Cover Supervisor (Maternity Cover)
Sawston Village College
Cambridgeshire
- £26,421 - £28,770 per year
- Salary:
- NJC Scale 5, point 12-17, £26,421 - £28,770 FTE (pro rata to hours / weeks worked)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 31 August 2025
Job overview
Hours: 19.5-32.5 hours per week, term-time only. This post full time hour is 37 hours a week, 52 weeks a year and pay will be prorated according to the actual working hours.
Working Pattern: Monday to Friday. We are flexible and open to discussing your preferred working pattern.
Salary: NJC Scale 5, point 12-17 (£26,421 - £28,770 FTE, pro rata to hours / weeks worked).
Contract Type: Temporary maternity cover
Location: Sawston Village College
We are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor to cover the maternity leave of a colleague for an immediate start. The successful candidate will supervise KS3 and KS4 classes, across the curriculum, during the short-term absence of their class teacher. Occasionally, there may be no lessons requiring cover. At such times Cover Supervisors must be willing to work with the teaching assistant, administration or inclusion teams. Allocation of duties will depend on skills and experience.
This is an excellent opportunity for a confident, assertive individual who has a good rapport with young people and is able to ensure that learning takes place in a calm, orderly and respectful environment. The College is an extremely positive and friendly place to work. Relationships between teaching and support staff are excellent, and senior staff offer strong support to their colleagues in the maintenance of good order. The successful candidate will also undertake shared responsibility for a mentor group as a co-mentor.
Ideally, we would like to appoint someone to work 32.5 hours per week, but we are happy to consider applications from candidates who would like to work fewer hours please indicate your preferred hours and working pattern in your application.
Application
If you have any inquiries regarding this opportunity would like to arrange a visit to our school please contact the HR team at jobs@sawstonvc.org.
To apply for this vacancy please complete the application process via our website at https://sawstonvc.org/vacancies/, outlining how your skills and experience will enable you to be successful in this role. Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
If for any reason you need to apply via an alternative accessible format, please contact us by emailing jobs@sawstonvc.org.
We will review your application on receipt and contact you to arrange an interview.
Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.
We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.
Attached documents
About Sawston Village College
- Sawston Village College
- New Road, Sawston, Cambridge
- Cambridgeshire
- CB22 3BP
- United Kingdom
We are a very welcoming and highly successful school, one in which all staff are valued and all contribute to our strong caring ethos. Pupils are at the centre of all that we do but we can only succeed when all professionals work together, collaboratively and supportively, to ensure a positive, safe and calm learning environment in which all pupils can thrive. We ensure our staff have the resources, development and opportunities to fulfil their roles and responsibilities. Staff wellbeing is vital to our success and we consider workload and the working environment very carefully.
Sawston Village College is an inclusive, comprehensive 11-16 academy, set on a picturesque open campus, a few miles south of the culturally iconic and aspirational city of Cambridge. It was the first purpose-built Village College in England and we are proud of the fact that it is still heralded as a model for community education and remains true to Henry Morris’ founding principles. Many members of the local community visit each week to participate in learning, sporting or leisure activities. We are also proud to be a founding member of the Anglian Learning Trust, a family of like-minded schools serving over 5500 pupils from ages 3-19 in this region. The Trust affords us opportunities to learn from each other, prosper from outstanding leadership development and build strong professional networks to achieve ambitious objectives.
Our focus is the achievement and wellbeing of our 1169 pupils within a school culture based on community, ambition, respect and endeavour. In 2022, the College achieved above national averages at all levels including 63% gaining grade 5+ in English and Maths, 44% at grade 7 or above across all subjects and a progress score of +0.4. In 2019, we were in the highest quintile for all measures. Pupils secure their preferred post-16 pathway having achieved grades significantly well above average. Academic success, of course, is only one measure and, as an Artsmark accredited school, we are equally proud of our extensive extra-curricular offer as well as our aim to help all pupils leave with confidence, enriched experiences and hope for the future. Our code of conduct demands that our pupils also understand and appreciate the need for kindness, humility, politeness and good grace.
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