Cover Manager and Administrator

Job role

• Administration, HR, data and finance

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Part time, 4 days per week, must include Thursdays and Fridays each week. The Cover Manager role requires an early start on Thursdays and Fridays, 7am to 3pm (with a 30 min unpaid lunch break). Other days’ working hours can be agreed at interview, but would typically be 8am to 4pm (with a 30 min unpaid lunch break).

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Blended actual 4 day salary scale: £18,796-£21,123

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an organised and proactive Cover Manager and Administrator to join our supportive and fast-paced team from 1st September 2026. If you join us, a typical day in this role may see you coordinating daily teacher cover arrangements, managing absence records, updating cover systems, and communicating changes to staff in a timely and professional manner. You will also provide wider administrative support to the school, ensuring the smooth running of operational processes and maintaining accurate records.

You are likely to have gained strong organisational skills and experience of managing administrative systems through your career or personal experience. You will be able to bring to us excellent attention to detail and the ability to remain calm and effective under pressure.

What the school offers its staff

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development;
• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas;
• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers;
• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies;
• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.Visas cannot be sponsored.If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

• To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification contained within the Job Pack;
• Further information about Bristol Cathedral Choir School can be found at www.bccs.bristol.sch.uk/
• Further information regarding Amplify Education can be found at www.amplifyeducation.co.uk/
• Informal enquiries can be made via email to Kate Bracken, Recruitment Assistant, at recruitment@bristolcathedral.org.uk

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.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Amplify Education Recruitment Pack March 2026.pdf - 601 KB (opens in new tab)Cover Manager and Administrator - Job Pack.pdf - 199 KB (opens in new tab)