Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Slough
Salary:
Pay Range Level 5 SCP fringe £27,808 - £32,763 Actual(FTE is from £29,227 - £34,430) Actual salary based on 41.25 hours (7.15am – 4pm) 44.5 weeks
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
12 September 2025
Job overview
Monday to Friday – Term Time plus INSET (Working weeks negotiable for the right candidate, minimum 39 weeks)
Required as soon as possible
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy are seeking a dedicated and highly organised Cover Manager to join our team. This role is essential in ensuring the smooth operation of the school by managing staff absences and arranging cover effectively.
Your main duties will include:
* Respond promptly to absence emails and phone calls each morning.
* Accurately record absences on school systems (SIMS and SAM).
* Assign cover to cover supervisors and supply staff.
* Maintain and update the SIMS cover diary throughout the day as required.
* Monitor the cover absence line and emails daily from 7:15 am.
* Send daily absence emails to HR and the Senior Leadership Team (SLT).
* Create and manage the daily cover rota to ensure adequate classroom supervision.
* Meet and greet cover supervisors and supply teachers, providing them with timetables, handbooks, and work instructions.
* Ensure all classes have appropriate cover, including for sickness, training, meetings, school trips, and other absences.
* Support cover supervisors with queries and liaise with external agencies as needed.
The ideal candidate will have:
* The ability to build positive relationships with students and staff.
* A welcoming and calming presence in the school environment.
* Strong knowledge of SIMS or other school information systems used for managing cover.
* Good ICT skills and the ability to adapt to new systems.
* Previous experience working in a secondary school setting (preferred).
Why should you join Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy?
* State-of-the-art school.
* An exciting urban multi-cultural school.
* A supportive and dedicated staff team.
We welcome visits to the school or for an informal discussion. If you are interested in joining us and would like to visit the school, please contact Mrs Sharifa Salahudeen.
Please apply for this position by completing the application form which is available from the school website, include a statement outlining your experience and suitability for the post and return.
Closing date: 12 September 2025.
Interviews: week commencing 15 September 2025.
We reserve the right to interview promising candidates prior to this date if applications are received early.
SEBMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
Online checks will be carried out on candidates shortlisted to interview stage in line with the schools' safer recruitment process.
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About Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy
Stoke Road, Slough
Berkshire
SL2 5AY
United Kingdom
Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy (LHEA) is a state-funded non-selective, all-ability, non-denominational secondary school, which opened its doors to pupils in September 2014. In January 2019, the school became part of the Slough and East Berkshire C. of E. Multi Academy Trust (SEBMAT).
Our aim is to provide students with a dynamic blend of academic challenge, personal development and enrichment experiences that will nurture their potential, enabling them to become confident, articulate and purposeful members of society.
Our ethos and the great ambitions we hold for every one of our students, enables us to create a thriving community for learning where students are encouraged to excel in all areas of their development: academic, personal and moral.
We believe that discipline, structure and common purpose are solid foundations in life and education and therefore we work closely with parents and families to embed these values both in and beyond school.
Like other free schools we are subject to the same Ofsted inspections as academies and maintained schools; although free schools are given certain freedoms, we are committed to following the national curriculum.
We pride ourselves on the expertise of our teaching staff, a safe and supportive atmosphere for pupils, a broad and balanced curriculum (complemented by a programme of Enterprise and STEM activities (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and the high standards we expect of our students and ourselves. Our state-of-the-art new building, which opened in April 2017 provides an outstanding and stimulating learning environment to help achieve all of the above, with modern technologies, resources and facilities for our students.
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