Key Role Information

Salary
SCP 15 -18 (Actual salary £26, 472 – £28, 039 pa inclusive of Outer London Weighting)
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
05/01/2026 12:00
Pay grade
Support Staff Pay Scale 15 - 18
Department
Cover
Key stage
Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5
Hours per week
36.00
Weeks per year
39.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

Our School

Uxbridge High School is a vibrant, forward-thinking school that celebrates the academic, social, and emotional growth of each student. We take pride in our diverse, committed student body, supportive staff, and strong relationships with the wider community. As a truly comprehensive and multicultural school, we embody the spirit of modern Britain, valuing every child's unique journey and success.

 

Uxbridge High School Academy Trust believes in creating an environment that allows employees to be at their best. This is known by the community as our gold standard. Our commitment to our people, how we value and treat staff is set in our People Strategy.

 

Join a school that is committed to the PROUD TO MAKE SUCCESS HAPPEN, values of positivity respect, open mindedness, uniqueness and determination. We believe that success can only come through a close partnership between dedicated staff, confident students, supportive parents and a committed Board of Trustees.


The Position

We are seeking a proactive and reliable Cover Supervisor to join our dedicated team at Uxbridge High School. This is a vital role that supports teaching and learning across the school, ensuring continuity in the classroom and maintaining a positive learning environment.

The successful candidate will provide essential assistance to teaching staff by supervising whole classes during short-term teacher absence, delivering preprepared lesson materials, supporting our Flexible Learning Centre, and assisting with exam invigilation.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who enjoys working with young people and thrives in a dynamic, school-based environment. For the right candidate, there may be opportunities to take on additional responsibilities, including the coordination of day-to-day staff cover.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Supervise students and deliver pre-prepared lessons in the absence of the class teacher.
  • Maintain a calm, focused, and well-managed classroom environment.
  • Support students in small group settings within our Flexible Learning Centre.
  • Assist with examination invigilation during assessment periods.
  • Uphold the school’s behaviour policies and support student wellbeing.
  • Liaise with teaching and pastoral staff to ensure continuity of learning.
  • Potential to progress into a cover coordination role for daily staffing needs.


We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Benefits

Early finish on Friday
Our students are dismissed at 1.00 pm
We support flexible working
16% of our staff work flexibly (including 9% of teaching workforce and 37% of associate staff).
We support the work life balance and have family friendly policies
We give our staff three paid days of special leave for medical appointments and three paid days for childcare/emergency leave.
We offer private health care
24/7 GP and mental health helplines, medical diagnosis and treatment, physiotherapy, cancer support, social care advice and wellbeing hub, rewards and benefits.
July start for Early Careers Teachers
Paid induction for new starters, paid duties, interest free travel loans, interest free loan for ECTs (up to £1500), financial support for higher and further education.
Staff event
Christmas lunch and end of year event, sport days.
Staff wellbeing
Staff wellbeing group, yoga sessions on site, running club, five annual INSET days to deliver exceptional CPD with TOIL days for twilight INSET which gives staff longer Christmas and Easter holidays, wellbeing is our appraisal target, Occasional Day off in Autumn.

Qualifications

Educated to level 3 or above, to include English GCSE at 4-9essential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Highly developed organisational skills.essential
Effective communication skills.essential
Ability to work efficiently in a very busy environment.essential
Ability to maintain the highest personal and professional standards.essential

Experience

Experience of arranging cover
Experience of supervising groups of young people, ideally in a school setting.
Experience of working in with young people, ideally in a school setting.

Uxbridge High School

Danielle Fuller

recruitment@uhs.org.uk

Uxbridge High School
The Greenway
Uxbridge
Middlesex
UB8 2PR

Safeguarding Information

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.