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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    2 February 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    22 January 2025

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Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£22,294.00 - £24,164.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Assistant job summary

Cardinal Newman School Luton

Cover Assistant

Term Time only - 38 weeks including 3 training days

Full Time hours - 37 hours per week

Monday - Thursday 8.30am - 4.20pm and Friday 8.30am - 3.50pm

L4 Pt9-Pt14

Required as soon as possible

Cardinal Newman School is an 11-19 comprehensive school with Specialist Science Status, serving the Roman Catholic community in Luton and Dunstable. We are one of the most successful schools in Luton and have a thriving 6th form with 300 students. We have been consistently described by Ofsted as a ‘good’ school and under Section 48 as an ‘outstanding Catholic school’.

We require an experienced Cover Assistant who will take classes of absent teachers, escort students on trips and visits, carry out invigilation duties and assist with administration tasks.

Interview date: To be confirmed

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, prohibition order check and the Disclosing & Barring Service.

Roman Catholic School in the Diocese of Northampton

‘Together towards our Lord through learning, love and faith’

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding at Cardinal Newman Catholic School

Cardinal Newman Catholic School School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students. Our school policies for Child Protection and Safeguarding can be found on the Safeguarding page of our website.
As a school we ensure that we are compliant with all legislative and statutory guidance, most notably:
Keeping Children Safe in Education
Working together to safeguard children
The PREVENT duty
Staff training
All of our staff complete accredited level one safeguarding training online. Our safeguarding team have all completed level three training.
All staff also receive regular updates and training.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Cardinal Newman Catholic School A Specialist Science College

School type
Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1623 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

The school is founded on the Christian values expressed in the gospels: peace, truth, justice and love. These values underpin everything we do within the school and they unite us as a Christian community. We view each person as special and unique and our highly professional staff is dedicated to ensuring that every pupil fulfils their God given potential. Cardinal Newman Catholic School is a truly inclusive community and we celebrate our pupils’ achievements, together with providing outstanding pastoral support.

Christ is at the centre of all we do, which is reflected in our mission statement "Together towards our Lord, through learning, love and faith". The life and school journey that we are all on is rooted in Christ and this permeates all that we do. The cornerstone of our high achievements is a dedicated and hardworking staff who are proud to work here. Our staff want to do their best for all our children and strive for excellence in everything they do.

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