Residential Graduate Assistant
Westonbirt School
Gloucestershire
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- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 5 August 2024
Job overview
The Residential Graduate Assistant will work within with a dedicated residential team, to help maintain a stress-free, secure and happy community for the students, whilst promoting and developing a positive school ethos and to support your allocated department and help fulfil its aims and objectives.
This is an ideal opportunity for an outgoing and enthusiastic Residential Graduate Assistant with a keen interest in pursuing a career in a pastoral role with a dedicated residential team, to help maintain a stress-free, secure and happy community for the students, whilst promoting and developing a positive school ethos within our boarding houses. This role will support our on site Health and Wellbeing Centre.
This role commences in September 2024 until the end of the Academic year in August 2025 with the additional opportunity for four weeks of residential duties for Westonbirt Summer School. The is also further opportunities to work during the holiday periods.
Terms and Remuneration:
Westonbirt School is a 7 day per week boarding school so the successful candidate must be prepared to take a full part in the school community during the 34 weeks of school term, therefore this post requires full weekly, evening and weekend commitments. Each Residential Graduate Assistant will work in line with the boarding rota and timetabled to have 24 hours off each week.
While on duty, the Residential Graduate Assistant must at all times be immediately accessible, whether in House or elsewhere in the school.
An attractive salary and with free board and lodging during term-time. During the school holidays accommodation is not always available.
All House Staff are allocated to a department within the school in an area or subject of strength
More details can be found in the candidate pack.
Attached documents
About Westonbirt School
Founded in 1928, Westonbirt School is a secondary school with a sixth form for boys and girls between the ages of 11 and 18. There are currently around 500 pupils enrolled at the school. It is situated on 210 acres of land in Tetbury, Gloucestershire. The school has a thriving boarding community. Pupil numbers have grown rapidly since the transition to full co-education in September 2019. A whole site development masterplan is in place which has seen significant investment in new teaching spaces, boarding accommodation, sports facilities and infrastructure.
Headteacher
Natasha Dangerfield
Values and Vision
Westonbirt School aims to give every student an excellent education with high-quality teaching and a balanced curriculum. The school wants all pupils to have respect for themselves and be kind to others. The children are pushed to have personal development, as well as academic success. By working hard, they should achieve their goals. The pupils should develop into independent adults who want to be life-long learners.
ISI report - May 2019
“Throughout the school, pupils achieve highly across the wide range of academic and extra-curricular opportunities available to them... ...Pupils are aided in their learning by excellent teaching... ...School leaders have contributed to the success of the pupils by creating an ethos which supports and encourages staff in the pursuit of excellence.”
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