Cover Manager

Jack Hunt Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE3 9PY

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  13 August 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £18,867.00 - £21,152.00 Annually (Actual) Salary is paid at Grade 7, NJC SCP points 12 - 19

Cover Manager job summary

Cover Manager

We require a Cover Manager, responsible for the daily administration, organisation, management and deployment of resources to cover absent teaching staff.

The successful candidate will be efficient and organised, have strong interpersonal skills, an ability to work under own initiative, and proven experience of high-level administration.

Working Hours:

This appointment is for 28.5 hours per week, Term Time plus 1 week.

Monday: 7am - 2pm

Tuesday-Friday: 7am - 1pm

There may be busier times when it would be helpful if the successful candidate would be willing to work some overtime.

Salary:

Salary is paid at Grade 7, NJC SCP points 12 - 19,

actual salary is £18,867 - £21,152 per annum (FTE £28,597 - £32,061).

Jack Hunt is an oversubscribed 11-18 vibrant, multi ethnic co-educational,

secondary school with outstanding community cohesion

Benefits:

Employer Pension contribution of 22% meaning we will save together for your retirement.

Life Assurance

Occupational Sick pay protecting you and your family.

Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners Perkbox.

Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7

On-site flu vaccinations every Autumn

Free on-site car parking

On-site nursery

For more information, please contact recruitment@jhs.pkat.co.uk

Application form and further details available on the Trust website: www.keystrust.org/vacancies

The Governing Body of Jack Hunt Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

Closing date: Thursday 13 August at 9.00am

Interviews held: Thursday 20 August 2026

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Jack Hunt Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1939 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Jack Hunt Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/jack-hunt-school

Jack Hunt is an oversubscribed 11-18 vibrant, multi ethnic co-educational,
comprehensive school with outstanding community cohesion.

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