Hours: 37 hours per week, term time training days Salary: Band E SCP 18 - 25 £30,559 – £35,235 per annum pro rata (£27,385 - £31,847 per annum) Main Responsibilities 1. To be responsible for the day to day management of daily staff cover for teachers and other support staff as required by the Principal/SLT Line Manager, to ensure classes/lessons are covered when teachers are absent from school. 2. To supervise whole classes during the short-term and long-term absence of teachers. 3. To line-manage the Cover Supervisor team. 4. To secure supply staff as/when required. Duties and responsibilities: Cover Management • Organise required cover for absent teaching staff on a daily basis, including arranging for high quality cover of supply staff from agencies when required and ensuring a process for meeting and greeting supply teachers, ensuring the school has their clearance details. • Provide supply teachers with adequate support/training on the day, including the school’s behaviour management practice and making sure they are aware of the school’s safeguarding practice including how and to who to report a concern. • Organise cover staff effectively to minimise the impact of absence on teaching staff, thereby improving teaching and learning within the school. • Ensure that all materials necessary to enable the smooth running of a cover lesson are provided by 8.15 each morning, including cover sheets, tutor registration sheets, cover work, seating plans, stationery and other instructions, as appropriate. • To produce a termly cover analysis report for the Principal. • Liaise with Subject Leaders and Heads of Year regarding student behaviour and cover work issues raised by cover supervisors or supply teachers. • Oversee induction of newly appointed Cover supervisors and Supply staff, ensure they are fully briefed on school policies and procedures, health & safety factors and principles of classroom & behaviour management. • Produce and arrange distribution of the daily cover sheet. • To undertake the role of cover supervisor. • To manage all room changes daily. • Deal with cover arrangements for last minute emergencies e.g. a member of staff being taken ill. • Authorise timesheets for external teachers and approve the invoices. • Help to plan cover for larger scale events e.g. sports day, activities day • To keep the SLT Link/Principal appraised at all times of any concerns regarding daily cover or supply personnel. Closing date: Sunday 9th February 2025 Interviews WC: Monday 10th February 2025