Gap Assistant
Beeston Hall School
Cromer
- £7,500 per year
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 01/09/2023
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2023
Job overview
As a Gap Assistant, you will have a very important role to play during your time at Beeston and I can assure you that your dedication and skills will be highly valued. I want your time here to be enjoyable, whilst at the same time hoping that you will benefit from the experience. You will have far greater independence than at Public School and will be amazed at how much you will learn in your time here.
Your main role will be that of supporting the work of the full and part time staff. We will endeavour to provide you with a schedule that will be as varied and interesting as possible. If you have a particular interest or skill, we will try to utilise it for the benefit of both parties.
Depending upon our particular needs at any one time, you will probably find yourself involved in the following:
- Helping with games and PE (particularly skills in netball and cricket)
- Helping in the boarding house (sometimes at weekends)
- Depending upon your interests, helping with drama productions, music recitals, supporting IT lessons, etc
- Hearing individual children read during their normal English lessons
- Working on the school grounds
- Supervisory duties upstairs in the boarding houses
- Helping duty staff at break times
- Administrative duties to help staff, ie photocopying
- On a rota system accompanying children on the train to London at Exeats
- Accompanying the school bus morning and/or afternoon
- Occasional covering of lessons for absent staff
It is expected that you will be at school throughout the term and the training days either side of each term, although leave of absence may be granted in special circumstances.
The dress code for Gap Assistants is normally tracksuit and/ or Rugby shirt/sweatshirt in Beeston colours. We will provide you with Beeston Hall sports kit. Clothes should be comfortable, clean and tidy. Although this is casual dress, it is important you look smart. For trips out, or more formal occasions, it is expected that you will dress accordingly, i.e. skirt/ trousers/dress/ polished shoes/jacket and tie.
You will normally be given one day off midweek, although it is expected that you will be at school between 10.00 am – 4.00 pm every alternate Sunday. Your chief job on these occasions will be to help offer activities for the boarders: sport, walks to Roman Camp, treasure hunts, accompanying trips out, etc. On some occasions you might be asked if it is possible for you to accompany a trip in the afternoon rather than work in the morning. In such cases you should be asked well in advance. All your meals during the term time will be provided, although obviously this ceases during the holidays.
Do make the most of the opportunities that come your way and aim to make a positive and memorable impact on the school and the children. Two of our main rules are: ‘Employ common sense at all times’ and ‘treat others as you would like to be treated yourself’. While these are the words of advice, you will be sent electronically and then introduced in more detail to our Induction Pack and Safeguarding policy and procedures when you arrive, which will hopefully support you in terms of confidence and practical advice.
We do hope that you will enjoy your time at Beeston.
Fred de Falbe May 2023
Headmaster
About the School:
Beeston Hall School aims to provide boys and girls aged 4 – 13 with the best possible education. The School is set in 30 acres on the beautiful North Norfolk coast, just six minutes walk from the sea and surrounded by 700 acres of National Trust land. There are excellent modern educational facilities, a library, a music school with 12 practice rooms, a dedicated art school, ICT suite, an indoor shooting range, sports hall, an outdoor swimming pool, full size astroturf, floodlit all-weather area and extensive playing fields. The school has 178 pupils this term, of whom 31 are currently boarders. All pupils are encouraged to take part in a wide and exciting range of extra-curricular activities such as shooting, cooking, drama, surfing, chess, sailing, ballet, roller-blading, coding and many more.
Salary: £7,500 pa subject to experience and negotiation. Benefits: accommodation provided throughout the contract term along with all living costs and meals whilst at work. There may be scope for career development and training; the school would meet the cost subject to agreement.
Full details of the post and an Application Form can be downloaded from our website: www.beestonhall.co.uk. Applications are to be submitted on our Application Form.
Closing date for applications: 9.00 am Friday 19th May 2023
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 22nd May 2023
For further information please contact Miss Janice Spooner: Beeston Hall School, West Runton, Cromer, Norfolk NR27 9NQ. Tel: 01263 837324. E-mail: headmasterpa@beestonhall.co.uk
Beeston Hall School Trust Ltd (Registered Charity No 311274) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to providing equal opportunities in employment. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service
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About Beeston Hall School
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Here at Beeston Hall we are passionate about education in its truest sense. We genuinely believe that childhood is special and that a child’s education should be exactly that; a rich playground where learning is fun, challenges are aplenty and friends many. While offering a first class education, we hold traditional values dear, and are unashamedly proud of our finest ambassadors, our children.
Idyllically placed on the North Norfolk coast, Beeston Hall is a school like no other. As one of the few remaining day and full-boarding preparatory schools, Beeston provides outstanding pastoral care and has the enviable reputation for being a happy, family school which considers the happiness and welfare of its pupils at the very heart of all that we do and achieve. Beeston children flourish in confidence, and it is no coincidence that an average of 35% of our children leave with awards in a variety of fields to some of the very best schools in the country.
At Beeston we recognise that every child is an individual who comes to us with his or her own special gifts and talents and an innate ability to fulfil their individual potential and succeed at the highest levels.
Our commitment is a simple one:
• To place the individual learning needs of every child at the core of all that we do.
• To ensure that the unique relationship between school, parents and child is based on mutual trust and respect, and on the understanding that we will work together to provide the best possible environment in which your child can flourish.
• To provide a learning environment that allows every child to enjoy, explore and nurture their intellectual curiosity, while valuing and respecting those around them. At Beeston their journey will be one of laughter, discovery, amazement and pride in their accomplishments. Along the way they will learn to embrace the limitless opportunities on offer - the 'have a go’ spirit for which Beeston pupils are renowned. What better a child who, having learnt how to play a musical instrument, gains the confidence to take to the stage and perform in front of friends, peers and family. Together with the rich applause comes a deep satisfaction, a sense of real pride and achievement and a recognition of the value of continuing the learning journey. Such moments are to be cherished and celebrated. School should be about inspiring moments, where the spirit is well and truly lifted.
We believe that the best teachers make learning exciting - they foster an environment in which inspiration and creativity bloom. In the face of a continuously changing world there is only one answer: to keep learning. At Beeston we instil in our children an enduring passion for learning, equipping them with the confidence, independent spirit and skills necessary for the outside world.
Do come and discover for yourself the special ‘buzz’ and warmth that envelops our school. We very much look forward to meeting you.
Beeston Hall ..... a genuine passion for learning.
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