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Cover Supervisor
32.5 hours per week
We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to provide short-term cover for absent teachers, supervising classes, assisting with a variety of faculty-based tasks, including curriculum support, planning, administration, exam invigilation and assisting with school trips. There may also be a requirement to work with individuals or groups of students at other times to support learning or pastoral activities, or to provide other relevant support to teaching staff.
Why work for us?
- Internal career opportunities
- Personalised professional development and training
- Employee assistance programme
- Flexible working opportunities and a genuine commitment to family and work/life balance
- Automatic enrolment to the local government pension scheme
- Generous holiday allowance for support staff
- Recognition of local government service
- Cycle to Work Scheme
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 22nd September 2026 at 9.00am. Interviews will be held during the week commencing 28th September.
The Athelstan Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check along with standard pre-employment safeguarding checks. As the role includes working with children, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions. References will be sought for shortlisted candidates before interview. Please also be aware that you will be subject to an online check and that you may be questioned about the findings of such a check at your interview.
We are a flexible working employer and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
Chipping Sodbury School
Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–18
- Pupils
- 769
- Avg teacher salary
- £52,157
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17:1
- Academy trust
- THE ATHELSTAN TRUST
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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Bristol, South Gloucestershire, BS37 6EW
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- Working pattern
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- Posted
- 4 September 2026
- Closing date
- 22 September 2026
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