HLTA​/Cover Supervisor

HLTA / Cover Supervisor in Primary School

Location: Cambridge
Role: HLTA / Cover Supervisor
Start: Immediate
Type: Full-time or part-time, Long-term

About the Role:
We are recruiting on behalf of a friendly and inclusive primary school in Cambridge seeking a reliable HLTA/Cover Supervisor to join their team. The role involves leading whole-class cover, supporting interventions, and contributing to the wider school community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver engaging lessons when teachers are absent (work provided)
• Lead small-group interventions in core subjects
• Support behaviour inside and outside the classroom
• Follow safeguarding procedures and promote pupil wellbeing
• Work collaboratively with the teaching team

What We're Looking For:

• HLTA qualification or proven class cover experience
• Confident leading groups or full classes independently
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Ability to quickly build rapport with pupils
• A calm, positive and flexible approach

What We Offer:

• A long-term placement with potential to go permanent
• Excellent agency support and regular check-ins
• Access to CPD and career development routes
• Competitive and transparent pay

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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