Maternity Cover Supervisor - Manor Infant School

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: Once Appointed Closing Date: 12 noon 14th September 2026 Interview Date: Friday 18th September 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." A role has become available at Manor Infant and Nursery School for a maternity Cover Supervisor to supervise classes. This would be a great opportunity for someone about to start their ECT journey, gaining experience across the school from nursery and 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 NVQ3 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 as soon as possible. Please contact Mrs Lorraine Reynolds-Collins, Admin Manager, lreynolds-collins@manor-inf.portsmouth.sch.uk for an application form.