Cover Manager

Ormesby Road
Middlesbrough, CLEVELAND, TS3 8RE
United Kingdom

Salary: NJC 12-15 £24,496 – £25,874 FTE, Actual £22,581.45 – £23,851.74

Hours: 40 hours per week, TTO+PD days, 44.46

Start Date: ASAP

Unity City Academy is a successful and growing provider of 11 to 16 education in the east end of Middlesbrough. The Academy has recently achieved an Ofsted “Good” rating in all categories and has over 900 students on roll, 64% of whom are pupil premium. UCA is part of AET which in turn means we have access to a wide range of training and educational opportunities.

Unity City Academy has an incredibly passionate staff body that strives to ensure that children do not just achieve academic excellence but that our students are worldwise, cultured and proud of their individuality.

As part of the UCA family you will have:

•  A huge amount of job satisfaction working with the local community to best support young people in the school;
• Access to training and personal development packages such as the opportunity to complete a wide variety of NPQs ;
• A robust CPD schedule which has different tiers depending upon your need and position within the academy and based upon the core principles of learning. 
• The ability for career progression in a growing Academy;
• The opportunity to be brave and creative in well-resourced classrooms;
• The chance to work in an Academy which strives to be at the centre of its local community, providing the highest standards of education and a strong desire for every child to succeed;
  

Access to Employee Benefits package which includes:

• Healthcare scheme, BHSF, along with the Teachers’ Pension and Local Government Pension scheme. Employees have also had access to the government approved Child Care Voucher Scheme through Sodexo (if eligible).
  

Healthier employees and healthier families

•  Cycle to work scheme

• Online bike scheme 
• Travel and leisure scheme
•  Vivup Employee Assistance Programme
• Gym membership

Healthier finances

• Affordable loan schemes
• Discount scheme – access the best deals from the UK’s major retailers, supermarkets, dining out, leisure activities and much more
• Financial advice
• Home electronics and mobile phone scheme

Unity City Academy has six maxims which drives our vision and aspirations. These are:

1. Excellence is a habit: high expectations and high performance;
2. Aim high: results without excuses;
3. Individuals matter: equality and diversity;
4. Community and family: people first;
   
5. Worldwise: citizens of tomorrow;
6. Culture: fun and fundamentals.

We are looking to appoint a Cover Manager here at Unity City Academy. You should have a vibrant personality and be proactive in your approach to preparing cover for absent staff on a day to day basis as well as organising supply from agencies when appropriate.

You should have a proven track record of supervising classes in the absence of teachers and possess the necessary ICT skills to record staff absences and supply staff data. You will need to be a quick learner and have excellent communication skills. You should also have the ability to work under your own initiative and as part of a team, when necessary.

You will have:
A good understanding of school curriculum, age related expectations of learners, teaching methods and testing/assessment arrangements
Have GCSE Maths and English to a minimum of grade C (or equivalent)
The natural ability to build strong relationships with staff and pupils and be committed to our academy and our vision.

This is a fixed-term contract until August 2023 and is due to commence ASAP.

Closing date: Friday 30th June 2023 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CV’s. Apply today.

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Job share, part time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.  

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. 

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AET is recruiting for Teacher Training placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetschools.org/itt/ for further details.