Cover & Resources Manager

St Peter's CofE Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RR

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,324.00 Annually (Actual)

Cover & Resources Manager job summary

St Peter's CofE Academy is looking for an outstanding and innovative Cover & Resources Manager to join the Academy from January 2026. Working closely with the Director of Finance & Resources, you will be responsible for cover, absence management, the Academy laptop initiative, educational visits and sustainability.

The successful candidate will:

Have experience within education in a similar role

Have resolve to make a real difference to the lives of students

Believe that all children can and will achieve

Academy Context:

St Peter’s CofE Academy is a mixed 11-16 popular Church of England Academy which puts Christian values, faiths and high standards at the centre of all we do. We serve the whole community of Stoke-on-Trent and welcome students of all faiths and none.

We have a vibrant and exciting learning environment which embodies our core Christian values and the belief that we can enrich every life.

Our July 2025 staff survey graded the school as outstanding. Staff morale, staff wellbeing, staff workload and appreciation of staff achievement and contribution were graded highest across all categories.

We are proud of our staff and student wellbeing focus and we provide a comprehensive staff induction and ECT support programme with a highly commended on-going CPD programme for new and existing staff.

St Peter’s CofE Academy is a well-resourced school with a motivated and enthusiastic student body. The Academy is located in the heart of the city with excellent transport links by road or rail.

Staff Benefits:

Comprehensive induction process

LGPS membership

2 weeks holiday at October half term

A comprehensive CPD programme for all staff

Free Car Parking

Cycle to work scheme

Access to occupational health

Meals available on site for all staff between 8am to 2pm

Free meals for all staff on Inset days and Open Evening events

Occupational Sick Pay

Exceptional leave arrangements for family events

Free eye tests and glasses allowance for VDU users

A comprehensive EAP (employee assistance programme) with 24 - hour access

Free fitness suite on site

Money off membership of Fenton Manor Leisure Centre

An exceptional staff well-being offer with wellbeing meetings half termly including a Menopause café

Annual staff wellbeing day following the annual Open Evening with a host of free wellbeing activities for all staff

DBS Checks

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Amendment Order 1986 and, as such, it will be necessary for a Submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Asylum and Immigration

To comply with Asylum and Immigration legislation you will be required (if appointed) to provide one or more documents from the Immigration Act 2006 - List A and B. You must provide proof of current and valid permission to be in the United Kingdom and valid permission to do the type of work offered.

Further Information and how to apply:

Please complete the online application form, for further information about the role, please contact Louise James, Director of Finance and Resources ljames@spa.woodard.co.uk

Informal visits are welcomed and encouraged, to arrange this, please email Louise James on the above email address.

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 Peter's CofE Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1052 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Peter's CofE Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-peter-s-cofe-academy-stoke-on-trent

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