Cover Supervisor
The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.
Cover Supervisor
£14.00 per hour
Full-time or part-time (job share available)
The King’s School, Canterbury is seeking a reliable and professional Cover Supervisor to support the smooth running of the academic day by supervising lessons during short-term teacher absence. Working under the direction of the Deputy Head (Academic), the postholder will ensure that pupils remain engaged with work set, maintain high standards of behaviour and contribute to the calm, purposeful learning environment for which King’s is known.
This role would suit a graduate considering a career in teaching, an experienced education professional seeking a classroom-based position, or a retired professional looking for flexible term-time work. We are open to appointing either one full-time colleague or several part-time staff through a job share arrangement, with working patterns negotiated across Monday–Saturday teaching.
Responsibilities include supervising classes and study spaces, managing routines such as registration and transitions, supporting lunch duties, completing accurate registers, and providing feedback to teaching and pastoral staff. The successful candidate will uphold King’s high expectations, deal confidently with low-level behaviour, and follow safeguarding procedures, using systems such as CPOMS and iSams.
We are looking for someone calm, organised, and authoritative, with excellent communication skills, strong reliability and a clear commitment to safeguarding.
For further information and to apply online, please visit: Current Job Vacancies • The King's School, Canterbury
Closing date for receipt of applications: 10 March 2026.
The King’s School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.