Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

Rickmansworth School

About the role

Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth

Contract type:Term time plus 2 INSET/Additional Days, Permanent

Hours: 30 hours per week: Monday - Friday, 08:20 - 15:20

This includes two unpaid breaks, one for 20 minutes and the other for 40 minutes

Salary: H4 pt 6 to H4 pt 9 £25,989 to £27,254 plus £1,045 Fringe

Pro-rata - Actual Salary: £18,496.66 to £19,362.18 pa incl. Fringe

Start Date: September 2026

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real impact on students’ learning and development. As a Cover Supervisor you will play a key role in maintaining continuity of learning during teacher absences. You will supervise whole classes, ensuring that students remain on task and complete work set by their usual teacher or department.

You will be an essential part of our school community, helping to create a calm, purposeful classroom environment. While you will not be required to plan or mark work, your ability to manage behaviour, support learning and uphold school policies will be vital in keeping students engaged and productive.

If you are confident, organised, and enthusiastic about working with young people, we would love to hear from you. Join us in supporting students to thrive and achieve their best every day.

The School’s admissions criteria gives preference to staff members’ children (as there is a demonstrable skill shortage for this post, the successful candidate could apply for a priority admission place for their own child).

In return, we will offer you:

• Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth

• A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued

• A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do

• Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference

• A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported

Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, heavily over-subscribed 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. We provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for our 1575 ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.

Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk

We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School if they have any specific questions, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applications Process

Deadline for applications: 08:00 Monday 21 September 2026 - Previous applicants who have applied over the last 12 months need not apply

Interviews: TBC

Previous applicants within the last 12 months need not reapply.

Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.

Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.

Selection Process:

We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2025 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher and possibly another member of SLT. There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.