St. Thomas’ Centre
Lambeth Street
Blackburn
BB1 1NA
Job Title: Cover Supervisor/Tutor
Grade/Salary: Grade F
Contract Type: Permanent
Contract Terms: 35 hours, Part Time, Term Time
Closing Date: Friday, 5th June 2026
Interview Date: Week Commencing Monday, 8th June 2026
Required From: September 2026, or sooner
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Are you innovative, creative, forward thinking, and have a passion for working with the most vulnerable children in our society to ensure they get the education they deserve? This exciting and rewarding post is suitable for people committed to making a real difference. We are seeking to recruit an excellent cover supervisor / tutor, to support with delivery of a broad curriculum to both primary and secondary pupils, to join our staff team.
St Thomas’s Centre is a unique school: situated on two sites in the community, it caters for pupils aged 5-16 years who have been permanently excluded. Many have unmet special educational needs, social, emotional and mental health difficulties or medical difficulties.
We wish to appoint an enthusiastic and flexible practitioner who is able to become not only a significant adult role model for our pupils but also a professional role model for other staff and able to advocate for, and lead vulnerable young people. You will need to be able to plan and deliver work to small groups of pupils. There will also be a big focus on delivering targeted interventions.
St Thomas’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to strong references and enhanced DBS checks.
We are an equal opportunities employer with a staff body who reflect the diversity and heritage of our community.
The successful candidate will:
- Be an excellent role model
- Have the knowledge and experience and ambition to work with some of the most vulnerable pupils in our area
- Have the credibility to work with multi-disciplinary teams of professionals to plan the support for young people
- Be enthusiastic, resourceful and keen to ensure that the highest possible standards of pupil achievement, personal development and well-being are achieved
Should you wish to have an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact Mrs Amanda Leaver (School Business Manager) on 01254 958401.
Application packs are available to download above. Completed applications should be returned to the school before 12:30pm on the above closing date, for the attention of Mrs A Leaver via [email protected].
Your application should include you completed application form with your supporting letter, no more than two A4 sides.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory check supplied by the Disclosure and Barring Service. The check will include any cautions, reprimands or final warnings as well as convictions.
