Cover Coordinator - Ysgol Greenhill

Peninsula Community Legal Centre; Tenby; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Ysgol Greenhill School requires a Cover Co-ordinator to join the Administration Team to plan, coordinate, manage and administer all aspects of cover arrangements. This role begins at 7am daily to handle absence calls from staff, and is a permanent 37-hour-per-week position.

The successful candidate will have experience in administrative systems, cover supervision, and a good command of numeracy and literacy, with NVQ 3 or equivalent; ICT skills and knowledge of relevant policies are essential.

Qualifications

• NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline
• Very good numeracy/literacy skills
• Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources
• Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

Responsibilities

• Join the Administration Team to plan, coordinate, manage and administer all aspects of cover arrangements
• Start each morning at 7am to take the absence calls from staff
• Support development and operation of administrative systems within the school
• Manage and supervise cover in the classroom as required
• Adhere to school policies and codes of practice

Skills

Admin systems

Cover supervision

Numeracy

Literacy

ICT skills

Education

NVQ 3 or equivalent

Job description

Cover Coordinator - Ysgol Greenhill

Job details

Salary Grade 5 - £27,709 - £28,608 pro rata

Contractual hours 37 Basis Open Ended

Job category/type Education

Job reference REQAA7672

Job description

Ysgol Greenhill School is an 11 to 19 comprehensive school that serves the historic walled town of Tenby and surrounding areas. Based in the picturesque surroundings of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, the school is a caring, inclusive and welcoming environment where pupils and staff are proud of their strong values and ethos.

Ysgol Greenhill School requires a Cover Co-ordinator to join the Administration Team to plan, coordinate, manage and administer all aspects of cover arrangements. This role requires the member of staff to start their day each morning at 7am to take the absence calls from staff.

We require someone who:

• Experience of development, management and operation of administrative systems
• Experience in cover supervision within the classroom
• NVQ 3 or equivalent qualification or experience in relevant discipline
• Very good numeracy/literacy skills
• Effective use of ICT and other specialist equipment/resources
• Full working knowledge of relevant policies/codes of practice and awareness of relevant legislation
• Work constructively as part of a team, understanding school roles and responsibilities and your own position within these
• Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek learning opportunities

This is a permanent position for 37 hours per week, required to start as soon as possible.

Interview Date - 05.11.2026

Employee Benefits

Our employee benefits are designed to help invest in your future and are in addition to living and working in Pembrokeshire, one of the most beautiful and desirable counties in the UK. For further details, please refer to the Employee Benefits leaflet attached.

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Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

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This policy applies to all Council employees and workforce, councillors, volunteers and also service providers that are commissioned by the Council. Safeguarding is everyone's business whether they work for, or on behalf of, the Council.

Support & Additional Info

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• Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025.
• Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are desirable. Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.

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