Cover Supervisor

Job role

• Learning support or cover supervisor

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£24,586 - £26,271

What skills and experience we're looking for

We'd love to hear from someone who:

• Demonstrates resilience, reliability, integrity and a collaborative approach to working with others

• Can confidently manage classroom activities, organise their workload effectively and use ICT to support learning

• Has a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above (or equivalent), including English and Maths, together with recent experience of working with children or young people

• Shares our belief that every child deserves the very best opportunities

What the school offers its staff

We want Futura to be a place where people feel valued, supported, and able to develop. Collaboration and shared learning are part of how we work, with opportunities to connect with colleagues across our schools, develop professionally, and contribute to the wider partnership.

Eligible colleagues can access a range of benefits designed to support health, wellbeing and development. These include a fully funded Health Cash Plan, providing up to £500 each year towards everyday health costs such as dental, optical and physiotherapy appointments, as well as confidential counselling and wellbeing support, Cycle to Work Scheme, gym membership discounts and opportunities for professional and career development.

Find out more about what it’s like to work with us at: https://www.futuralearning.co.uk/careers

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Sir Bernard Lovell Academy is seeking a motivated and reliable Cover Supervisor to join our team. This role provides the opportunity to support learning across the curriculum, ensuring students remain engaged, focused and making progress during teacher absence.

Working with students across a range of year groups and subjects, you will play an important role in maintaining the calm, purposeful environment that helps young people achieve their potential.

About Sir Bernard Lovell Academy

Sir Bernard Lovell Academy in Oldland Common is a forward-thinking secondary school known for its strong pastoral care, high standards, and commitment to student progress. The school offers a supportive environment with a wide range of academic and enrichment opportunities to help every student achieve their potential.

SBL Academy is part of Futura Learning Partnership, giving colleagues the opportunity to work within their own distinctive school community while benefiting from the collaboration, shared expertise and professional connections of a wider trust.

About Futura Learning Partnership

Futura Learning Partnership is a growing, values-led multi-academy trust of 26 schools, serving more than 12,000 children and young people across five local authority areas in the South West of England. Our schools span education from nursery and primary through to secondary and post-16, supported by more than 1,700 colleagues.

Each of our schools has its own distinctive identity and deep roots in its local community, but no school works alone. Collaboration sits at the heart of Futura: schools share expertise, learn from one another and take collective responsibility for giving children and young people the best possible opportunities.

Together, we are building the brightest future for all, enabling every individual to flourish. Our commitments to inclusion, community and growth guide how we work, the decisions we make, and the experience we want to create for pupils and colleagues.

Commitment to safeguarding

Futura Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Your suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. Prior to appointment Futura Learning Partnership will apply for a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring check, a Children’s Barred list check, two satisfactory references, satisfactory pre-employment health screening and a Prohibition Check in relation to the children’s workforce. A Declaration will be required in order to meet our obligations under the ‘Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Cover Supervisor JD.pdf - 172 KB (opens in new tab)Futura-Recruitment-Pack-March-2026.pdf - 858 KB (opens in new tab)