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Cover Supervisor

Job Reference: CS/05.2026

Salary: This is an hourly paid role. £16.45 per hour, plus holiday pay

Working Hours: Casual, Zero hours contract  

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Cover Supervisor to join our Cross Curriculum department.

The purpose of the role is to supervise classes during the short-term absence of the assigned lecturer

The successful applicant must have:

  • Cover or teaching experience in a secondary school, Academy or FE environment (14 to adult provision).
  • Experience of working with young people aged 14-19.
  • Numeracy and literacy skills equivalent to Level 2 or GCSE Grade C in Maths and English.
  • Understanding of the curriculum areas of the College.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and within a team.
  • Behaviour management skills and the ability to manage students in a classroom setting.
  • Be diplomatic.
  • Competent in the use of ICT to support teaching and learning.
  • Highly flexible and adaptable as there is not a regular timetable/ subject area.
  • Have good weekly availability.

The roles main duties include:

  • Supervise work that has been set by a Lecturer or Manager
  • Manage the behaviour of students whilst they are undertaking this work to ensure a constructive environment.
  • Respond to any questions from Students about process and procedures for completing their work. Discussing and debating texts with Students and answering questions where appropriate.
  • Deal with any immediate problems or emergencies in line with the College’s policies and procedures.
  • Mark registers promptly and report absences to the student mentors.
  • Collect completed work at the end of the lesson and pass to the appropriate Lecturer or Head of Curriculum.
  • Report, as appropriate using the College’s agreed systems such as Promonitor on the behaviour of students during the class, and on any problems arising.
  • Familiarise yourself with the College’s policies and procedures on health and safety, behaviour management, equal opportunities, SEND and inclusion.

This role requires you to engage in regulatory activity in the FE sector. The full definition of regulatory activity is set out in the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 as amended by the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. Regulated activity includes teaching, instructing, caring for or supervising children if the person is unsupervised.

Fancy a 4-day working week*?

Grantham College operate a 4-day working week. Staff benefit from working a full-time contract over four days. You will work core hours of Monday to Thursday, working a Friday morning once a month. 

Grantham College experience positive benefits from the 4-day week, including improvement to staff wellbeing and morale. We have also seen benefits in terms of reduced staff turnover leading to greater consistency of performance for our students and apprentices. The number of staff sickness absence days has reduced alongside the energy usage for the college and therefore its carbon emissions. We have also seen improvements in key quality indicators such as student attendance and retention and we are confident this will feed through into improved achievement rates and more positive outcomes for our students.

What we offer you in return:

  • An excellent pension scheme :
    • Local Government: Employer Contribution 24.5% 
  • A continued professional development programme of up to £750 per academic year
  • In addition to the 8 Bank Holidays a year, a generous annual leave allowance of:
    • 5 Weeks for Support employees, this will increase to 5.8 weeks, after 5 years’ service
  • Generous occupational sick pay scheme after one years service
  • Family friendly policies, including up to 5 paid occasions for time off for dependants within a 12 month period, after the first year of service
  • Up to Five college closure days in December in addition to annual leave

The closing date for all applications will be Sunday 31 May 2026.   

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Please note that due to the volume of applications we receive we will only be able to contact candidates who have been selected for interview. You are welcome to download a full application pack and return your completed application to hrapplications@grantham.ac.uk  
Please note that we do not accept CV’s by way of application or online application via other websites, you must complete a Grantham College application form. Grantham College are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. This employment offer is subject to a self-funded satisfactory enhanced DBS check. The successful applicant will have a deduction of £61.50 taken from payroll. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

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