Job Introduction
Cover Supervisor
Band 6 + SEN Allowance
37 hours a week, term time only, permanent.
FTE: £28,239 - £32,061
Actual Salary: £24,491 - £27,806
Mary Rose Academy are excited at the prospect of redeveloping their approach to staff cover arrangements and are seeking to appoint two proactive, organised and committed Cover Supervisors to join their team.
Working closely alongside the Academy Admin Lead, Operations Lead and Senior Leadership Team, you will be instrumental in making sure that our school day runs smoothly and that classes have the cover support needed when there are staff absences or vacancies. This will include setting up the daily cover arrangements, liaising with agencies and clearly communicating with the wider team.
Within the day, you will act as in class support for roles up to and including Class Teacher. You will have responsibility for the line management of Internal Vacancy Assistants.
You will want to build excellent relationships with our staff and pupils, while being compassionate to their needs, with a desire to understand them, wholly. You will strive to build positive relationships to ensure best quality service for our pupils and wider staff team.
It is desirable that you have access to your own vehicle and be willing to use this for business purposes if transitioning between campuses.
At Solent Academies Trust, we are proud to be a community built on connection, respect, and belonging.
Our Relational Culture Charter guides us to work together and support each other through:
• Valuing Difference
• Effective Communication
• High Challenge & High Support to Empower
• Respect for All
• Solution-Focused Approaches
We believe that when relationships thrive, people thrive – and so do the children and young people we serve.By joining the Mary Rose Academy team, we offer you:
• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development aligned in relational leadership and HR excellence
• A culture rooted in relational practice, belonging, and wellbeing
• A workplace where your values, voice, and contribution truly matter
• Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time
• Employer pension contribution
• Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service
• Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)
• Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff
• Free onsite parking
• Increase of paid weeks after 5 years of service from 45.1 weeks to 45.9 weeks
• SEN Allowance with an increase after 3 and 5 years of service
• CPD opportunities to support Career development
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Employee Benefits Platform
Working hours for these posts are:
Post 1: Monday, 7am – 3.30pm, Tuesday, 8.30am - 4pm, Wednesday, 7am – 3.30pm, Thursday, 8.30am - 4pm, Friday, 7am – 3pm
Post 2: Monday, 8.30am - 4pm, Tuesday, 7am – 3.30pm, Wednesday, 8.30am - 4pm, Thursday, 7am – 3.30pm, Friday, 8.30am-3pm.
You will work for 39 weeks of the year; however, you will be paid for 45.1 weeks. Your salary will be paid over 12 months of the year.
If you want to make a positive difference and enrich the lives of our pupils, then this could be the school for you!
For more details, please visit our website Solent Academies Trust - Our VacanciesIf you have any questions at all, or wish to submit an application please email recruitment@solentacademiestrust.info
Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.
Closing date for applications is Tuesday 14th April 2026, 9am.
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 21st April 2026.
Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies 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 enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
