Cover Manager
Sturminster Newton High School
Dorset
- £14.44 - £16.60 per hour
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 9 scp 19 - 25 £14.44 - £16.60 per hour
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Sept 2023
- Apply by:
- 4 June 2023
Job overview
For a September 2023 …We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, well organised and committed Cover Manager who will organise the planning and allocation of daily cover arrangements for planned and unplanned staff absences. You will co-ordinate and support the daily timetable for Cover Supervisors and supply staff to ensure agreed lesson plans are delivered effectively and efficiently in order to maintain good order.
This role is 35 hours per week (7.30am-3:10pm), term time plus two inset days
The successful Cover Manager will have good communication, time management skills, and be proficient in the use of MS Office, in particular SIMS and Excel.
As a small school the role has expectation of managing the day to day cover as well as being in the class supervising whole classes during the teachers absence. This includes liaising with other cover supervisor/teachers to cover those absences that arise during the school day and booking of rooms/school calendar etc. for meetings/events that are going to occur.
Sturminster Newton High School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Sturminster Newton High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Sturminster Newton High School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
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About Sturminster Newton High School
- Sturminster Newton High School
- Bath Road, Sturminster Newton
- Dorset
- DT10 1DT
- United Kingdom
About us:
Sturminster Newton High School is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive school with a good reputation as a small, community focussed school serving a wide rural catchment area. We are extremely proud of our school where we set high standards for academic and personal achievement and we value the size of our school community which allows staff and students know one another and students to be treated and valued as individuals.
As a small school based in Dorset, one of our strengths is that we know our students well and are able to help them succeed on a personal level. The school promotes a happy and purposeful teaching environment, where all are supported and encouraged to do their best.
The school promotes a happy and purposeful teaching environment, where all are supported and encouraged to do their best. “pupils are now making better progress than they have in previous years.” Ofsted 2018. In September 2021 the school introduced a broad enrichment programme, designed to compensate for missed opportunities during the pandemic, where we offer a variety of academic, creative, sporting and wellbeing activities run by the school and local community.
Young people leaving this school will be confident individuals with the necessary ‘life’ skills for further success at university, college or in employment. We emphasise the development of good organisational, communication, ICT and problem-solving skills, thus developing young people who can use their initiative and relate well to others. “There is a strong moral commitment to ensuring all pupils receive a broad range of opportunities in Key Stage 3.” Ofsted 2018. In return, we expect good manners, a respect for the school and a positive attitude towards learning.
Our aim is to build upon the existing standards and successes and develop all aspects of school life whilst educating all students in the widest sense academically, emotionally and socially working in partnership with parents we strive to provide students with a broad, balanced and supportive education. “The school’s approach is ensuring that there is a rigorous and appropriate academic curriculum for all pupils that will help to prepare them for the next stage in their education” Ofsted 2018
In 2018 the school was inspected with the new OFSTED framework and judged securely ‘good’ and GCSE and A level results are strong. “Leadership is successfully combining the school’s long standing caring and compassionate ethos with a greater focus on ensuring that pupil achieve all they are capable of.” Ofsted 2018
The local area:
The school is situated on the edge of the small market town of Sturminster Newton. The surrounding area is rural comprising many farms and small towns/villages.
Within travelling distance is the Jurassic Coast, beaches and areas of outstanding natural beauty. The area is very well served by a range of village and local primary schools. The buildings in which the school is housed date from 1960 to 1995 and continual refurbishment and updating ensures that the school retains a ‘cared for’ feeling which is respected and appreciated by students.
There are extensive playing fields and superb views of the surrounding area from the school site.
Students
We currently have an admission number of 120 per year and approximately 620 on roll. This includes approximately 100 students in our Sixth Form which we run in partnership with Shaftesbury School. The partnership offers a range of A Level and other post 16 courses on our site for students based here at Sturminster Newton and at Shaftesbury.
Staff
The staff within the school are key to its success and we are fortunate in having well qualified, supportive staff in all posts across the school. Curriculum areas are staffed with specialist teachers working in specialist rooms.
Curriculum, Teaching and Learning
The school works effectively with a range of partners in order to give students the widest possible opportunities at all key stages.
There is a wide range of activities beyond the classroom including lunchtime and after school clubs, enrichment sessions, visits (both during the school day and the evenings) and residential trips. Such activities are indicative of the commitment of our staff to giving the best experience of being a student at SNHS.
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