Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.

John Smeaton Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational and highly motivated Cover Supervisor to join our team. This is a key role within the academy, providing high-quality classroom supervision during short-term teacher absences and helping to ensure that students continue to learn in a positive, purposeful and well-managed environment.

The successful candidate will be passionate about education, have excellent interpersonal skills and be committed to supporting students to achieve their full potential. You will be confident in managing classrooms, maintaining high standards of behaviour and engagement, and building positive relationships with students and colleagues.

We are looking for an adaptable, enthusiastic and proactive individual who can work effectively as part of a team and contribute to the wider life of the academy.

Potential Applicants Should Have

- GCSE Grade 4/C and above (or equivalent) in English and Mathematics.
- Experience of working with young people.
- The ability to adapt to different abilities, key stages, subjects and situations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- A genuine passion for education and making a positive difference to young people’s lives.
- Strong ICT skills and a adaptable approach to work.

What We Offer You As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

- Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.




- A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About Us On 1 September 2021 John Smeaton Academy joined The GORSE Academies Trust, an organisation renowned for excellence in education. The trust has a nationally recognised track record of transforming inadequate schools and making them great again, or for the first time in their history. Consequently, this role represents an incredibly exciting opportunity for any candidate who is eager to be a part of an organisation that seeks to secure the very highest educational standard for every student. We are determined to ensure students at John Smeaton Academy are inspired to ‘Secure the Gift of Choice’ and we expect any successful candidate to be passionate and tenacious in their quest for all round academic and pastoral excellence. As part of our exceptional work to date, Ofsted recognised that our academy is ‘Good’ in all areas in April/May 2024.

A unique opportunity to be part of an academy that is a Beacon for its community!

If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at John Smeaton Academy.

How To Apply

If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the , Person Specification, and Application Form from this page, request them by email at [email protected] or call us on 0113 8313900.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

📌 COVER SUPERVISOR (Smeaton)
🏢 The GORSE Academies Trust
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