Cover Manager
Caister Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5LS16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
28 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours Monday - Friday. Term time + 1 Week (39 weeks)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SC5, Point 18 – 22 £26,421 - £28,770 FTE (£23,032 to £25,080 Actual).
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about consistent, high-quality learning? Join Caister Academy as our next Cover Manager, you’ll play a key role in maintaining excellence across the academy, ensuring that learning never stops and every student has the opportunity to thrive.
About You:
Caister Academy is seeking an enthusiastic Cover Manager who is highly organised, calm under pressure, and committed to delivering consistent, high-quality education. You’ll be confident leading a team, proactive in managing daily cover needs, and passionate about ensuring every student thrives - regardless of who’s in the classroom. With a “can do” attitude and strong communication skills, you’ll play a key role in maintaining excellence across the academy.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
- Qualifications: GCSEs grade A–C (or equivalent), including Maths and English.
- Behaviour Management: Proven knowledge and skill in implementing an effective range of behaviour management strategies.
- Resilience: Ability to remain constructive and composed under pressure - essential for this role.
- Relationship Building: Strong ability to establish positive working relationships with both staff and students.
What the school offers its staff
About the Support Team:
The Cover Team at Caister Academy plays a vital role in maintaining consistent, high-quality education across the school. Led by the Cover Manager, the team ensures that every lesson is delivered effectively, even in the absence of the regular teacher. With a strong focus on organisation, behaviour management, and student wellbeing, the team works collaboratively to uphold the academy’s standards and support every learner to thrive.
About Our School:
Curious about what makes Caister Academy special? We warmly invite you to explore our ethos and discover what it's like to be part of our community on our website.
Discover More About Our Trust:
We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Caister Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 635 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Caister Academy website
- Email address
- tierney.webb@lynngroveacademy.org.uk
About Our School:
Curious about what makes Caister Academy special? We warmly invite you to explore our ethos and discover what it's like to be part of our community on our website.
Discover More About Our Trust:
We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.
Arranging a visit to Caister Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tierney.webb@lynngroveacademy.org.uk.
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