Student Services Manager

Oaks Park High School, Ilford, Essex, IG2 7PQ

7 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: LBR 8 26-28

Student Services Manager job summary

Student Services Manager

LBR 8 Point 26-28

Are you an organised, empathetic, and proactive professional looking to lead a vital support service within a dynamic secondary school? Come and join us at Oaks Park High School!

We are seeking an exceptional Student Services Manager to provide strategic leadership and operational management of our Student Services Hub, driving an inclusive culture where our students thrive.

What we are looking for:

• Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline and GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Maths (Essential).

• Substantial experience leading operational workflows or managing staff in an educational setting.

• Proven track record of managing student welfare support, safeguarding, and exclusion administration workflows.

• Proficiency with school MIS software and digital tools (Bromcom, Synergy, Applicaa, Inventry, Impero).

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to relate effectively to students, families, staff, and external agencies.

• Ability to work under pressure, manage multi-faceted tasks, and maintain strict confidentiality.

• Commitment to embedding inclusive practice and supporting vulnerable and SEND cohorts.

Why work for Oaks Park High School:

• Oversubscribed 11-18 mixed comprehensive school with excellent modern facilities to support learning.

• Strong vision of success and achievement supported by an excellent continuing professional development programme for all staff.

• Medical and well-being support for all staff (at no cost to the member of staff).

• An ambitious and supportive multicultural community that keeps our child-centred philosophy at the heart of everything that we do.

• Highly regarded for outstanding pupil behaviour and purposeful learning environment.

• Committed to the very highest standards of student care and achievement and seek outstanding staff who wish to be part of our success.

Location:

The school is centrally located in the London Borough of Redbridge, which is a very high achieving borough. There are excellent transport links to central and outer London, with Newbury Park station (zone 4 on the Central Line) only a four minute walk away.

Oaks Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Oaks Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references are required for the successful candidate.

Early applications are encouraged, the deadline for application is Friday 20th November at 9am.

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.

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

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Oaks Park High School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1783 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Oaks Park High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oaks-park-high-school

Oaks Park High School is a very popular and oversubscribed mixed comprehensive school which is expanding the number on roll to meet community demand. The school prides itself on being an ambitious and supportive multi-cultural community that keeps our child-centred philosophy at the heart of everything that we do. Oaks Park is highly regarded for its exceptional pupil behaviour and purposeful learning environment.
The school is centrally located in the London Borough of Redbridge, with very good transport links to central and outer London, with Newbury Park station only a four minute walk away.

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