Do you have excellent administration skills?
Are you confident and outgoing?
Would you like to work as part of a team in a role where you can make a difference to the lives of children and young people?
An Exciting Opportunity to join Nova Hreod Academy;
Role: Cover Coordinator and Supervisor
Location: Swindon
Salary: £29,202 per annum (FTE £33,843 per annum)
Contract: Permanent Term time only
Hours: 37.5 hours per week over 5 days including early on call agency coordination
Nova Hreod Academy is looking to appoint a hardworking and enthusiastic Cover Coordinator and Supervisor who will be responsible for coordinating and providing cover for staff absence ensuring that students have the best possible learning experience during cover lessons.
In this role you will:
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arrange and co-ordinate cover for staff absence using cover supervisors, self and supply staff from agencies and the cover centre,
- input absence into the Management Information System and the absence management systems,
- compile and circulate daily cover sheets,
- teach cover lessons across Nova ensuring appropriate delivery so that scholars are fully able to embark on learning activities in the cover lessons.
- supervise work that has been set,
- assist in preparing the learning environment and the materials used therein,
- record and report attendance at lessons in accordance with school policy,
- collect any completed work after the lesson and return it to the appropriate teacher,
- deal with any immediate problems or emergencies,
- co-ordinate other Cover Supervisors.
The ideal candidate will:
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Be educated to A Level or Degree Level,
- Have administrative experience,
- Have experience working in schools or with young people,
- Have experience of using data/information systems, spreadsheets and word processing,
- Have the ability to understand, interpret and follow systems, policies and procedures,
- Have excellent organisation and time management skills,
- Be able to develop and maintain positive working relationships with students, their families, colleagues and other professionals,
- Demonstrate tact and sensitivity where appropriate.
We can offer you a school where:
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you will receive excellent CPD to further develop your skills
- you will work in fast-paced but supportive team
- a highly supportive and hands-on SLT take responsibility for creating a calm and respectful ethos
- a team of non-teaching pastoral and SEN staff work with SLT and teachers to support our pupils
- we are proud to provide disruption-free learning for our pupils
- there is a fantastic extra-curricular programme.
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.
Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Why choose us
At Nova Hreod Academy, we pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students. Staff across the academy set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.
We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to have been the most improved school in Swindon.
After a visit from Ofsted in November 2022, the academy received a second ‘Good’ judgement in a row.
United Learning
Nova Hreod Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.
Our schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. Our subject specialists, our Group-wide intranet, our own curriculum and our online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.
As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.