Cover Manager
| Posting date: | 13 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 September 2025 |
| Location: | Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5LS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 41e07ae9-211d-4d65-8767-d7bc155e15d9 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you passionate about consistent, high-quality learning? Join Caister Academy as our next Cover Manager, you’ll play a key role in maintaining excellence across the academy, ensuring that learning never stops and every student has the opportunity to thrive.
About You:
Caister Academy is seeking an enthusiastic Cover Manager who is highly organised, calm under pressure, and committed to delivering consistent, high-quality education. You’ll be confident leading a team, proactive in managing daily cover needs, and passionate about ensuring every student thrives - regardless of who’s in the classroom. With a “can do” attitude and strong communication skills, you’ll play a key role in maintaining excellence across the academy.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
• Qualifications: GCSEs grade A–C (or equivalent), including Maths and English.
• Behaviour Management: Proven knowledge and skill in implementing an effective range of behaviour management strategies.
• Resilience: Ability to remain constructive and composed under pressure - essential for this role.
• Relationship Building: Strong ability to establish positive working relationships with both staff and students.
What the school offers its staff
About the Support Team:
The Cover Team at Caister Academy plays a vital role in maintaining consistent, high-quality education across the school. Led by the Cover Manager, the team ensures that every lesson is delivered effectively, even in the absence of the regular teacher. With a strong focus on organisation, behaviour management, and student wellbeing, the team works collaboratively to uphold the academy’s standards and support every learner to thrive.
About Our School:
Curious about what makes Caister Academy special? We warmly invite you to explore our ethos and discover what it's like to be part of our community on our website.
Discover More About Our Trust:
We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Are you passionate about consistent, high-quality learning? Join Caister Academy as our next Cover Manager, you’ll play a key role in maintaining excellence across the academy, ensuring that learning never stops and every student has the opportunity to thrive.
About You:
Caister Academy is seeking an enthusiastic Cover Manager who is highly organised, calm under pressure, and committed to delivering consistent, high-quality education. You’ll be confident leading a team, proactive in managing daily cover needs, and passionate about ensuring every student thrives - regardless of who’s in the classroom. With a “can do” attitude and strong communication skills, you’ll play a key role in maintaining excellence across the academy.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
• Qualifications: GCSEs grade A–C (or equivalent), including Maths and English.
• Behaviour Management: Proven knowledge and skill in implementing an effective range of behaviour management strategies.
• Resilience: Ability to remain constructive and composed under pressure - essential for this role.
• Relationship Building: Strong ability to establish positive working relationships with both staff and students.
What the school offers its staff
About the Support Team:
The Cover Team at Caister Academy plays a vital role in maintaining consistent, high-quality education across the school. Led by the Cover Manager, the team ensures that every lesson is delivered effectively, even in the absence of the regular teacher. With a strong focus on organisation, behaviour management, and student wellbeing, the team works collaboratively to uphold the academy’s standards and support every learner to thrive.
About Our School:
Curious about what makes Caister Academy special? We warmly invite you to explore our ethos and discover what it's like to be part of our community on our website.
Discover More About Our Trust:
We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at recruitment@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.