Student Support Manager - Full-time

Hillview School for Girls, Tonbridge

• Ref:KCC886-5450-167S
• Posted:14/07/2025
• Pay:£25,553 actual pro rata salary
• Start Date:September/October 2025
• App Close Date:22/08/2025 at 15:00
• Interviews:3 September 2025

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Student Support Manager

Start Date: October 2025

37 hours per week term time only + INSET days

and an additional 5 days to be worked as required

Hours of work between 8.30am-4.30pm Mon-Thursday (8.30am- 4.00pm on Friday)

Full time equivalent starting salary £28,666

(actual pro rata salary £25,553 gross per annum)

Hillview Range 7 Points 14-18

WHY CHOOSE US?

Do you want to be part of a community which offers a positive, exciting and rewarding place to work?  Hillview School for Girls is a popular, high achieving, non-selective school based in Tonbridge, Kent.  Working for us will give you the opportunity to work alongside enthusiastic subject specialists and engage with creative pedagogical development. 

We pride ourselves on having a calm and focused classroom environment where students are keen to learn and achieve and appreciate their teachers’ dedication and support.  Our high expectations and aspirations for our students has placed the school, repeatedly over time, as one of the highest achieving non-selective schools in Kent.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Student Support Manager to join our friendly team.  This is a fantastic opportunity for either a more experienced pastoral worker or someone who is looking to take their first steps into the profession. Applicants should be passionate about supporting children, have patience, resilience and determination and a desire to support West Kent’s children to flourish and achieve their ‘Pure Potential’.

Responsibilities may vary but will include:

• Maintaining a positive and nurturing atmosphere that supports all students to actively engage with learning and make positive progress
• Supporting students with social, emotional and health issues
• Liaising across the Hillview Community specifically parents, teachers and other members of the Student Support Team

Ideally, you will have experience of working with young people and/or within care/social care sectors.

Please return a completed application form, to Mrs A Dennett, HR Manager, Hillview School for Girls, Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE or by email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk

Tel: 01732 352793 Ext 180

Closing date: Friday 22 August 2025

Interview date: Wednesday 3 September 2025

Hillview School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and we expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Information about the school

We are a creative, inclusive school where all students flourish and make exceptional progress. Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

Hillview consistently achieves above national average and recognises the value and importance in developing the child beyond qualifications and preparing them for the future world beyond education. Our students enjoy their time at school and the staff enjoy the supportive, caring and friendly atmosphere.

Our dynamic Performing and Visual Arts specialisms have a profound impact upon learning and contribute to the purposeful, friendly and stimulating atmosphere that permeates the school. We foster self-esteem and high aspirations.

By encouraging a ‘can-do’ culture, our students become astute, ambitious and independent. Visitors often comment about how articulate and enthusiastic our students are.

Our vision is that: students unlock their pure potential to drive their future and thrive in society.

The pure potential belief is integral to everything that we do in school and the outcomes we expect for our students.

The View @ East Street (TV@ES) This is a new provision based in the heart of Tonbridge. It is a comfortable and small-scale study centre for 16 to 17-year-old students. This Satellite Centre, of the highly successful Hillview School for Girls, offers the highest level of support through a personalised and nurturing approach to its students, with dedicated pastoral support, counsellors and support mentors. This centre supports young people who would benefit and prefer to study in a smaller learning environment.

Two study programmes are available which can be personalised to meet the student’s interests and needs. Our personalised careers advice supports the student in meeting their aspirations and guides them onto the next part of their journey, whether it be moving onto an apprenticeship or further full-time educational studies in a Sixth Form or college environment. Our focus is firmly on equipping young people not only with key qualifications, but also with the broad range of employability and life skills they need for a sustained career – with the option to continue their studies in Higher Education.

Additional Learning Support at TV@ES is designed to remove any potential barriers to learning and ensure successful outcomes. We work closely with all our students to organise support and make reasonable adjustments to their learning experiences. Our experienced and specialist team offer a range of support, treating all students as individuals and enabling them to achieve their full potential.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Amanda Dennett
• Address:Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, Kent, TN9 2HE
• Telephone: (01732) 352793
• Email: dennetta@hillview.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01732 368718

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Application Form
• Application Pack