Required: January 2026
Hours: 8.15am - 3.10pm Monday to Friday, Term Time only, plus inset days
Starting Salary £20,961actual (£28598 FTE)
We are looking for a confident, enthusiastic and reliable individual to join our team as a Cover Supervisor at Holyrood Academy in Chard. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking school community.
This role is perfect for graduates considering a career in teaching, or for anyone seeking a new and exciting opportunity to work with young people in a dynamic and rewarding environment. You’ll play a key role in maintaining continuity of learning in the classroom, delivering pre-prepared lessons and supporting students in their day-to-day progress.
If you’re passionate about education and ready to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974
Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.
References: References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.
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