Cover Manager / Administrator at Kirkby Stephen Grammar School

  16 Days Remaining


16 Days Remaining
  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/KSGS/29849
  Location
Christian Head, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4HA
  Contract Type
Permanent/Term Time Only
  Contract Term
Full-Time
  Salary
£26,403.00 - £29,540.00 Annually (FTE)
Grade 6-7 dependent on experience
  Hours Per Week
37
  Closing Date
Midnight, Sun 10th May, 2026
  Start Date
ASAP
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Interview Date(s)
Proposed interviews w/c 18th May 2026
   Interview Date(s)           Proposed interviews w/c 18th May 2026
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About this Role

  • Hours of work: 37 hours per week
  • Working pattern: Monday-Friday (with a 7:30am start)
  • Term weeks: Term-Time only, plus 2 weeks 
  • FTC term: Start date - ASAP
A job-share will be considered for this role.

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have secretarial/administrative experience preferably in a school based setting.
  • Have excellent communication skills
  • Be competent with ICT skills including use of word (including mail merge), excel and PowerPoint.
  • Be friendly and approachable.
  • Be able to work as part of a team.

Your Key Responsibilities:

  • To organise cover for absent staff, create a daily cover rota and organise efficient and effective cover of lessons by supply staff and teachers.
  • Provide cover for a broad range of duties associated within the administration function in school.
  • Provide excellent customer service as the first point of contact, both face to face and via the phone for internal and external stakeholders.

This is a great opportunity to work in a well-resourced school with dedicated professionals, where no two days are the same, offering an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong administrative skills and a customer-service mindset

We can offer:

  • A people first approach, ensuring that you feel part of our community
  • Enhanced opportunities for collaborative working as part of a dynamic and highly successful Multi Academy Trust 
  • Excellent career and CPD opportunities
  • A commitment to constantly review and improve our family friendly policies and look for new and innovative way to aid and support our staff in achieving a healthy work/life balance
  • Employee benefits package 


If you have the qualities we require, along with the passion and aspirations to contribute to the success of the School and the MAT, we urge you to hit the "Apply" button.

Cumbria Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Enhanced DBS disclosure and Barred List checks are required for this post. You should not apply if you are on the Children’s Barred List. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, online searches are carried out on successful candidates.



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