Cover Supervisor

Cover Supervisor
Sedgefield Community College
Hawthorn Road
Sedgefield
TS21 3DD

Grade 4, Points 5-8
£21,575 – £22,777 full time equivalent, £19,002 – £20,061 actual
Permanent
37 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 5 days

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor as soon as possible for Sedgefield Community College.

Would you like to progress your career in an academy recently judged by OFSTED as ‘outstanding’, an academy where both student achievement and attitudes to learning are amongst the best in the entire North East and Cumbria region? Would you also like to work in a fantastic, recently built academy, set in one of County Durham’s most scenic areas? If the answer to each of these questions is ‘yes’ then Sedgefield Community College could be right for you.

We invite applications from suitably qualified and experienced individuals to apply for this exciting opportunity to join the school team. If you are enthusiastic about working in a school environment as a career and would like to gain experience in the classroom in a forward-thinking school we would welcome an application from you. You will be required to supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of the class teacher, implement work programmes, manage student behaviour and assist students in relevant activities in line with the school’s policies.

Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing multi academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in Sedgefield, the west of Newcastle and in Pennywell, Sunderland. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://www.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/72/vacancies-1. Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact the Academy office on 01740 617777 to arrange a visit. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Penny Walmsley, Headteacher’s P.A. p.walmsley@sedgefield.cc

Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 16th October 2023
Candidates who have not been contacted by Monday 23rd October 2023 may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: To be confirmed
Applications should be returned to: personnel@sedgefield.cc
Please note that we do not accept CVs.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding. All successful appointments will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and a range of other pre-employment recruitment checks.

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