Student Services Manager

Start Date: September 2024

Hours: 36.5 hours per week, term time only

Salary: Grade 3, Point 9-22 (FTE £25,119p.a. – £31,364p.a.) Actual salary is £22,208p.a. - £27,729p.a.

The point of the scale will be assessed dependent on experience and qualifications.

Status: Fixed Term upon the return of the post-holder

Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement

Success through Endeavour

Ambition through Challenge

Strength through Diversity

We are currently seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and empathetic Student Services Manager:

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate they can be exceptionally well organised with superb communication skills; be able to relate well to both adults and young people and demonstrate an unequivocal commitment to contributing to the achievement of the trust’s mission statement. Knowledge of safeguarding requirements and demonstrable skills in leading and influencing others are essential elements of this role. In return we offer exciting and challenging roles within a very supportive team and the opportunity to develop your skills within this innovative and growing trust. 

For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.

About our school

Cockshut Hill School (rated Good with Outstanding features in our recent Ofsted inspection) is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, four primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. Our school provides a friendly and supportive working environment, valuing each and every individual. We are committed to providing our students with the best education they need to become confident, articulate and successful adults in the future.  We have a very reflective teaching staff body who welcome feedback from parents, carers and students to secure the needs of all learners. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.

This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.

Why work for us?

We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These include access to:

·        Employee assistance programme

·        High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression

·        Wellbeing Advocates

·        Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme

·        Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers

·        Generous employer pension schemes

·        Excellent Holiday Entitlement

Closing Date 12pm 4 October 2024

Interviews to be held on 10 October 2024

This is a fixed term position until 18th July 2025 or upon the return of the post-holder.

We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.

We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check. Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted. Our policy is available to view here https://summitlearningtrust.org.uk/our-trust/statutory-information/policies-statements/