Student Progress Manager & DDSL in Hampshire
Posted by Find Recruitment Group LTD
£44,600 a year
Hampshire · Permanent
Student Progress Manager & DDSL
Location: Hampshire
Salary: £38,881.84 actual (£44,672.02 FTE)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks per year
About the Role
We are recruiting for an experienced Student Progress Manager & DDSL to join a well-established further education provider in Hampshire.
This is a senior student support role combining safeguarding, pastoral leadership, student progress and people management.
You will act as a Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL), providing first-response safeguarding support while managing a team responsible for improving student attendance, retention, engagement and overall success.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
- Lead and support safeguarding interventions for students.
- Line manage and develop a team of Student Progress Mentors and support staff.
- Monitor attendance, retention and student progress, implementing targeted interventions where required.
- Support vulnerable and care-experienced young people.
- Maintain an appropriate student caseload.
- Work with external agencies to coordinate additional student support.
- Contribute to wider tutorial, enrichment, wellbeing and student engagement initiatives.
- Support staff development and safeguarding practice.
- Lead on key areas of student progress and contribute to continuous improvement across the organisation.
- Designated Safeguarding Lead Level 3 training or 3 + years experience in a safeguarding capacity.
- Experience supporting young people within an education setting.
- Strong safeguarding knowledge and practical experience.
- Experience of line management.
- A track record of delivering effective interventions for vulnerable young people.
- Good knowledge of Further Education/post-16 education and the challenges affecting young people.
- Experience leading or contributing to wider organisational initiatives.
- Knowledge of equality, diversity and supporting vulnerable cohorts.
- A Level 5 management qualification or similar and/or be working towards one.
This could suit someone currently working as a Student Support Manager, Pastoral Manager, Safeguarding Manager, Student Services Manager, Student Experience Manager, SENDCO, Assistant Headteachers, DDSL or senior pastoral/student support lead within FE or post-16 education.
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