Cover Supervisor - Aylesbury High School (Girls)
Location: Aylesbury
Salary Type: AHS Pay Range 3
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 32.5
Interviews to be held: After the closing date
For September 2025
About us
Aylesbury High School (AHS) is a forward-thinking girls’ grammar school that values both academic and pastoral excellence and co-curricular opportunities with the vision of developing uniquely talented young adults, who are independent, strong and confident
We create a welcoming environment which draws the very best from all in our community. Achieved by providing an ambitious education that stimulates creative and critical thinking, values diversity and facilitates dynamic personal development.
The AHS values are Confidence, Respect, Engagement, Aspiration, Teamwork and Enjoyment and we want all our community to experience, develop and demonstrate these characteristics both within the curriculum and through our extensive co-curricular offering.
We are looking for a Cover Supervisor to supervise and deliver cover lessons on behalf of absent teachers and provide administrative support as required.
To promote the aims of the school, as expressed in the Vision and Mission.
To supervise and deliver cover lessons for absent teachers and provide administrative support as required.
About you
Qualifications
Maths and English to GCSE grade 5 / C or equivalent (essential)
Experience
Working within a team (essential)
Working to tight deadlines (essential)
Planning your own workload (essential)
Experience of working with young people, preferably in a school setting (desirable)
Knowledge
IT competency (essential)
An understanding of and a commitment to the safeguarding requirements associated with the role (essential)
Use of Google products to a competent level (desirable)
Use of SIMS (desirable)
Skills/Competencies
The ability to work independently and to take direction (essential)
Excellent oral and written communication skills (essential)
Excellent interpersonal skills (essential)
Excellent organisational skills (essential)
High attention to detail and a high level of accuracy (essential)
The ability to be reactive and proactive (desirable)
The ability to be creative and innovative (essential)
Other information
Please complete the AHS application form and include a covering letter
Applications can be: e-mailed to: [emailprotected] or posted to: Mrs Lisa Greenway, Finance & Operations Director, Aylesbury High School, Walton Road, Aylesbury, Bucks HP21 7SX
Closing date: 31st August 2025
Interviews: After the closing date
CVs alone cannot be accepted for safeguarding reasons.
If you are shortlisted for this post, you will also be required to complete a self-disclosure form as part of the recruitment process; this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Statement is attached. The appointment will be subject to references, which are satisfactory for the advertised post, an enhanced DBS check with a Child Barred List check, identity checks, prohibition orders and qualification checks as appropriate.
AHS is an equal opportunities employer
We encourage early applications for all vacancies and reserve the right to close our vacancies at any time should the right candidates be found.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 174 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
* All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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