About this Role
Salary: Grade 8, SCP 12-20: £25,153 – £28,670 per annum* (subject toexperience) *Salary quoted before 2026 pay award*
Contract: Permanent, 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year (term time plus inset days)
*The salary quoted reflects the annual salary forthe position at the time of advertising. Payment will be made in equal monthlyinstalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment, and again ifemployment ends partway through the school year, to ensure the correct salaryis paid for work completed during the academic year.
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, well-organisedand committed Cover Manager to plan and allocate daily cover for planned andunplanned staff absences. You will co-ordinate and support the daily timetablefor Cover Supervisors and supply staff, ensuring agreed lesson plans aredelivered effectively and efficiently while maintaining good order.
The role is Monday to Friday, with core working hours of7.15am to 3.15pm.
As a small school, the role involves managing day-to-daycover as well as supervising whole classes during teachers’ absences. Thisincludes liaising with Cover Supervisors and teachers to cover absences thatarise during the school day, and booking rooms and updating the school calendarfor meetings and events.
The successful Cover Manager will have excellent communication and time management skills, with strong proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel. Experience of Arbor would be desirable.
SAST will conduct online searches of shortlistedcandidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitmentchecks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual issuitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious biasand any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointmentpanel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and whenfindings are relevant and of concern.
Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this rolemay include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aidor supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people onaday-to-day basis. SAST is committed to safeguarding and promoting thewelfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers toshare this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet theperson specification, and the post is subject to safeguarding checks, includingan enhanced DBS check and Children’s Barred List check. The post isexempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to theExceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
SAST recognises the benefit of having a diverse workforceand is committed to building a workforce which reflects diversity from thecommunities it serves. SAST values the contributions from all staff from a widerange of different backgrounds and actively seeks to promote an environmentthat is free from discrimination and harassment and at the same time supportsfair promotion and cultural acceptance. Under the provision of the Equality Act2010 SAST welcomes applications from everyone and operates a recruitmentprocess which is fair and does not discriminate against or disadvantage anyonebecause of their age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civilpartnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion orbelief, sex or sexual orientation.
This role is UK- based and your right to work will needto be established as part of the appointment process.
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