Student Support Officer

• Stour Valley Community School

• Address: Clare, Suffolk CO10 8PJ

• Salary: £26,403 - £28,142 per annum FTE

• Hours: 37 hours per week, 39 weeks 8am - 4pm Monday to Thursday, 8am - 3.30pm Friday with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break.

• Contract: Permanent, required from September 2026

• Reference: 5191

Role overview

Anglian Learning is pleased to share with you an exciting opportunity for a Student Support Officer to join Stour Valley Community School, duties include:

• supporting the Raising Standards Leads in providing pastoral care and behaviour support to the students

• supporting the systems that will enable the school to improve on the base figures on attendance and truancy as set by the government

• providing support to allow students to better cope with the challenges they face.

You will need:

• experience of working with children in a professional setting

• the ability to write detailed reports, letters and complete complex returns

• the ability to establish respectful and trusting relationships with children, their families, carers and other adults

• good organisational skills to manage your time effectively.

As an employee of Anglian Learning, you would benefit from access to a range of employee benefits and trust-wide initiatives. For an overview of the benefits on offer please refer to the Recruitment Information Pack.

Regrettably we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must either have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application or be in the process of obtaining this, as proof of right to work will be required during the recruitment process.

If working for an organisation that strives to have a long-lasting positive impact on its pupils and local community sounds appealing, then we want to hear from you!

How to apply

For further information about the role requirements and to apply, please visit our trust website.

Closing date: 1 July 2026

Interview date: week commencing 6 July 2026

Promoted as FJ (Featured Job) on Suffolk Jobs Direct.

Please note we reserve the right to interview prior to the advertised closing date. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation. As a Disability Confident Employer we are committed to working with applicants and existing staff to explore ways in which we can remove barriers to support everyone to fulfil their potential. If you would benefit from adjustments in order to make the recruitment process more accessible for you, please get in contact to discuss options.

Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks. Therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to robust pre-employment checks including but not limited to checks carried out by the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online presence check prior to interview.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org