All LocationsAll Locations:
Dorchester
Advertising SalarySalary Details:
£19,643 to £21,632 annual salary
What is the vacancy type for this advertVacancy Type:
Permanent
Function:
School Support Staff
EmployerEmployer:
Wessex MAT
Job Working PatternJob Working Pattern:
Term time only

About the role

We are seeking to appoint a confident and enthusiastic Cover Supervisor to supervise and support students during the short-term absence of teaching staff. You will be skilled at managing behaviour and engaging and motivating students to remain on task and complete work to the best of their ability.

We require someone:

  • Enthusiastic and committed to the learning needs of all young people.
  • Good at building relationships with young people and other adults.
  • Qualified at least to level 2 (grade C/4 or above at GCSE) in English and Maths.
  • Able to communicate effectively and maintain confidentiality.
  • With experience in managing whole classes or large groups of students in a school.
 
Term time only, 39 weeks plus inset days. 31.5 hours per week.
£19,643 to £21,632 annual salary, pay award pending.

Further Information

If you have any queries about the post please contact: Richard Nicholls, Assistant Headteacher, by calling the school number 01305 266064 | 01305 250510. 

 

Please send a letter of application together with a completed application form to Lauren Pointer, Headteacher’s PA ([email protected]) by the deadline.

You will be contacted only if you are shortlisted for interview.

 
The Thomas Hardye School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.

The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The Thomas Hardye School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.

About Us

We can offer:

  • A friendly and supportive working environment.
  • The opportunity to build on existing skills and knowledge, working as part of a Multi Academy Trust, with internal opportunities for career progression.
  • A generous pension scheme, employee benefits scheme, on-site nursery, and discounted local gym membership.
  • Time off throughout school holidays.

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