Student Support Manager - Vulnerable Students
Alde Valley Academy, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4BG15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
26 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £29,576.00 - £32,993.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 5, scale point 16-20, £33,673-£37,563 FTE
Student Support Manager - Vulnerable Students job summary
Alde Valley Academy is seeking to appoint a passionate and inspiring Student Support Manager with responsibility for Vulnerable Students to join our friendly and inspiring team. The postholder will also take responsibility for managing our breakfast club from 8am every day.
We take pride in nurturing, motivating and encouraging all our staff and students to be the best they can be. As part of our community, you’ll be welcomed by colleagues who have high aspirations for our students and provide a range of opportunities to enrich their life experiences. We are proud that we provide a highly caring and safe environment for our students and families.
The main responsibilities of the role will be:
- Lead and coordinate Student Support provision for our most vulnerable students, including overseeing interventions.
- Provide high-quality pastoral support to students, addressing behavioural, social, emotional, mental health, and safeguarding needs to promote inclusion and positive behaviour for learning.
- Act as a key point of contact for parents and external agencies, arranging and attending meetings, maintaining effective communication, and coordinating multi-agency support.
- Fulfil safeguarding responsibilities, managing concerns and referrals, maintaining accurate records, and supporting students at risk.
- Manage the breakfast club facility daily from 8am.
Please read the job description to learn more about the role and its responsibilities.
The ideal candidate will:
- Have experience of working with young people in an educational setting
- Be highly motivated, enthusiastic and have the ability to inspire pupils to be the best they can be.
- Have excellent communication skills
- Be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Deliver the highest quality educational experience for our children
- Be wholly dedicated to safeguarding pupils.
About Alde Valley Academy
Alde Valley Academy is a vibrant and rapidly growing mixed academy, proudly serving the community of Leiston, Suffolk. Our aim is to Achieve Success Together through our values:
Aspire and Achieve
Lead with Kindness
Stronger Together.
At the heart of our success is a passionate team of dedicated professionals who understand that every second of education counts. We are united by a deep commitment to our students and the community we serve. They are the very core of our purpose. Every moment, every lesson, every day is a vital opportunity to inspire, challenge, and support each child to achieve their very best. We believe, without compromise, that with the right environment and encouragement, every student has the potential to achieve greatness.
As proud members of the Kingfisher Schools Trust, we are guided by the shared values of opportunity, community, and excellence. These values are more than aspirations; they are embedded in every decision we make and every interaction we have. We believe in providing all students with meaningful opportunities to grow and succeed, fostering a strong sense of belonging within a supportive community, and setting the highest expectations in everything we do.
This is the Kingfisher Spirit in action — a belief that with the right environment, encouragement, and ambition, every young person can soar.
Kingfisher Schools Trust offers a wide range of benefits including:
- Excellent opportunities for continuous professional development
- Access to a wide variety of training courses through The National College
- Generous pension schemes (whether TPS or LGPS)
- Employee assistance scheme including access to online counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Muscular skeletal sessions.
- Flu Voucher Scheme
- Optical reimbursement scheme
- Employee Benefits scheme (Perkbox), including salary sacrifice schemes for cycle to work and car lease
- Access to the school’s fully equipped gym before and after school hours
- National pay scales and policies
- Family friendly policies
If you have any questions, or would like to arrange a visit to our school, please contact recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Kingfisher Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Alde Valley Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 645 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Alde Valley Academy website
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