Matron
Stowe School
Buckinghamshire
- New
- Salary:
- £21,500 - £24,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 18 November 2024
Job overview
Contract type: Permanent
Hours of work: Approximately 42 hours per week (see Job Description)
Salary: £21,500 - £24,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Anticipated start date: January 2025
Closing date: 18 November 2024
Location: Stowe, Buckinghamshire
Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a non-residential Matron to join one of our Boarding Houses.
Pastoral care is an integral part of this role, and we are looking for a well-organised, energetic, and flexible person who is good at building relationships with both children and adults. We expect our Matrons to deliver excellent standards of care and supervision, along with warmth and compassion.
The Matron role will also require high levels of administrative and organisational skills to facilitate the smooth running of the house. Competency in ICT literacy is essential. First aid skills are desirable; however the school will provide training.
For full details please view the job description here.
Stowe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online background check with our 3rd party provider SP-Index.
Person Specification
The selection of candidates for short-listing will be based on this specification and candidates should bear this in mind when preparing their application and completing the application form:
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to minimum GCSE/O Level standard with a good level of English and Grammar.
Desirable
- First aid qualification.
- BSA boarding qualification.
Specialist Skills & Experience
Essential
- Good IT skills to include MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Valid Driving license
- Able to physically carry out the tasks associated with the role.
- Caring for children and young adults.
- Proven experience in undertaking administrative duties.
Desirable
- Experience of working with 13-19 year olds.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Ability to empathise and communicate with young people.
- Enthusiastic and energetic.
- Ability to work the flexible working pattern of the required role.
- Friendly, approachable attitude.
- Calm, under pressure.
- Observant.
- Team player.
- Ability to plan and organise.
- Excellent communication skills at all levels.
Desirable
- Experience of working with 13-19 year olds.
To apply now, please download the application form for this job here.
We look forward to receiving your application.
About Stowe School
Stowe is the contemporary co-educational boarding and day school. Pupils at Stowe are educated in a sublime environment in which we help to build confident young people who are proud of their achievements. We emphasise academic achievement alongside other learning experiences.
At Stowe, we believe that every pupil has abilities and talents and we are committed to helping young people develop their potential to the full. Preparing our pupils for life after Stowe begins in their very first year, with teaching and academic support that helps each and every pupil to achieve excellence in whatever field he or she chooses. Our pupils achieve superb GCSE and A level results and our curriculum is broad and innovative. Pupils explore an exceptionally wide range of subjects. Lessons are exciting and fulfilling. We do not restrict teaching styles, our academic staff are specialists who infuse our pupils with their enthusiasm for their subjects, and Stowe’s unique surroundings and unrivalled facilities provide the best environment in which to learn.
Our value added scores place the School in the top 1% nationally. Academic support is given in the classroom and through our tutor system. Each pupil’s attainment is monitored closely and pupils are challenged to set their sights high. Our Virtual Learning Environment provides teachers and pupils with a resource which can be accessed in and outside the classroom, and helps pupils to continue their studies in their own time. Teachers at Stowe embrace new technologies which are proven to improve pupil learning.
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