Ark Academy
Secondary Cover Supervisor
Location: Wembley Park, well served by excellent public transport and adjacent to Wembley Park underground on the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines
Salary: Ark Unqualified Teacher pay scale (AU1 £26,393- AU3 £31,505) depending on experience
Working pattern: Full-time 8.00am – 5.00pm, term time only
Contract: Fixed Term until July 31st 2026 with potential to become a permanent post
Closing date: Monday 20th October 2025 at 09.00am
Interviews: Will be arranged on an ongoing basis. The school reserves the right to close the advert early and interviews make take place before the advertised closing date. Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.
Ark Academy is an all-through school, set against the iconic Wembley Stadium.
As Cover Supervisor, you will supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers, giving instructions for the lesson and ensuring good order is maintained and all pupils are kept on task. You will be instrumental in our mission to provide every student, regardless of their background, with an excellent education and genuine choice in life. You will become an integral member of the teaching team, being involved in a range of day-to-day activities in the school and supporting with different elements of our provision.
You will:
- Be aligned with our approach to curriculum and teaching.
- Have genuine passion and a belief in the potential of every student.
- Support our fair but rigorous behaviour policy.
- Receive excellent professional development.
- Join a friendly collegiate staff team.
About our school:
We are a non-selective, over-subscribed school that serves children of all abilities in Brent. Our commitment is to know every pupil as an individual, and to foster the principles of team spirit, responsibility and care for others as well as delivering high quality education. We are designated as Ofsted Outstanding (March 2022).
The academy has a well-kept and maintained environment which has been added to over the years. In 2016 a further block was added to support our new sixth form which has now expanded to over 300 students.
We offer:
- Twice the number of training days as standard.
- Access to Ark Rewards - offering exclusive offers from gym memberships to discounts in over 3,000 major retailers.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Interest-free loans for train season tickets.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which provides free confidential counselling, legal advice, and a range of different support
Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark here.
Wembley Park (Jubilee/Metropolitan Line)
Chiltern Railways
Buses: 206, 245,297,83, 182
Postcode for satnav: HA9 9JP
A406 North Circular Road (15 minutes away)
How to apply:
Please find the role on www.arkacademy.org/vacancies and apply. We will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.
For further information or to arrange a discussion, contact us on 020 8385 4370.
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. To meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands, or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.