Location: Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary School, Camberwell, London
Contract type: One year contract, term time only
We are seeking a confident, enthusiastic, and flexible Cover Supervisor to join our dynamic team at Sacred Heart Catholic School. The role involves supervising whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers. You will ensure that students remain on task with pre-set work and help maintain a calm and productive classroom environment.
Sacred Heart School consistently achieves outstanding academic results far above local and national averages in every subject area. We also have an exceptional record of helping our pupils to achieve more than they think is possible: we ranked eleventh in the whole country for Progress 8 at GCSE last year.
Our excellent record of achievement is a testament to the strength, determination and sheer hard work of this community and this has been reflected in our most recent OFSTED inspection in which we achieved “outstanding” in all categories: https://files.ofsted.gov.uk/v1/file/50237842
Sacred Heart school prides itself on its community and family ethos, and making every member of staff feel a part of that ethos. We are a standalone academy that treats our employees as people rather than functionaries.
We have outstanding rates of staff retention, and our staff are happy and love working for the school. We offer a bonus scheme for staff payable after every five years of unbroken service. Other perks of working at the school include free drinks in the staffroom and free breakfast once a week.
Furthermore, the firm and clear behaviour management systems we have in place enable our staff to focus on teaching in the classroom, rather than managing behaviour, and our investment in staffing over many years ensures that teacher pupil ratios – particularly in Key Stage 4 – are very low and on a par with many independent schools.
We expect you to be passionate about ensuring the best possible education for every one of our students and adaptable to working across different year groups.
For information about the school, please go to www.sacredheart.southwark.sch.uk
If you are interested in joining us, please visit our website at https://www.sacredheart.southwark.sch.uk/ and download an application pack.
Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Deadline for applications to be submitted is 5/9/25. Short listing and interviews will be held in September 2025.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate apply.
Sacred Heart is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and aspects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to a Social Media Check and Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check