Student Support Manager
Felixstowe School, Felixstowe, Suffolk, IP11 9QRThis job expired on 7 January 2022
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 January 2022 at 9am
Date listed
30 November 2021
Job details
Job role
- Learning support or cover supervisor
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 37 hours per week, 41 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £20,443 - £22,129 per annum
Actual salary
- £18,243 - £19,748 per annum
Student Support Manager job summary
We are seeking to appoint a Learning Mentor to join our superb Student Services team.
You will be required to:
Work with individual students to overcome barriers to their learning
Liaise with external support agencies to ensure that individual needs are met
Contribute to the safeguarding and the promotion of the personal care of our students
Assist in the overall raising of standards of achievement through raising students’ esteem, expectations and aspirations.
This is an exciting time to join our journey of improvement and play a key part in transforming the lives of our young people.
The ideal candidate will:
Be able to work independently but contribute to a strong team ethos;
Be willing to work flexibly;
Have excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for supporting young people;
Have the ability to engage and inspire pupils and build excellent relationships;
Be resilient, hard working and self-motivated;
Be a committed team player who is organised and practical;
Be committed to Felixstowe School's ethos;
Be passionate and ambitious about their own career development.
You will join a friendly and welcoming team which is forward thinking, innovative and passionate about supporting young people and their families. The team prides itself on working together and supporting students to remove barriers to learning, and maximise their access to the many excellent opportunities available, and is keen to appoint a colleague who shares a similar ethos.
Felixstowe School is set within a new site and boasts bright classrooms and excellent facilities. The Student Services area is central to the school, located just off the Atrium main dining area. The area was completely refurbished as a student-centred hub in the spring term 2020 to ensure that the Student Services team, and students had access to a bright and welcoming area. The team work in tandem with the wider Student Support team, overseen by an Assistant Headteacher who also line manages SEND and our Access class provision. The Deputy Headteacher Student Support ultimately oversees the entire Student Support area. This brings in the Sixth Form, Careers, and SMSC/ PSHE for a truly cohesive and overarching Student Support Team that has a wide and far-reaching impact across the school.
For more information about the school, visit the School website www.fxa.org.uk
For more information on our Trust, Unity Schools Partnership, visit the Trust website www.unitysp.co.uk
For more information or to arrange a visit please contact Julie Cumberland on 01394 288228.
All applications must be submitted via our Trust online application portal.
Closing date: 09:00am, Friday 6th January 2022
Interviews: week commencing 10th January 2022 (we reserve the right to interview early for the right applicant)
To apply, please visit https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/156259TVS
If you are a current employee of Unity Schools Partnership, please use the following link to apply https://candidate.unitysp-careers.co.uk/156259INT
Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
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About Felixstowe School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1228 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Felixstowe School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- ewilson-downes@fxs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01394 288228
We are proud to be a comprehensive school, where students from all backgrounds and abilities can come together to be part of our school. Students can be proud to be a member of the Felixstowe School community, and of the wider community within Felixstowe. We want our students to achieve their full potential, enjoying an education that develops their skills and enhances their strengths and aptitudes. We also recognise that each student is part of a wider, national and global community outside of Felixstowe, and to this end we want our students also to develop into outstanding citizens, and contribute to the society in which they live.
Arranging a visit to Felixstowe School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ewilson-downes@fxs.org.uk.
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