Job Description:

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.

What We're Looking For You will ideally have:

• 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.

Interested?
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.
 
For more information or a confidential conversation about the opportunity, please get in touch.