging others. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to shape and develop their career in a highly experienced and supportive environment.
Candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification, and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description.
Taken from our recent Ofsted Inspection in November 2022: 'Aspire, Believe, Achieve' is at the heart of Harborne Academy. Aspirational words and images surround pupils in corridors and classrooms. Pupils welcome these. Pupils and staff share positive and respectful relationships. Pupils value the support staff give them. This motivates pupils to achieve well, and they do. Pupils are happy and safe at school.
For more information and to apply, contact Jodie Massie at Hays Education on or email at
Closing Date: Monday 17th June @ 15:00
Interviews: TBC with successful candidates
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Harborne Academy is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust, and consistent recruitment process across the academy, which is in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, which may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, suitable references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
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