Accommodation Manager (term time only)

Organised and good at planning? Experience of working with students aged 16 – 18?  

We are looking for an enthusiastic self-starter to run our boarding provision. You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day management of the boarding accommodation, which is located near to our main site at the Hele Road campus, and our host family provision.  

We provide mixed accommodation for students who are mainly on our Exeter Chiefs Rugby Academy programme and are here from Sunday evening to Friday lunchtime each week during term time. Your hours of work will be between 9am – 5pm however there might be occasions where you’ll need to support out of hours.

You’ll need to be great at:

• Creating a brilliant environment of fun, support and high expectations.
• Communicating in a professional manner with students, parents and college staff.
• Using your initiative.
• Planning and organising.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work with the College’s curriculum areas and support departments to ensure the highest standards of care and support for students.
• Responsible for the supervision of students living in the boarding house and those staying with host families. 
• Working at the boarding accommodation to ensure all residential students are supported during their programme. 
• Managing staff rotas and the accommodation budget.
• Ensure compliance with the OFSTED National Minimum Standards and the Social Care Common Inspection Framework for all residential provision.

Ambition, Collaboration, Energy. These are our values. Watch this short video to learn more.  

And see what our staff have to say here.   

Benefits 

We’ll give you incredibly generous holidays and a superb pension scheme. You’ll also get a package of amazing benefits, including free counselling and discounted supermarket shopping, spa treatments, electric cars and paddleboarding. Read more on our careers page.

Applying for the role

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The closing date for receipt of completed applications is: 7th January 2025 at midnight.

Interviews will be held in Exeter during the week commencing 13th January 2025

No CVs or agencies please. 

Everyone’s welcome to apply for a role here, regardless of personal characteristics, including race, age, gender, religion, ability, disability, or sexuality. 

We’re totally committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. All posts at Exeter College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) mean that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications, related exceptions and further information.