Student Services Manager - Full-time

Leigh Academy Hugh Christie has an exciting opportunity to appoint a Student Services Manager to join their thriving team from January 2025. This role will play a key part in improving student attendance, alongside supporting the overall social, moral, and spiritual wellbeing of our students.
Our ideal candidate will have experience working with secondary-aged students and be skilled in building excellent working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, both within the academy and with external agencies. We are looking for someone with a positive, proactive mindset, who is always willing to go the extra mile to support our students and make a real difference in their lives.
The primary purpose of this role is to manage the wellbeing of students across the college communities, liaising with parents, carers, and external agencies where necessary. The role will also focus on improving student attendance, ensuring that all students are supported to reach their full potential.
This is a highly rewarding position within the pastoral team, where you will work closely with other Student Services Managers and the leadership team, supporting the daily operational needs of the academy.
If you are passionate about making a difference and have the experience and drive to lead in this important area, we would love to hear from you.
The basis of the role is permanent, 37 hours per week, Term Time + 1 weeks inset, offering an actual salary of £20,252 to £20,758 per annum (£23,338 to £23,921 full-time equivalent) based on experience.

A very warm welcome to Leigh Academy Hugh Christie. Leigh Academy Hugh Christie is a co-educational school, based in Tonbridge. The school is housed in a state-of-the art building on an attractive campus with excellent facilities.
It is our mission that every child at Leigh Academy Hugh Christie is happy, successful and well-prepared for adult life.
We deliver this by having a dedicated staff body, a broad and balanced curriculum with high standards of discipline, creating a disruption free learning environment. Students' wellbeing is of equal importance alongside their academic progress and we offer outstanding support.
Our core values of being ready, being responsible and being respectful underpin everything we do at Leigh Academy Hugh Christie. Students are provided with a range of opportunities both in and out of the classroom to develop these core values.
We are very proud of the students and staff at Leigh Academy Hugh Christie. We aim to develop excellent working relationships with our parents and carers to ensure that all our students enjoy their learning, make excellent academic progress and become well rounded, responsible global citizens.
Our website can only give you a flavour of what we offer at Leigh Academy Hugh Christie, please do come and visit us on one of our open events to meet with our fantastic students and amazing and dedicated staff.