Job Description

Job description

St Thomas's Centre

Lambeth Street, Blackburn.

BB1 1NA

Job Title

:

Cover Supervisor / Tutor

Grade/Salary

:

Grade F,

31,022 - 34,434 per annum

Contract Type

: Permanent

Contract Terms

: 37 hpw

Closing Date

:12.30PM Friday 20th February 2026

Required From

:

March 2026 or sooner if available

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BELOW

Are you innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with the most vulnerable children in our society to ensure they get the education they deserve? This exciting and rewarding post is suitable for people committed to making a real difference. We are seeking to recruit an excellent cover supervisor / tutor, to support with delivery of a broad curriculum to both primary and secondary pupils, to join our staff team.


St Thomas's Centre is a unique school: situated on two sites in the community, it caters for pupils aged 5-16 years who have been permanently excluded. Many have unmet special educational needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties or medical difficulties.



We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible practitioner who is able to become not only a significant adult role model for our pupils but also a professional role model for other staff and able to advocate for, and lead vulnerable young people. You will need to be able to plan and deliver work to small groups of pupils. There will also be a big focus on delivering targeted interventions.



St Thomas's Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to strong references and enhanced DBS checks.

We are an equal opportunities employer with a staff body who reflect the diversity and heritage of our community.

The successful candidate will:

Be an excellent role model Have the knowledge and experience and ambition to work with some of the most vulnerable pupils in our area Have the credibility to work with multi-disciplinary teams of professionals to plan the support for young people Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved

Should you wish to have an informal discussion regarding the post please contact me through Mrs Amanda Leaver, Business manager on 01254 958401.

Please send completed applications together with your supporting letter (no more than two A4 sides) to Mrs Amanda Leaver - aleaver@stthomas.blackburn.sch.uk

Completed applications should then be returned to the school by 12:30 pm on the closing date

Closing date: 20th February 2026

Interview date: w/b 23rd February 2026

For a start date: March 2026 or sooner if available

- Cover Supervisor / Tutor



Responsible to:


Faculty Lead for Primary


Job purpose: To provide cover for absent staff / tutor identified pupils


Salary Grade: Grade F



Hours: 35 hrs per week TTO

Cover supervisors are expected:

To provide cover in the case of staff absence To teach 1:1 or in small groups either on site, in the community, a pupil's home or in the hospital To deliver and assist in the delivery, planning and preparation of learning activities to support theidentified needs of individual pupils To teach learning activities which will give all pupils opportunities to increase and improve what they know, understand and are able to do Creating a schedule for further education and development in subject areas To develop positive relationships with pupils and staff, to assist with the promotion of positive relationships with parents in order to assist with pupil progress and attainment To monitor and evaluate pupil responses to learning activities Within an agreed system of supervision, to plan challenging teaching and learning objectives To take responsibility for implementing agreed systems for pupil supervision and the management of pupil behaviour To undertake administrative tasks To monitor and record progress and achievement in lessons systematically and provide evidence of range and level of progress and achievement To produce lesson plans and to undertake marking of pupil work and record achievement To select and prepare resources necessary to lead learning activities, taking account of pupil's interests, language and cultural backgrounds To administer / mark tests and invigilate examinations To provide a stimulating atmosphere where effective learning can take place To utilise own strengths and areas of specialist expertise to advise and support other school staff in specialist areas To support the provision out of school learning activities within guidelines established by the school To contribute to the identification and execution of appropriate out of school learning activities which consolidate and extend work carried out in class To control and supervise the use of resources in the classroom ensuring that all Health and Safety requirements are observed To promote the vision, ethos and aims of the school at all times To provide a holistic, nurturing approach to education befitting an alternative provision If no cover / tutoring is required you will be deployed to offer in-class support, interventions, one to one, or potentially office or admin support To attend all staff training as appropriate To undertake all duties in regard to policies and procedures


This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.




This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.

Job details

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Job reference
REQ04629
Date posted
28/01/2026
Application closing date
20/02/2026
Location
St Thomas PRU
Salary
Grade F, 31,022 - 34,434 per annum
Package
Blank
Contractual hours
37
Basis
Full time - Term time
Job category/type
Schools