Cover Supervisor - St Edmunds Catholic School

Job description

Job Description

ST EDMUND'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, PORTSMOUTH

11-16 Mixed VA School

St Edmund's is a popular Voluntary Aided secondary school in the heart of Portsmouth and serves a wide area. It is an Outstanding school (Ofsted 2016 and 2022) serving a diverse population. The Governors are seeking to appoint to the following post:

Cover Supervisor (Ref: COV26)

Pay Band 6

FTE £29,170 - £33,119

(£20,513 - £23,290 Pro Rata)

30 Hours per week (8.15am - 3.15pm)

Term Time Only

To Start October 2026

A suitably experienced and qualified person is required to fulfil the above role, which involves supervising classes of students undertaking work set on those occasions when teachers are absent from school. You will need to have the ability to work with students at all levels. The candidate must be educated to at least A level. The role is term time only. Applicants must be sympathetic to the school's Christian ethos.

Applications should be returned to: c/o Headteacher, St Edmund's Catholic School, Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX or electronically to [email protected] quoting the Job Reference 'COV26'.

Please download the application pack from our school website:

https://www.saintedmunds.org.uk/home/vacancies/vacancies-support

In line with Safer Recruitment guidance we DO NOT accept CV's.

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidance social media profiles will be checked upon appointment.

As we are unable to offer a sponsorship, we can only accept applications from candidates that already have the right to work in the UK.

The closing date for completed applications is Friday 25th September 2026. However, applications are welcomed prior to this and candidates interviewed.

The school is committed to safeguarding and the promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of appointment.