Cover Manager

About us and the role

Avanti Grange Secondary School is seeking to appoint a diligent and proactive individual to the position of Cover Manager. The successful post holder will manage cover for day-to-day, short-term and long-term absences for teaching and support staff, minimising disruption to the effective running of the school.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a school rated Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in May 2025. Avanti Grange is part of Avanti Schools Trust, a twelve-school multi-academy trust committed to educational excellence and the development of well-rounded young people.

This role is central to the smooth operation of the school day. It is important that the post holder is confident in the use of IT and school management information systems; experience of Arbor would be advantageous, though training will be provided. You will also need to be confident providing classroom supervision when required as part of the role.

The post holder will line manage the Cover Supervisor team and liaise with external supply agencies, maintaining accurate absence records and producing regular reports for the Senior Leadership Team.

What will you do?

• Plan, coordinate and arrange daily cover for all absent staff, ensuring that all lessons and duties are appropriately covered each day.

• Review and improve the effectiveness of cover management systems on an ongoing basis to increase efficiency and support safeguarding. 

• Build effective professional relationships across the school community.

• Provide classroom supervision in the absence of a teacher, implementing lesson plans left by the absent member of staff.

For a more comprehensive list of the job responsibilities, please view the full Job Description

What are we looking for?

• Reliable, well-organised and able to remain calm under pressure

• Experienced in cover management, school administration or a similar role in a secondary setting

• Confident in the use of IT with high standards of accuracy and record-keeping

• A strong communicator with the ability to work effectively as part of a team

• Committed to safeguarding and the welfare of children and young people

Please view the full Job Description for more information on the essential criteria and skills required for this role.

Why should you apply 

Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place.

You will be working in a fantastic environment, with:

• great opportunities for professional development

• pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria

• O2 discounts

• NUS Card

• Specsavers corporate eye test vouchers

• Access to multiple well-being programmes

• Cycle to work schemes

Further information

Pre-employment checks

Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.

Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

Diversity and Inclusion

We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics.