Student Support Manager

Thurston Community College

Thurston, Bury St Edmunds

Suffolk IP31 3PB

Tel: 01359 230885

Email: recruitment@thurstoncollege.org

Website: www.thurstoncollege.org

Principal: Nicki Mattin B.Ed (Hons) NPQH

Current Roll: 1572; Years 7-11: 1358; Sixth Form: 214

Permanent Role

Student Support Manager

Grade 4, Scale Point Range 9 - 11 (FTE £24,054.00 - £25,409.00)

Start Date Easter 2023

The Opportunity?

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Student Support Manager. This role is a fundamental to our Pastoral system as it provides support to our students, staff, families and wider agencies.

The successful candidate will have excellent inter-personal and organisational skills. A calm demeanour with a variety of communication skills will enable you to handle any issues arising with staff, students and parents appropriately and deal confidently with the unexpected.

You will undertake a broad range of tasks across your day. Including:

·        Liaising with parents on a wide range of pastoral concerns

·        Liaising with staff

·        Supporting the senior leadership on callout duties

·        Supporting and promoting good behaviour across the school

·        Mentoring young people who are struggling to engage in school

·        Investigating incidents and helping to make decisions on suitable sanctions

The role is wide and varied, no two days will be the same, so the ability to be flexible is essential. You will join a highly motivated, supportive and hard working team.

Having work experience in a school or with young people would be advantageous but not essential.

Who are we?

Thurston Community College is a large popular mixed comprehensive school. It comprises of two distinct and specialist sites. Our Thurston Campus, for students from Year 7 to Year 11 is situated four miles east of Bury St Edmunds. Thurston Sixth; Beyton Campus is located in the nearby village of Beyton, offering a bespoke centre of excellence for students in Year 12 and Year 13. 

It was recently announced that the school will be part of the School Rebuild Programme. 

Our purpose is simple; to inspire a love of learning, empower our College community with the knowledge and skills to help them make meaningful choices and contribute positively to the world in which we live to achieve excellence in all aspects of school life.

A new Principal was appointed in September 2021 and together with the Governing Body has set an exciting and aspirational vision for the College over the next five years. The person appointed will be a fundamental part in building on our already Good Ofsted Status (March 2018) and realising this vision to create:

1.   A stimulating, accessible and safe learning environment in which our villages and towns come together as a community which is much more than the sum of its parts.  

2.   A high performing learning organisation.

3.   A culture of high standards, which reinforces excellent behaviour, mutual respect, tolerance and understanding of what it is to be a citizen, not only of the school, but of local, national and international societies.

4.   At the heart of a wide network of partnerships that provide opportunities for mutual improvement and benefit.

We offer the opportunity to:

·        Join a talented administration team, dedicated to work effectively together to secure positive outcomes for our community.

●       Benefit from ongoing Professional Development.

●       Benefit from our Employee Assistance Programme.

·        Enjoy a rural location with free parking and convenient transport links to Cambridge, Ipswich and London. 

If you are excited by this post, its challenges and opportunities; if you relish the prospect of joining our team of committed and excellent staff; We very much look forward to hearing from you.  Please visit our website for further information or if you would like to discuss this post further please do not hesitate to contact recruitment@thurstoncollege.org. 

Applications will be reviewed upon receipt.

Thurston Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2021).