Job Description

Shape Futures at Snowfields Academy's New Minster Campus as a Student Services Manager!

Snowfields Academy is seeking a dedicated and experienced

Student Services Manager

to join our team at the

brand-new Minster Campus

, set to open in September 2025. This is a unique opportunity to play a crucial role in establishing a supportive and positive environment for our students from the outset.


Imagine being the supportive anchor for our students at the brand-new Snowfields Academy (Minster Campus). As our Student Services Manager, you'll be instrumental in nurturing their social and emotional growth, offering a safe space to talk and developing impactful intervention programmes in collaboration with our therapy team and SLT. From cultivating positive peer relationships to navigating challenges, you'll be at the heart of building a positive and aspirational culture where every student feels a strong sense of belonging and has the support they need to thrive, both personally and academically.

Why Join Snowfields Academy Minster Campus?

This is an exceptional opportunity to:

Be a founding member of the team at a new, state-of-the-art campus. Make a significant impact on the lives of students and the school community. Benefit from professional development opportunities within the Snowfields Academy network. Work in a modern and well-resourced environment. Collaborate with a dedicated and passionate team of educators.

Ready to make a real difference in the lives of students and be a key part of our new Minster Campus? If so, we warmly encourage you to apply and join the Snowfields Academy team!

This is a permanent position offering a salary of 24,963 per annum actual salary (28,297 full time equivalent), based on 37 hours per week, term time + 2 weeks inset.

Working with us at Snowfields Academy

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Snowfields Academy opened in September 2020 as a new secondary provision for students with ASD. When full we will offer 140 places across year groups 7-13 for young people who are working at or close to age-related expectations. Class sizes are small with 12/13 in each class, supported by 2-3 teaching assistants according to need. We offer a range of GCSEs and other qualifications for young people on a blend of academic and vocational pathways.


The academy benefits from being a brand new school with a design tailored to the students it provides for, carefully considered to make the most of both its inside and outside environments in order to enhance the learning of its students. The environment supports specialisms in horticulture and catering with a purpose-designed teaching kitchen, servery and cafe, and internal and external horticulture facilities supporting our students into employment. We will work closely with local businesses to offer an outstanding range of work experience opportunities and supported internships.

At Snowfields Academy we:

Inspire and engage our children so they develop a lifelong love of learning, working towards the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme at Key Stage 3 Deliver a quality, inclusive education so all children are able to achieve to their full potential Create a learning environment where barriers to learning are overcome and students feel safe and happy and are ready to learn Ensure that all children feel valued and celebrate their individuality and success at every opportunity Always work within a multi-disciplinary framework alongside families and other professionals Use personalised approaches to manage behaviour and reduce anxieties Ensure safeguarding, pastoral support and embedding British Values are at the heart of all we do Create a culture where staff work collaboratively as part of the wider team, sharing ideas and good practice and offering support to each other.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust

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As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be "Outstanding" which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three 'clusters' of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region's biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider.

Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website

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As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding

: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity

: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

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