Cover Manager
Alec Reed Academy, Northolt, Middlesex, UB5 5LQ12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Learning support or cover supervisor
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Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Working pattern
- Full time: This is a full-time, term-time role with working hours from 7am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. Please note that these hours are non-negotiable to ensure cover is in place before the school day begins at 8.40am. The role includes attendance during term time, Professional Development days, and pre-results and results days in August (typically the last two weeks of the summer break).
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Salary: from LT2.1 £28,553 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
- The role of Cover Manager is to manage the administration, organisation and smooth running of daily cover for staff absence including proactively taking lessons in the Secondary Phase
- Applicants must be educated to Level 3 standard (A-level/NVQ) with GCSE’s in English and Mathematics at Grade C / 4 or above (or equivalent)
- You will be a morning person, pro-active self-starter, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to prioritise under pressure
- Previous experience in a school environment or similar role is not essential as full training will be provided, however this would be of benefit.
What the school offers its staff
- No planning or marking!
- An Ofsted ‘Good’ school (June 2023) school in West London/Ealing with great Trustees, where staff feel valued
- Opportunity to teach curriculum wide to support in your further development which can in turn support entry to teaching if desired
- Employer’s pension contribution of over 19%, free on-site parking, subsidised meals and family friendly policies including dependents entitlement as well as regular nominated staff rewards and free breakfasts are also welcomed by staff
- New free on-site state of the art fitness suite, access to Blue Light Card and Costco membership for all staff, cycle to work scheme.
Further details about the role
“I chose to work at ARA since I felt it was the kind of facility that was at the heart of the local community. I’m from the local area and it is important that we have facilities like this school”. Librarian
Are you looking to take the next step in your education career? We’re offering an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive team as a Cover Manager at our Academy in West London/Ealing, working alongside experienced staff in a well-resourced, high-quality environment. This role has opened up due to the internal promotion of the current postholder and is available for an immediate start. Many who have taken on this position have successfully progressed into teacher training with us – making it an ideal stepping stone for aspiring educators.
This is a full-time, term-time role with working hours from 7am to 3pm, Monday to Friday. Please note that these hours are non-negotiable to ensure cover is in place before the school day begins at 8.40am. The role includes attendance during term time, Professional Development days, and pre-results and results days in August (typically the last two weeks of the summer break). The starting salary is £28,553 per annum (LT2.1). This figure has already been pro-rata’d and reflects the actual annual pay before tax. The final salary point is negotiable depending on qualifications and experience.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Alec Reed Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1674 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Alec Reed Academy website
- Email address
- hr@alecreedacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0208 8414511
We are proud to be an all-through Academy for students aged 3-19 and an Adult Learning Centre. We are able to create a learning environment for our students that can support them throughout their learning journey. The combination of passionate and talented teaching and associate staff alongside excellent facilities creates an enviable learning environment.
Our ‘state of the art’ facilities have benefited from extensive capital funding. The most recent developments include the Arc in the primary phase and the Quad in the secondary phase. Extensive sports facilities including a Community Sports Centre are enjoyed by students and staff at the Academy and members of our wider communities alike. The Academy is fortunate in that it owns its own ‘Academy Fields’; a large section of fertile land and the perfect environment for outdoor learning.
Our aim: to be an outstanding learning community where individuals thrive. We value our partnerships with parents/carers and know that together, supported by all within our academy community, we can achieve success.
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