Cover Manager

Location: Gloucester

Salary: 33,143.00- £36,363.00

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only + INSET

Hours: 37 hours per week (07:00 – 15:30 daily)

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and highly organised Cover Manager to join a friendly professional support team within a local secondary school.

The core of this role is ensuring the continuity of education. As cover needs arise, both planned and unplanned, you will be the primary architect of the daily staffing logistics. You will be responsible for planning and organising appropriate cover arrangements, utilising internal resources and external partners to ensure that lessons remain seamless and productive for students during periods of teacher absence.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the dedicated absence phone line from 07:00 am each morning, processing notifications and arranging immediate cover.
• Effectively deploy internal Cover Supervisors and coordinate with external supply agencies and casual relief staff as required.
• Provide direct line management for two Cover Supervisors (job-share), ensuring a coordinated approach to classroom support.
• Oversee the Student Study Centre and manage room re-allocations to maintain an environment conducive to learning.
• Support students during absences, ensuring they remain focused on pre-set work while maintaining excellent standards of classroom behaviour.

Person Specification:

The successful candidate will be a positive, enthusiastic individual who enjoys working with young people. We are looking for the following qualifications and experience:

• The ability to effectively line manage and organise the work of others, including permanent staff and casual relief teams.
• An understanding of curriculum structures and school timetabling is highly advantageous.
• Proven ability to engage with students and staff in a positive manner while maintaining firm classroom discipline.
• Excellent IT and administrative skills, with the ability to manage data and scheduling software accurately.
• Exceptional organisational skills and the ability to work under pressure and use your own initiative.
• A resourceful approach to problem-solving and the flexibility to adapt to various tasks as they arise.
• Previous experience working in a school is desirable, though not essential, as we value relevant experience from other fast-paced coordination or management backgrounds.

If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV. As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, THOMAS Professional commit to reviewing applications we receive with complete fairness and equality.

At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.

THOMAS Professional is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position.

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