Student Services at St Bede’s
We are seeking a Student Services Manager to provide effective and efficient administrative management for the school.
Please note, applications will be reviewed upon receipt and as such, this vacancy may close earlier than the deadline advertised. Early applications are encouraged.
Student Services is located in the hub of the school and is often the first port of call for staff, students and parents. The Student Services Manager oversees the office work detailed below as well as carrying out a variety of other tasks and responsibilities:
● Student Services Receptionists deal with enquiries both in person and by telephone/email; first aid, including students/staff falling ill; healthcare plans including medication storage and issue; emergency call outs; maintain canteen overdrafts; locker enquiries.
● Attendance Officers administer attendance and provide assistance to reception during busy periods and provide cover during lunch break.
Due to the range of responsibilities undertaken by Student Services, it relies on good team work and flexibility to effectively deal with the day to day and extraordinary tasks that may come their way.
The varied work means the successful candidate needs to have excellent IT skills, the ability to effectively multitask, be highly organised, flexible and able to work well as part of a team. A sense of humour and the ability to be calm in a crisis would be great assets.
The person appointed will work 5 days per week (including inset days) for the 39 weeks of the school year plus 1 week in the school holidays.
Support staff are valued members of the school community and fill vital roles. They are respected for the expertise they bring to their area of work. St Bede’s supports the professional development of its staff and takes staff wellbeing very seriously.
Annual salary reflects the contractual hours and weeks per year and is calculated using a Surrey Pay formula which includes payment in respect of statutory annual leave allowances. Salary is paid in 12 equal monthly instalments.
There is no entitlement to take leave during term time. All holidays must be taken during school breaks.
Why work for us?
- St Bede's is a good place to work. Staff are friendly and supportive of one another: relationships between staff and pupils were recognised by Ofsted as 'exceptionally strong'.
- ECTs benefit from a well developed and comprehensive induction period programme. More experienced teachers are given the opportunity to participate in training which will help them to develop skills needed for middle and senior management roles.
- There are good on-site catering facilities. Staff are able to use the fitness facilities free of charge and to participate in sports activities.
- Music is a big part of school life and staff are welcome to join our senior choir and instrumental groups.
- We have a social event at the end of each term as well as occasional staff trips to the theatre.
- The school is situated in Redhill, a commuter belt town in the Surrey Fringe area. We are close to the M25 and there are good transport links to London and the South Coast from Redhill station which is about 15 minutes walk from the school. We also benefit from being within walking distance of beautiful countryside . Many staff live locally, others commute from Guildford, South London, Kent and East & West Sussex.
Our school is committed to the safeguarding of children so all appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure check with the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will only consider applications made on our standard forms and references will be taken up before interview.