About Us
St Wilfrid's is an "Outstanding Catholic School" where "staff are excellent role models" and where students say that the school "feels like a family where people care for each other" (Catholic Schools Inspection 2024)
If you want to work in a School where everyone is valued and supported to be the best they can be (both students and staff) then this is the school for you. Please visit to get a flavour of St Wilfrid's and what it's like to work here. As you will see from the link, we have great facilities, great staff and above all, great students
Job Details
Salary: £20,438 - £21,425 per annum. Includes Crawley Weighting
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: 32 hours per week
Location: Crawley
Interviews: TBC
Do you enjoy working with young people?
Are you looking for a job where you can use your organisational skills to ensure that student classes are professionally covered in the event of teacher absence?
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and confident Cover Supervisor to join our team as soon as possible.
The key role of a Cover Supervisor is to work closely with our students across a range of subjects and to ensure they maintain their learning in the absence of their regular teacher. The Cover Supervisor provides class supervision when a teacher is absent and plays an important role in the school cover system.
We are looking for candidates with strong organisational and interpersonal skills, who are confident, inspiring and who can make a real difference for students in the classroom. A full programme of training and support will be provided.
Responsibilities:
* To communicate the work set by the class teacher to the students
* To observe Health and Safety regulations
* To uphold the school rules and ethos
* Classroom management
* Mentoring of students as and when required
* Invigilation of examinations
* Accompany staff on school educational visits
* Administrative duties where appropriate
* Break duties when required
* After hours' duties where agreed.
Further Information
St Wilfrid's Catholic School and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.
How to Apply
To apply for this role please download the job description and application form below.
Please complete the application form and ensure that you outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills in the job description).
Once complete please return this to
Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us or contact us on
St Wilfrid's Catholic School reserves the right to review applications, interview and appoint before the close date so please make sure your applications are sent as soon as possible.
Candidates may be invited for interview upon receipt of their application – please do not wait for the closing date.
NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the 'Apply online' button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.
The reference number for this role is SCHO01083.
LOCATION
Crawley area
CONTRACT TYPE
Permanent
JOB TYPE
Education - School Support
CLOSING DATE
12 October 2025