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Cover Officer

Cover Officer

Wilmslow High School

Cheshire East

  • £16,878 - £18,150 per year
  • Quick apply
  • Expired
Salary:
32.5 hours per week, 39 weeks per year - term-time only
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
As soon as possible
Apply by:
13 February 2023

Job overview

Interview date: Thursday 9 February or Thursday 16 February

Wilmslow High School

  • School age range: 11-18
  • Number on roll: approx. 2,000 (including 500 sixth form)

Monday – Friday: 7:00am – 2:00pm (term-time only)

For the right candidate, we could consider:

  • Job share
  • Part-time hours – a 7:00 am start is essential, but finishing time could be subject to agreement

We’re looking for an influential communicator and problem-solver with strong organisational and administrative skills. The job entails arranging cover, liaising with external supply agencies, coordinating a team of Cover Teachers and working with the Data Team on key administrative tasks. Training will be given.

Wilmslow High School is committed to ensuring that its students are provided with the very best education available. In order to monitor a student’s progress and the success of the school as a whole, a great deal of statistical information from many sources is analysed. 

You will be part of an extended team which:

  • Ensures that the timetable is covered during teacher absence providing an efficient, effective and equitable service
  •  To deploy both the schools Cover Supervisors and agency supply staff efficiently and effectively
  • To ensure that supply staff are aware of the relevant sections of the Staff Handbook, especially our Safeguarding procedures and routines of excellence
  • Supports in the efficient and effective delivery of timetabling and key data operations, such as room changes and examination venues
  • Takes specific responsibility for the administrative actions in SIMS and Excel spreadsheets to record staff attendance
  • Provides the administrative support for student progress, assessment and other administrative services needed by the school
  • Maintains monitoring systems, reports and spreadsheets in order to ensure the efficient administration of school systems and procedures

The team is committed to effective collaborative working practices designed to evenly spread workload and enhance resilience.

Young people only get one chance at education; therefore, at Wilmslow High School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence for every student, every day. We do this through our dedication to learning, by being guided by values and in striving to serve.

We endeavour to preserve a happy and caring environment that is rooted in our core values, and in which staff and students can flourish, whilst challenging ourselves to pursue excellence for all our students. The school is set in extensive grounds, ideally positioned between the thriving city of Manchester and the open countryside of the Peak District.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to respect this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. 

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About Wilmslow High School

Rated as Good by Ofsted in 2019, Wilmslow High School is heavily oversubscribed in both the 11 – 16 sector and the sixth form. Student numbers have increased with more and more students from outside the town and from the independent sector of education seeking places. As the only state secondary school in the town. It enjoys good relationships with the partner primary schools in Wilmslow, Handforth and Alderley Edge, from where the majority of our students come

Headteacher

Mrs Christina Kane

Location

Wilmslow, a pleasant commuter town with a population of about 32,000, is situated on the southern outskirts of Manchester. It is within easy reach of attractive countryside both locally and in the nearby Peak District. The town is well served by the motorway network and by rail; Manchester Airport is nearby. A wide variety of housing is available in south Manchester, Wilmslow, Macclesfield and the surrounding Cheshire countryside. The town is mixed socially, with many areas of affluence and some communities of relative social deprivation.

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