Job description
Cover Supervisor
Dates: | Apply by midday on Monday 2nd November 2026 |
Location: | Rickmansworth |
Hours: | 8.15am to 3.15pm, Monday to Friday (Term Time Only) |
Contract term: | Permanent |
Salary: | Academy Trust Scale based on skills and experience (starting salary £20,154 pro rata) |
Start Date: | January 2027 |
The Reach Free School is looking to appoint a confident, supportive and adaptable individual to take on the role of Cover Supervisor. The role involves covering lessons for colleagues who are absent from school.
The role would suit:
A candidate with experience of working in a supportive role in a school environment
A graduate seeking experience in a school environment prior to embarking on a programme to gain qualified teacher status (QTS).
In return, we will offer you:
A happy and supportive working environment with high expectations and standards
Opportunities to develop a broad range of skills in a vibrant and evolving environment
A network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with and learn from, both in school and across the Watford Partnership for Teacher Training
A comprehensive professional development programme
Opportunities to progress to a career in teaching via the Schools Direct programme, where viable
The Reach Free School is a successful secondary school which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2023. The oversubscribed school is a popular choice for local families. The school has excellent modern facilities built in 2018, right in the heart of its community. If the challenges of working in a non-selective secondary school appeal to you, then we would like to hear from you.
Further information is available from our website: www.thereachfreeschool.co.uk.
We encourage potential candidates to arrange a school tour. Contact The Reach Free School to arrange this, or with any questions you may have, on 01923 711517 or via email to Mrs Keri McKay, HR Officer, kmckay@reachfree.co.uk.
Closing date for applications: Apply by midday on Monday 2nd November 2026
Interviews to take place: Thursday 5th November 2026
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
The Reach Free School
Free schools · Secondary · Ages 11–18
- Pupils
- 753
- Avg teacher salary
- £53,915
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 15.2:1
- Academy trust
- REACH LEARNING LIMITED
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, WD3 8AB
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- Salary
- £20,154.00 - £29,129.00 Annually (FTE)
- Contract
- Permanent
- Working pattern
- Part time
- Posted
- 16 October 2026
- Closing date
- 2 November 2026
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