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Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor

The Reach Free School

Hertfordshire

  • £22,534 per year
  • New
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
November 2024
Apply by:
9 October 2024

Job overview

Cover Supervisor 

Dates: Apply by Wednesday 9th October 2024

Location: Rickmansworth

Contract type: Part Time/ Full time (Full time hours are Monday 8.15am - 4.00pm, Tuesday - Friday 8.15am - 3.15pm)

Contract term: Permanent/Term time only

Salary: Academy Trust Payscale based on skills and experience (starting salary is a minimum of £22,534)

Start Date: November 2024

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, or a graduate seeking experience of such an environment prior to embarking on a programme to gain qualified teacher status.

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
  • A BUPA cash plan to contribute to medical care


In order to attract the right candidates the position is being advertised as both a full and part time position. 

The Reach Free School is a successful secondary school which celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2023. The over-subscribed school is a popular choice for local families. The school has excellent modern facilities built in 2018 right in the heart of the community that it serves. If the challenges of working in local secondary school appeal to you, then we would like to hear from you.

Further information is available from our website: www.thereachfreeschool.co.uk

Potential candidates are encouraged to contact The Reach Free School with any questions on 01923 711517 or via email to Mrs K McKay, HR Officer at kmckay@reachfree.co.uk 

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 9th October 2024

Interviews to take place: October 2024

The Reach Free School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The successful applicant must obtain DBS clearance at enhanced level. The school will also carry out a prohibition from teaching check, as well as in-depth online checks. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of your employment.


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About The Reach Free School

The Reach Free School is an 11- to 18-year-old school in Rickmansworth that serves pupils of all backgrounds and abilities. It was opened in September 2013 by teachers and local parents in response to a significant demand for more secondary school places in the area.

All involved with the school have high aspirations for our pupils and high expectations of them. As such, we expect all pupils to:

  • Commit their best efforts to all that they do
  • Support each other to achieve their potential
  • Work with their teachers to exceed their goals
  • Demonstrate exemplary behaviour in all that they do
  • Take pride in their school and its community within its walls and beyond
  • Enjoy learning


The Reach Free School plays an active role in the community, working with local businesses, supporting local events and providing a hub for local services. Pupils are involved in the school’s wider responsibilities, developing leadership and decision-making skills, communication and collaboration and independent, self-led learning.

A sense of purpose and responsibility pervades lessons and activities at The Reach Free School, and our pupils recognise their responsibilities as members of the community. This underpins The Reach Free School’s ethos; Achievement, Community, Enjoyment – ACE.

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