Cover Supervisor

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a vibrant, thriving and leading school in the local area (1345 on roll with a Sixth Form of 182) and our long history and excellent community links provide our students with exceptional opportunities.

As a school, we are immensely proud of our September 2021 Ofsted report which describes our school as 'Good' with many 'Outstanding' features. Inspectors said that "Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a learning community where pupils have great respect for each other. Teachers support pupils to become highly articulate young people who can express their views well on a wide range of issues." They also commented that "Pupils benefit from studying a wide range of subjects. Leaders have put in place an ambitious curriculum. Leaders and teachers have high expectations of all pupils."

The Governors are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, hard-working, experienced and highly motivated cover supervisor who will make a valuable contribution to the school and its achievements.

How to apply:

This role is permanent. If this advert incorporates your strengths and interests, and you wish to be part of our extremely successful and constantly evolving team, please see the job description, person specifications and application forms are available on the school website (www.cardinal-heenan.org.uk).

Email application forms and covering letters to Lynn Lewington (l.lewington@cardinal-heenan.org.uk) by midday, Monday, 13th November 2024 with interview dates to be confirmed.

Applicants from overseas outside the EEA should obtain an overseas criminal check before applying for a visit as the post is in the education sector.

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment to keeping children safe. Any offer of employment will be subject to statutory pre-employment checks, including satisfactory references and Enhanced DBS and Barred-List checks. This post is exempt from the provision of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended in 2013 & 2020) and shortlisted candidates will be required to disclose any relevant criminal history prior to interview.

The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance

Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a vibrant, thriving and leading school in the local area (1345 on roll with a Sixth Form of 182) and our long history and excellent community links provide our students with exceptional opportunities.

As a school, we are immensely proud of our September 2021 Ofsted report which describes our school as 'Good' with many 'Outstanding' features. Inspectors said that "Cardinal Heenan Catholic High School is a learning community where pupils have great respect for each other. Teachers support pupils to become highly articulate young people who can express their views well on a wide range of issues." They also commented that "Pupils benefit from studying a wide range of subjects. Leaders have put in place an ambitious curriculum. Leaders and teachers have high expectations of all pupils."

The Governors are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, hard-working, experienced and highly motivated cover supervisor who will make a valuable contribution to the school and its achievements.