Assistant Student Manager

Suffolk County Council; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 21,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in Ipswich is seeking an Assistant Student Manager to join their strong and supportive team. This role focuses on ensuring a positive climate for learning, supporting students, and investigating behavior matters. The ideal candidate should have experience working with young people and strong communication skills. The position offers a flexible working environment and is on maternity cover.

Qualifications

• Confident, committed, and flexible individual.
• Relevant experience of working with young people in an educational setting.

Responsibilities

• Work with students and parent/carers to ensure a positive learning climate.
• Investigate behaviour matters and support students.
• Oversee the isolation area and run school detentions.

Skills

Good communication skills

Experience working with young people aged 11-16

Good ICT skills

Job description

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Job Description

• Claydon High School
• Address: Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk IP6 0EG
• Salary: £20,587 actual per annum
• Hours: 36.25 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (term time only) *
• Contract: Maternity / Paternity Cover. Required from February 2026
• Reference: 8151

Working pattern: Monday - Friday, 8.15am - 4pm (including daily 30 minutes unpaid lunch break).

'Be the best you can be'.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Claydon High School as an Assistant Student Manager, on maternity cover, working within a strong and supportive team.

The role will focus on working with students and parent/carers to ensure there is a positive climate in school for learning to take place. It incorporates investigating behaviour matters, supporting students both individually and in small group work, overseeing the isolation area when required, running school detentions and assisting with administration related to student standards data.

We are looking for a confident, committed and flexible individual with good communication skills. Ideally you will have some relevant experience of working with young people aged 11-16 in an educational setting and have good ICT skills to support learners.

Claydon High School is a popular, oversubscribed and friendly comprehensive school on the outskirts of Ipswich; we are situated close to the A14 with easy transport links across Suffolk and into Essex. We are a small school with 773 students on roll which means that there is a close working relationship with all the staff and students in the school. As part of the Penrose Learning Trust, we also work closely with other schools within the MAT to achieve "excellence through collaboration".

To find out more

If you would like to have a discussion about the post or visit the school please call Sue Perrotton, the Head's PA, at the school on 01473 836110.

For further details, please visit our website

How to apply

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Closing date: 12 pm, 7 January 2026.

Interview date: week commencing 12 January 2026.

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