Cover Manager
The Deanes, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2TD15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
8 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
23 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,254.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE)
Cover Manager job summary
About this Role
At The Deanes, our curriculum is underpinned by our iMatter ethos and values. Our curriculum is instrumental in the fulfilment of our iMatter Promises. Our curriculum not only reflects the needs of our students and our community, but it promotes a love of learning and personal growth.
We do this with a creative and relevant curriculum which inspires and motivates all students to develop as individuals and achieve academic excellence. We support our students and equip them with the skills and attributes they need to become confident, determined and respectful young adults who have exciting and ambitious aspirations for their futures.
At The Deanes, we are committed to equality. We aim for every student to fulfil their potential no matter what their needs. The Deanes is committed to anti-discriminatory practice to promote equality of opportunity and valuing diversity for all children and families.
Purpose:
To supervise whole classes during the short-term absence of teachers.
Cover Supervisors will give instructions for the lesson as provided by a teacher and the primary focus of the role will be to maintain good order and to keep pupils on task.
Cover Supervisors will respond to general questions and provide general feedback to teachers but will not be required to undertake ‘specified work’ (planning, preparation, delivery, assessment, recording and reporting of achievement, progress and development).
Cover Supervisors will not therefore be subject to a 'system of supervision’ other than the general supervision applicable to all staff and will act under the professional direction of teachers.
To be responsible for arranging cover for Staff illness/medical appointments, Courses, Cross-curricular events, Examinations, Interviews
For more information, including information about our school and the job description/person specification for the role, please click here to view our Recruitment Pack.
The Deanes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All postholders working in our schools will be considered to work in Regulated Activity and will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance all shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches that may include social media. For further information please contact HR@seeat.org
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
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Deanes
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 587 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Deanes website
The Deanes is part of the Challenger Multi-Academy Trust, which is in an exciting period of growth with schools in Bedfordshire and Essex. The Deanes is a small secondary school where each and every one of our students can feel happy, respected and known as an individual within our safe and accepting community. We aim to create a positive and respectful environment for all members of The Deanes, with consistently high expectations and standards. Our curriculum caters for individual strengths and needs, enabling every student to make outstanding progress and provide them with extensive opportunities for personal development.
The well-being of our staff is a high priority. All staff at The Deanes have access to high quality training to further develop their teaching practice. Staff can take advantage of free gym membership and we are fortunate to have an onsite children’s nursery which may be able to accommodate your childcare needs.
The Deanes is well situated in South East Essex, with good links to public transport. We are situated within ten minutes of Benfleet and Rayleigh Rail Stations, where a 45 minute train journey will take you into London. There is also ample car parking onsite.
The Deanes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to DBS clearance.
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