Cover Manager

St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School, Bristol, BS14 9LS

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  21 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £34,434.00 Annually (FTE) BG9 s/p 17-21

Cover Manager job summary

You are:

• Highly organised with excellent administrative and ICT skills.
• A confident communicator who builds positive relationships.
• Calm, resilient and able to work under pressure.
• A proactive problem-solver with excellent attention to detail.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

You will:

• Organise daily cover for planned and unplanned staff absence.
• Provide classroom supervision for up to five lessons per day, where operational needs require, delivering pre-prepared work and maintaining a positive learning environment.
• Book and coordinate supply staff and deploy internal staff effectively.
• Manage the school's cover system and maintain accurate records.
• Monitor agency usage and prepare reports for senior leaders.
• Line manage the Cover Supervisor team.
• Support the efficient day-to-day operation of the school while ensuring compliance with safeguarding and school policies.

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 St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 753 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-bernadette-catholic-secondary-school

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