Head of Boarding Job
The Role:
- To provide all boarders with the best possible boarding experience by providing a home-from-home challenging yet supportive environment.
- To ensure the safety of all boarders through appropriate discipline, emotional support, physical and pastoral well-being and moral guidance, sharing the school's ethos at all times.
- To efficiently manage the staffing, organisation and resources of the boarding provision.
- To oversee the Health and Safety standards and requirements within the house and for external activities undertaken by the boarders.
- To effectively manage the boarding house team.
- To establish excellent, professional pupil relationships based on trust and respect, being aware of the individual and their circumstances, needs, strengths and weaknesses of each pupil.
- To develop excellent links with Form tutors, the Deputy Head and other relevant School staff to ensure necessary information is communicated safely and confidentially.
- To liaise closely and regularly with parents and guardians, building effective professional relationships of trust.
You:
- Are an effective team player that works collaboratively with others.
- Have excellent interpersonal skills, communicating (verbally and in-writing) to a range of audiences
- Can support, motivate and inspire both colleagues and pupils by leading through example.
- Are confidence, warm, sensitive, reliable and enthusiastic
Hours: The long holidays compensate for a busy term-time routine. The House Staff usually have three weeks holiday at Christmas and Easter and seven weeks in the summer, in addition to the half-terms.
Accommodation: a self-contained flat consisting of a bathroom, combined lounge, diner and kitchen and a double bedroom and is available to the Head of Boarding throughout the year.
Salary: Circa £30,000 GPA
Interviews: ASAP
Start: September 2024
Responsible Consultant: Kelly B