Cover Manager & Administrator

Cover Manager & Administrator

Job type:
Part time, 30 hours per week. Salary: £18,796 to £21,123 (four‑day salary scale).

Location:

Bristol Cathedral Choir School, Bristol.

We are looking for an organised and proactive Cover Manager and Administrator to support the school from 1 September 2026. Your day will involve coordinating daily teacher cover arrangements, managing absence records, updating cover systems and communicating changes to staff promptly. You will also provide wider administrative support to ensure smooth running of operational processes and maintain accurate records.

• Coordinate daily teacher cover arrangements.
• Manage absence records and update cover systems.
• Communicate changes to staff in a timely and professional manner.
• Provide wider administrative support to the school.
• Maintain accurate records and support operational processes.

You should have strong organisational skills and experience of managing administrative systems, either through your career or personal experience.

Key attributes include excellent attention to detail, the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure, and proactive communication skills.

• Continuing professional and leadership development.
• Employee assistance programme, including counselling and support.
• Discounted gym membership, cycle‑to‑work scheme, eyesight test vouchers.
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family‑friendly policies.
• Automatic enrolment in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

Please complete the application form by midnight on Sunday 28 June 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an interview on Wednesday 8 July 2026 at Bristol Cathedral Choir School. All candidates will be advised of the outcome after the Final date to receive applications.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Amplify Education are subject to pre‑employment checks, incl. but not limited to initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under‑represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names or handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self‑declaration form in advance of attending an interview in order to assess their suitability to work with children.