Cover Co-ordinator
St Mary's Catholic School, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2NQ2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2025
Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
12 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Cover Supervisor
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,351.00 - £26,535.00 Annually (Actual) £26,409 - £28, 624 + £707 (outer fringe) FTE; £24,531 - £26,535 pro-rata
Cover Co-ordinator job summary
St Mary’s Catholic School
Cover Coordinator – H5 9 – 14, Term Time only (38 weeks per year)
£26,409 - £28, 624 + £707 (outer fringe) FTE; £24,531 - £26,535 pro-rata
7.30 – 4.00 Monday to Friday
Start Date: April 2025 or earlier
We welcome applications from those of the Catholic faith, all faiths and no faith, and who are supportive of our Christian values and ethos.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed individual to fulfill the role of Cover Coordinator. As Cover Coordinator you will be responsible to and report to the Cover Manager and have the support of the Assistant Headteacher for Cover and timetabling, you will also undertake the role of Cover Supervisor.
This is a unique opportunity to be involved in the day to day staffing needs of the school, whilst having the support of existing team members and previous post holders who remain the school community and remaining student focused.
If you are an experienced Cover Supervisor, or perhaps have held other roles in school and are looking for a unique opportunity to combine student facing interaction with data, timetabling and staffing coordination this could be the ideal role for you.
As Cover Coordinator you will be required to effectively support and manage the day to day cover in school, whilst obtaining best value in the procurement of agency services.
The Cover Coordinator will manage both planned and daily cover in accordance with the School’s policy and the Safeguarding requirements and keep the diary of planned absences and liaise with Senior Leadership Team regarding planned absences.
As a Cover Supervisor you will supervise the classes of teachers at meetings, professional development activities or with short term illness, and ensure the school policies and procedures are followed, including Behaviour Management Policy, Code of Conduct rewards and sanctions etc. You may also be asked to provide support in the classroom with a teacher or other activities around the school such as small group support and other administrative activities at times when no cover supervision is required.
Apply in writing via MyNewTerm or using the forms available on our website www.stmarys.net: Support Staff Application Form, Consent to Obtain References Form, Rehabilitation of Offenders Form & Recruitment Monitoring Form. Applicants are reminded that they should read the Notes to Applicants before completing an application. Please note only applications on St Mary’s forms will be accepted.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A DBS disclosure is required for all successful applicants. St Mary’s is committed to the equality of opportunity for all applicants, and we reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis and close the application window early, therefore an early application is advisable.
Commitment to safeguarding
St. Mary’s is committed to keeping children safe and upholding their safeguarding responsibility.
Our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) is Miss Deirdre McHugh, Interim Headteacher
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.
About St Mary's Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1153 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- St Mary's Catholic School website (opens in new tab)
St. Mary’s has a strong tradition of providing an authentic education which aims to deliver excellence for every member of our Catholic community. Our three core values of 'Love, Respect, Flourish' permeate through all aspects of our work.
Our school is built upon an ambitious mission for each and every young person:
To fulfil academic potential
To be fully developed in the personal, social and spiritual areas of life
To achieve excellence in every area of life
To be underpinned by Gospel Values, enabling each person to value individuals and contribute positively to society.
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