Cover Co-ordinator NJC Scale 7-11 £25 584 - £27 269 FTE (Actual £19 680-£20 976) 37 hours per week TTO plus 2 weeks (40 weeks) 7.45am-3.45pm Responsible to: Office Manager/Business Manager Start Date 1st September 2025 (or as soon as possible after) We are delighted to offer this exciting opportunity to join our fantastic school as the new Cover Co-ordinator. Rugby High School is a successful, calm, respectful and welcoming school, it is a delightful environment in which to work. We currently have 927 students on roll who are all motivated, well-behaved and value their education. The successful candidate will have previous experience working within an administrative with strong and proven organisational skills and a good working knowledge of Word and Excel. Experience of Arbor would be beneficial although previous experience of working in a school is not essential as training will be provided. Being organised, professional, competent retaining high levels of confidentiality, having a good eye for detail, excellent communication skills and being able to build and maintain effective working relationships are important qualities for this position. We are looking to appoint somebody who has ideally worked in a Secondary school. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate they can understand and operate within school policies and procedures, under the instructions of the Office Manager/Business Manager The individual needs to display commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people and also value and respect the views and needs of children. Key responsibilities include: • Act as the point of contact for all teachers requiring cover • Make appropriate cover arrangements for staff who are absent • Liaise with staff over the quality and quantity of the cover work that is set • Schedule room changes as required • Take classes in the absence of a teacher for either unplanned or planned absence • Be up to date with the needs of the students with Pupil Passports to enable them to access learning effectively and for you to be able share with cover staff • Describe and explain learning activities, answering queries, giving direction and assisting with differentiated tasks and materials, encouraging students to improve the quality of their work when covering lessons yourself • Cover tutor time for either unplanned or planned teacher absence and deliver tutor time activities that have been planned and prepared by teachers. • Disseminating best practise to all cover staff, including safeguarding information, register instructions and fire drill procedures • Dealing with immediate problems and emergencies in accordance with the school’s policies in a calm and professional manner. • Reporting back on behaviour of pupils during the class and any issues arising, adding house points where required. • Supporting the general administration and/or Front of House teams when not actively covering pupils’ lessons. • Provide First Aid support as required by the school. (Training will be provided) We can offer: • a strong and well established senior leadership team • a stimulating working environment • well motivated staff and students • professional development • a pension scheme The appointed candidate will have a varied and busy day, working in a school with a strong tradition of academic success, pastoral care, and extra-curricular enrichment. If you are interested in applying, please contact Aimie Bennett on the below details: Closing date: 9am Wednesday 16th July 2025 Interviews: Friday 18th July 2025 T: 01788 810518 E: vacancies@rugbyhighschool.co.uk RUGBY HIGH SCHOOL is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); online checks as part of KCSIE; medical fitness; identity and right to work in the UK. Applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. All staff have a responsibility to provide a safe environment in which children can learn this includes ensuring that health and safety regulations are followed; activities that are potentially hazardous are risk assessed and contributing to the maintenance of a supportive culture throughout the school community in which students feel cared for, respected and listened to. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.