Maternity Cover Supervisor
Band 6 (Pay band salary Full Time Equivalent £28,239 – £32,061) £22,085 – £25,074 actual
32.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 8.00am – 3.30pm)
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Closing Date: 12pm Thursday 25th June 2026
Interview Date: Tuesday 30th June 2026 (shortlisted candidates must be available for interview on this date)
“Manor Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced Level will be required prior to any offer of employment.”
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Manor Infant and Nursery School for a Cover Supervisor to supervise classes. You will be working across the school, from preschool to Year 2.
We are looking to appoint a cover supervisor with lots of initiative and excellent communication skills, to join our friendly, forward-thinking and supportive team. You will need be an enthusiastic, highly motivated and hard working person and will work alongside the rest of our teaching team.
Our children are lovely, friendly, keen to learn, caring and well behaved.
The successful candidate must:
- Have experience of working with children within the across Early Years and Key Stage 1 and be committed to supporting all children’s learning.
- Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, creative and able to use their initiative.
- Be committed to working as part of a team in order to deliver a broad curriculum.
- Be organised, efficient and professional in their approach and have good interpersonal skills.
- Be caring, understanding and patient.
- Have NVQ2/3 or equivalent in working with children or within schools.
- Have good IT skills.
- Have good behaviour management skills.
- Be willing, at times, to go above and beyond to ensure our children receive the very best!
This is a maternity cover contract starting 1st September 2026.
Please contact Mrs Lorraine Reynolds-Collins, Admin Manager, lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk for an application form.
