Cover Manager
St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, St Helens, Merseyside, WA9 3HE11 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday Term time only plus 2 weeks (40 weeks)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- NJC SCP 12-17 (£27,711- £30,060 pro rata)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Title: Cover Manager
Dates: Job start September 2025
Salary: NJC SCP 12-17 (£27,711- £30,060 pro rata) – actual salary £24, 446.34 – £26,870.27
Hours: 37 hours per week, term time only plus 2 week (40 weeks)
Contract term: Permanent
Closing date for applications: Wednesday, 23rd April 2025 at 9:00am Interview date: TBC
In July 2022, Ofsted Inspectors returned and confirmed that St Cuthbert’s continues to be a good school. “Pupils told inspectors that the best thing about the school is the education that they receive. They value the purposeful learning environment. Pupils focus on their work in class and co-operate well with one another. Leaders and staff have high expectations for pupils’ behaviour and academic success. Pupils have pride in their work”.
Details:
The governors are seeking to appoint a Cover Manager, duties to include:
- To organise the planning, co-ordinate and allocate daily cover arrangements for planned and unplanned staff absences throughout the school.
- Coordinate the daily work for cover supervisors and supply agency staff to ensure instructions for the lessons and seating plans are provided.
- To carry out some supervision whole classes in the classroom during the short-term absence of teachers with agreed lesson plans in place.
- To work with and supervise individuals and groups of students under the direction/instruction of teaching and senior staff, inclusive of specific individual learning needs, enabling access to learning for all pupils.
- To line manage the Cover Supervisor team
- The primary focus of the role will be to implement staff cover and maintain good order and to keep students on task in the classroom ensuring they progress through the planned curriculum.
- Be aware of and comply with school policies relating to child protection, health & safety, confidentiality and data protection
- Applications welcome from ECTs
What the school offers its staff
Our Vision
A vibrant community, uniquely created by God, which embraces everyone, especially those in need and celebrates difference. Enabled by a staff, dedicated to our Catholic ethos and a culture of excellence, our young people will be inspired to know more, and be more.
What we can offer:
- A shared vision and ambition to deliver excellence for our young people
- An opportunity to share in shaping the school’s improvement journey
- Happy children who aspire to do their best
- Motivated and dedicated staff
- Commitment to Continued Professional Development
Flexible working opportunities
This post is subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure Certificate.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
For an application form, job description and further details please visit the school website www.stcuthberts.com. Or, alternatively, contact Cath Geden PA to the Headteacher, on 01744 678123 or email recruitment@stcuthberts.com
Application forms to be completed and returned for the attention of Mr S Holland, Headteacher to recruitment@stcuthberts.com
As outlined in the DfE's Keeping children safe in education, once candidates are shortlisted for interview, we wish to inform you that online searches may be carried out as part of due diligence checks.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 911 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Cuthbert's Catholic High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@stcuthberts.com
- Phone number
- 01744678123
St Cuthbert’s is a voluntary-aided, 11-16, co-educational comprehensive Catholic high school in the St. Helens Authority in the north west of England. There are 914 pupils on roll of whom 45% are baptised Catholic, with 33% from other Christian denominations, and 22% from other faith or religious traditions.
Arranging a visit to St Cuthbert's Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stcuthberts.com.
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