Student Support Area Co-ordinator

Student Support Area Co-ordinator (Maidstone)

About Sable International

Sable International offers innovative professional services to international citizens. We create tailor-made solutions to meet the accounting, wealth, financial, currency and nationality needs of our clients. We pride ourselves on providing solutions that suit our clients’ unique individual circumstances; our employees are key in achieving this goal.

The staff in our Cape Town, Durban, London, Melbourne, and Portugal offices are passionate about their areas of expertise and take pride in helping our clients achieve their goals. As a result, we have an energised and fun company culture, something that sets us apart from other professional services firms.

Job Overview:

Are you organised, proactive, and passionate about supporting international students? Our Sable Guardians team is seeking a Student Support Area Co-ordinator in the Maidstone area to support our students across this specific geographical region. This role plays a key part in ensuring students receive high-quality pastoral and logistical support while studying away from home.

Sable Guardians (Formally College Guardians) founded in 2010, provides educational guardianship services to international students attending boarding schools, colleges, and universities across the UK. We are accredited by AEGIS (Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students) and certified by the BSA. Sable Guardians offer a range of guardianship packages including host family sourcing and management, disbursement administration, parent meeting attendance, and ongoing guidance to students during their time studying in the UK

Due to continued growth, we require Student Support Area Co-ordinators based in specific UK regions. You will be working remotely but as part of the wider Sable Guardian team ensuring that service delivery standards and SLAs are consistently met.

This is a flexible, part-time position suited to someone who enjoys autonomy, relationship-building, and supporting young people in an educational environment.

• Hold a good general education and have experience in administrative and/or customer-facing roles.
• Are highly organised and able to manage multiple tasks, competing priorities, and your own workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Communicate clearly, confidently, and professionally with parents, students, schools, host families, and colleagues across different time zones.
• Are self-motivated, proactive, reliable, and able to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a supportive team.
• Remain calm and effective under pressure, with a problem-solving mindset and attention to detail.
• Have strong IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and database systems.
• Are flexible and willing to work evenings, weekends, and around school-term schedules.
• Are professional, empathetic, adaptable, and genuinely interested in supporting children and young adults studying abroad.

• Experience in the education sector or familiarity with UK boarding schools
• Experience working with children or young adults
• Experience in an administrative and/or customer-facing role
• Knowledge of a second language

Among other tasks, your main responsibilities will include:

• Arranging and conducting visits with students at schools, colleges, and universities, ensuring the Guardianship Manager is informed and SLAs are met
• Maintaining appropriate communication with parents, schools, and college staff
• Actively working with school admissions teams to promote Sable Guardians and support new student recruitment
• Attending parent meetings where parents are unable to travel from overseas
• Providing cover support when required, as agreed with the Guardianship Manager
• Coordinating host family recruitment within the region, including supporting local marketing efforts
• Ensuring host family placements and student transport arrangements are managed efficiently where required
• Working collaboratively with other members of the Sable Guardians team to ensure high service standards
• Supporting the ongoing management and development of the CRM system

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