Key Role Information

Salary
£27,254 - £33,699 FTE, actual salary £23,862 - £29,505 per annum
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
24/09/2026 09:00
Interview
to be confirmed
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
Birmingham Schools Pay Scale | B9 - B22
Department
Arthur Terry School Support
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
37.00
Weeks per year
37.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The Arthur Terry School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, reliable and dedicated Cover Supervisor to join our supportive and ambitious team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is passionate about supporting students and ensuring they continue to make progress when their usual teacher is unavailable. The successful candidate will supervise classes across the school, maintaining a positive learning environment and ensuring students remain engaged with their work.

Key responsibilities

  1. Supervising classes in the absence of the usual classroom teacher, ensuring students complete the work provided.
  2. Creating and maintaining a positive, calm and purposeful learning environment.
  3. Providing clear instructions and support to students to enable them to complete their learning independently.
  4. Managing classroom behaviour in line with the school's policies and expectations.
  5. Monitoring student engagement and progress and providing feedback to teaching staff where appropriate.
  6. Working collaboratively with teachers, pastoral staff and colleagues across the school to support student achievement and wellbeing.

What you'll need to succeed

  1. Has experience of working with young people in an educational or similar setting.
  2. Has high expectations of student behaviour, engagement and achievement.
  3. Can establish positive and professional relationships with students.
  4. Is confident managing groups of students and maintaining a calm and purposeful learning environment.
  5. Has good communication and organisational skills, with the ability to follow lesson plans and instructions effectively.
  6. Is adaptable, reliable and able to respond positively to changing priorities.
  7. Is committed to supporting students to achieve their full potential.

What you'll get in return

  1. A supportive and collaborative working environment
  2. Opportunities for professional development and career progression
  3. Access to high-quality CPD and mentoring
  4. An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and employee benefits package.
  5. A competitive pension scheme through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
  6. Professional development and wellbeing days, supporting your continued learning and wellbeing.

What you need to do now

To apply please complete an application form online. Please include a supporting statement outlining ‘what skills and experience you have that make you suitable for the role’. To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Daniel Whitehouse, Assistant Headteacher, via dwhitehouse@arthurterry.bham.sch.uk or call 0121 323 2221 . Visits to the school are warmly welcomed.


We reserve the right to close this advert early should sufficient applications be received or the role be successfully filled.


The Arthur Terry School

Daniel Whitehouse

dwhitehouse@arthurterry.bham.sch.uk

The Arthur Terry School
Kittoe Road
Four Oaks
Sutton Coldfield
B74 4RZ

Safeguarding Information

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 226 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.pdf