Student Support Assistant

Are you looking for a deeply rewarding role where no two days are the same and your impact is felt every single day? At Amery Hill, we are committed to nurturing high standards of achievement, attendance, and wellbeing. As a Student Support Assistant, you will play a central role in guiding, encouraging, and supporting our young people to thrive both academically and emotionally. Working closely with the Student Services Manager and Pastoral Team, you will act as a positive role model, build firm and caring relationships, and create strong links between home and school. Key Responsibilities Mentoring & Guidance: Deliver tailored support, workshops, and strategies covering anger management, organization, revision, and social skills. Pastoral & Behaviour Support: Challenge poor behaviour, foster a positive school ethos, support our Inclusion Room, and champion the school reward policy. Family Liaison: Act as a key point of contact for parents/carers regarding attendance, behaviour, and student progress. Safeguarding & Welfare: Help ensure a rigorous, proactive approach to student safety, wellbeing, and child protection. Operational Excellence: Assist with SIMS student data, maintain accurate records, document referrals, and support wider student services. What We Are Looking For Qualifications: GCSEs (Grades A*-C / 9-4) in English and Maths (or equivalent). Skills: Strong communication, excellent ICT skills, emotional resilience, and a positive "can-do" attitude. Approach: Ability to act as a firm, fair, and caring role model who can work independently and as part of a dedicated team. Desirable: Experience working in an educational or social care setting, previous work with families, or familiarity with SIMS. Join a team at the “Happiest School in Hampshire”, you owe it to yourself to love where you work. We would be delighted for you to visit us before applying so you can meet the team and discover more about the opportunities that are available. Please contact Claire White Student Services Manager, on 01420 84545 or email recruitment@ameryhill.school to make an appointment to visit our school, or to discuss this further. Amery Hill School - Education for life Pupils enjoy attending this harmonious and inclusive school. They feel a deep sense of belonging.’ (OFSTED July 2026) Our Vision Amery Hill School is a welcoming and supportive learning community where all students are encouraged to become independent, creative, active and resilient learners with the empathy to respond responsibly and morally to the challenges of this ever-changing world. Delivering our vision, for every child, every day We aim for academic excellence and achievement for all of our students. We inspire and develop a genuine love of learning through the dedication of our staff in creating an ambitious educational environment that is exciting and accessible to all. This is supported by a wide range of extra-curricular activities and enrichment opportunities for students to explore and deepen their own interests. When our students leave Amery Hill School they are excited about the opportunities for further learning, direct their own educational journey and embrace life’s lessons with resilience and creativity. We treat our students as individuals. We work hard to identify and enhance each student’s strengths, focussing attention on personal development so that their time at Amery Hill is not just about a journey to academic success but also one of self-understanding. Our aim is that on leaving Amery Hill our students can think, learn and cope independently so that they have the confidence to seize life’s opportunities and make a real contribution to the communities where they live and work. We create a culture that is happy, safe and supportive, to enable our students to be both confident in expressing their own individuality whilst also having the capacity to respect, foster and embrace new ideas and principles: to be willing to accept feelings, habits and beliefs that are different from their own. Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received and in instances of high volumes of applications, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. We are committed to safeguarding, follow a strict recruitment process and carry out enhanced DBS checks