Cover Manager

Walton High, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK7 7WH

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  30 June 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 June 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Cover Supervisor
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £29,164.00 - £34,476.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover Manager job summary

We are seeking an exceptional cover manager to join our school. The role of the Cover Manager is to provide a range of duties to enhance the learning experiences of the pupils in the absence of the class teacher. It includes organising cover for absent teachers and managing a team of cover supervisors. In addition, you will be covering lessons to ensure students have the highest possible level of learning experiences when their teacher is absent.

This is an exciting opportunity to be responsible for the management of the schools' cover daily. This includes the deployment of the schools cover supervisors and agency teachers and assist with administrative duties. The person appointed will be joining a committed, experienced and friendly team of staff.

It is very important for the successful applicant to be well organised, have good communication skills, and be able to solve problems and provide solutions to challenges that arise.

Walton High is a dual campus school. You may be required to work at either of our Brooklands or Walnut Tree campus.

Walton High opened in 1999 with 120 Year 8 students. Since then the school has grown significantly and now has over 2,000 students on roll, including 300+ Post 16. The school has an excellent reputation and is consistently oversubscribed.

In November 2016, Walton High expanded onto a second campus at Brooklands which is only two and half miles from the original Walnut Tree Campus. Each campus now has over 1,500 students in Years 7-11 and a considerable Post-16.

We can offer you:

The opportunity to be part of a welcoming and dynamic team.

We offer excellent staff benefits, including generous pension scheme, annual flu jabs, free gym membership and social events.

All posts require an enhanced DBS certificate. This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Commitment to safeguarding

MKET is committed to ensuring that all our children and young people are safe and feel safe; that children, parents and carers, and staff are able to talk about any safeguarding concerns and feel assured that they will be listened to; and that all staff and volunteers are aware of and implement safeguarding procedures and guidance, including what to do if they suspect a child or young person may be experiencing, or at risk of, harm. We expect everyone who works in our school to share this commitment.

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About Walton High

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 2990 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Walton High website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walton-high (opens in new tab)

Walton High opened in September 1999 with 120 Year 8 students on its Walnut Tree campus. Since then it has grown year-on-year to become one of Milton Keynes' most successful and popular schools. It has been a privilege to be part of the school’s history. From its very beginning the school’s educational ethos has been rooted in the belief that an excellent education ignites a lifelong desire for learning; that it not only provides a young person with the skills and attributes needed to make a living and contribute positively to society, but also enables them to live happy and fulfilled lives.

In November 2016 the school entered the next phase of its development with the opening of its Brooklands Campus. By 2022 both campuses will have approximately 1500 students on roll, including Post-16.

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