Cover Supervisor (KMSCS1225)
Kirkburton Middle School (KMS) is a thriving, over-subscribed and truly unique school which caters for pupils between the ages of 10 and 13. Teachers in our school can really teach as pupils have outstanding behaviours and a zest for learning. We encourage our staff to take risks and enjoy their work as we believe this leads to strong relationships and exceptional progress.
This is an exciting opportunity for somebody to join our friendly and forward-thinking school at a very exciting time; a school that genuinely values the well-being of all and one that is committed to supporting your ongoing professional development.
In your role as a cover supervisor you will take responsibility for classes in the short-term absence of their usual teacher, delivering lessons as directed by that teacher to maintain consistency for our fantastic pupils. The successful candidate will be someone who is proactive, enthusiastic and above all enjoys working with young people. At KMS we firmly believe working with young people is still be best job in the world.
‘Pupils behave exceptionally well. They willingly follow teachers’ instructions promptly.’
‘Staff appreciate the training and learning opportunities they receive.’
‘Leaders have improved the school. But they have done so while considering staff workload and well-being. Staff report that they are proud to work at the school’
(OFSTED, November 2021)
You will:
- Be organised and committed
- Enjoy the challenge and rewards that working with young people can bring
- Have a strong moral purpose which puts pupils at the centre of everything
- Believe in high achievement for all
In return, we can offer:
- The opportunity to work in a very special school; one which is forward thinking, dedicated to the improving the lives of all children and continuously seeks to be the best it can possibly be
- Highly motivated pupils who are eager to learn and engage in lessons
- A school that doesn’t do fads or gimmicks; one which puts teacher workload and wellbeing at the centre of every decision we make
- A commitment to your future development through a well-structured CPD programme
- The chance to work as part of a small multi-academy trust who are relentless in their drive to deliver the best learning experiences to all
- Annual salary increments plus inflation linked increases.
- Automatic enrolment into a Teacher Pension or Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution rates.
- Enhanced occupational benefits (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave).
- Automatic enrolment into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to Health and Wellbeing services including, GP consultations, Private medial operations, Physiotherapy, Counselling and mindfulness, wellbeing clinics, nurse support services, chronic illness and cancer support, menopause support.
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one.
- Funding of a wide range of accredited training courses and apprenticeships.
- A range of working patterns dependent upon the role.
- For employees on all year-round contracts, a minimum of 28.5 days plus bank holidays (this increases with length of service) holiday entitlement.
- Death in service benefit.
Visits are warmly welcomed and highly recommended – please come and see what we do.
For further information about this post please contact Gemma Dean (Headteacher’s PA) on 01484222737 or gdean@themast.co.uk
Interview Date: 16 December 2025
Other Information
Visits are warmly welcomed and highly recommended – please come and see what we do.
For further information about this post please contact Gemma Dean (Headteacher’s PA) on 01484222737 or gdean@themast.co.uk
Application is via the Trust Application Form which can be found on the trust website.
https://themast.co.uk/job-vacancies
The closing date for applications Wednesday 7th January 2026 at 11am.
We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early. You are therefore advised to get your return you application as soon as possible.
The interview date is expected to take place on Friday 16th January.
The start date for the successful candidate is as soon as possible.
If we have not contacted you by Monday 19th January, please assume that on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful. Please accept this as acknowledgement of the time and interest you have shown. We will review applications as they come in so early applications are encouraged.
We value the individual and encourage difference. To achieve this, we start with inclusive recruiting practices. Starting from our job descriptions to blind recruiting, structured shortlisting and scoring we ensure that all employees applying are only measured against their skills, achievements and values.
The Mast Academy Trust and its members, trustees, governors, executive leaders and Headteachers are committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and ensuring that safer recruiting procedures are in place; it expects all staff and volunteers to share the commitment.
Appointments will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.