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Cover Supervisor

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Recruiting organisation: Manor Infant and Nursery School

Portsmouth

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Job details

Location
Portsmouth
Employer type
Direct from school
Posted by the original source
31 July 2026
Last checked by SchoolJobs.uk
11 August 2026
Applications close
14 September 2026

Job description

Maternity Cover Supervisor Band 6 (Pay band salary Full Time Equivalent £28,239 – £32,061) £22,085 – £25,074 actual 32.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm) Start Date: Once Appointed Interview Date: Friday 18th September 2026 (shortlisted candidates must be available for interview on this date) A role has become available at Manor Infant and Nursery School for a maternity Cover Supervisor to supervise classes. This would be a great opportunity for someone about to start their ECT journey, gaining experience across the school from nursery and preschool to Year 2. We are looking to appoint a cover supervisor with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills, to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team. You will need be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard working person and will work alongside the rest of our teaching team. Our children are lovely, friendly, keen to learn, caring and well behaved. The successful candidate must: Have experience of working with children within the across Early Years and Key Stage 1 and be committed to supporting all children’s learning. Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative. Be committed to working as part of a team in order to deliver a broad curriculum. Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills. Be caring, understanding and patient. Have NVQ2/3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools. Have good IT skills. Have good behaviour management skills. Be willing, at times, to go above and beyond to ensure our children receive the very best! This is a maternity cover contract

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