St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust

Cover Supervisor (Ref: SBMAT378)

Fixed term until 31^st August 2027

Grade 5 (Spine Point 12-16)

Salary £30,024 - £33,699 (FTE)

Actual Salary £13,610 - £15,276

19.5 hours per week / 44.85 weeks paid per annum  

3 days a week –(ideally with the possibility of extending this subject to the budget)

REQUIRED TO START: 1^st September 2026

Location: Old Church C of E Primary School, School Street, Darlaston, WS10 8DL

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Cover Supervisor HLTA, keen to join our fantastic, thriving school. Old Church CE Primary School is a two-form entry, oversubscribed school in Darlaston, with an excellent reputation in the local community for the care, commitment and “going above and beyond” ethos shown to every child and family.

The school is currently graded Good, with Outstanding provision in EYFS (Ofsted, May 2024), and received a glowing SIAMS inspection report in July 2025.

We are looking for:

• A HLTA with 5+ GCSEs or equivalent including English, maths and science

• Experience working across the Primary School age but predominantly in KS2

• Been a successful Teaching Assistant for a minimum of 3 years

• Able to work under the direction of the Class Teacher but use initiative when called upon

• Be aware of effective strategies to support behavior management

• Have a child centered ethos

We can offer you:

• Supportive staff

• Happy and loving children

• Staff who are prepared to go above and beyond for the children

• A very supportive MAT

Schools in the Trust:

·        St Bartholomew’s CE Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

·        St Benedict Biscop CE Primary School, Wombourne, South Staffordshire

·        Woodfield Primary School, Penn, Wolverhampton

·        All Saints’ CE Primary School, Trysull, South Staffordshire

·        Oak Meadow Primary School, Wolverhampton

·        Fairhaven Primary School, Wordsley, Dudley

·        Christ Church CE Primary School, Bloxwich, Walsall

·        Gnosall CE Primary Academy, Stafford

·        Haughton CE Primary Academy, Stafford

·        Woodseaves CE Primary Academy, Stafford

·        St Paul’s CE Primary School, Stafford

·        Old Church CE Primary School, Walsall

·        Abbey Primary School, Walsall

·        Tibberton CE Primary School, Newport

·        St Lawrence CE Primary School, Telford

·        Little Bloxwich Primary School, Walsall

For further information, to discuss the role, or to arrange a visit, please contact: aspittle@old-church.walsall.sch.uk

Closing date for applications:  Friday 15^th May, at 9:30am

To apply: please complete the application form and equality and diversity recruitment monitoring form and submit to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk quoting reference SBMAT378 in the subject line of your email. Further information is available at www.stbartsmat.co.uk/vacancies 

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.