Job Title: Cover Supervisor – Long-Term
Location: Pontefract
Start Date: September 2025 ️
Contract: Full-time, Part-time will be considered for the right applicant. Term-time only
Job Description
Not a qualified teacher—but love the buzz of a classroom? This could be your perfect next step
We’re working with a brilliant secondary school in Pontefract that’s looking for a confident, dependable Cover Supervisor to join their team long-term. No daily supply. No surprises. Just one school, where you can settle in, build relationships, and really make a difference
What you’ll be doing:
Delivering pre-set lessons across a range of subjects
Creating a calm, purposeful environment for learning
Managing behaviour in line with school policy
Supporting students to stay focused and engaged
✏️ Feeding back to teaching staff at the end of each day
What we’re looking for:
✔️ Experience working with young people (in or outside of school)
✔️ A confident, approachable style and strong classroom presence
✔️ Good communication and behaviour management skills
✔️ A flexible, proactive attitude and genuine interest in education
Why work with Protocol Education?
Weekly pay through PAYE—no umbrella deductions
FREE access to our CPD training platform
Personalised support from a dedicated consultant
Opportunities to progress into teaching or pastoral roles
A secure, stable role in one welcoming Pontefract school
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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