Education Cover Manager | School Staffing & Operations

Gippeswyk Community Educational Trust; England; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Copleston High School is seeking a proactive Cover Manager to oversee staff absence and classroom cover, ensuring learning continuity across the school. The role involves coordinating cover staff, maintaining absence records, and supporting the cover budget while line-managing the team.

Experience with school management systems such as Arbor is advantageous. The post is permanent, 37 hours a week, 39 weeks per year, starting as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing staff and absence cover.
• Strong organisational and time-management abilities.
• Experience using school management software (Arbor) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of staff absence and classroom cover across the school.
• Coordinate and deploy cover staff and maintain absence records.
• Support the effective operation of the school's cover budget and line-manage the cover team.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and heads of department to ensure learning continuity.

Skills

Organisational skills

People management

Time-management

Communication

IT systems

Education

Experience in education setting

Tools

Arbor knowledge

Job description

Copleston High School is seeking a proactive Cover Manager to oversee staff absence and classroom cover, ensuring learning continuity across the school. The role involves coordinating cover staff, maintaining absence records, and supporting the cover budget while line-managing the team.

Experience with school management systems such as Arbor is advantageous. The post is permanent, 37 hours a week, 39 weeks per year, starting as soon as possible.