Residential House Tutor

St Leonards has three boarding houses, each with their own strong identity and spirit.

St Rule is a co-educational house for younger pupils aged between 10 and 13/14 (i.e. Year 5/6 to Year 11/Pre- IB). Ollerenshaw is a boys’ house for pupils aged between 14 and 18 (Years 11/Pre-IB to 13); Bishopshall is the equivalent girls’ house for pupils aged between 14 and 18 (Years 11/Pre-IB to 13).

Following the refurbishment of the boarding houses, there has been an increase in overall capacity and the intention is to increase the number of boarders from 120-130 to 150.

The Resident House Tutor is expected to uphold and actively promote the ethos of St Leonards School. The post-holder is a member of the School’s Boarding team and will report directly to the Housemaster/Housemistress of the House in which they are resident. There may be times when the post-holder will also be required to support other Boarding House teams. Ultimately the Resident House Tutor is accountable to the Head via the Deputy Head (Pastoral) and Head of Boarding.

The focus of the role is to ensure high-quality care and welfare of residential students, aged from 10 to 18 years. The role will also involve supervisory and care responsibilities for the School’s day students.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain effective communication with the Housemaster/Housemistress to plan for and carry out daily, weekly, termly duties under their direction;
• Supervise boarding students at all times, from early morning routines through to lights out, including weekends
• Maintain h! igh expec! tations and levels of discipline to encourage students to be polite, punctual, diligent and supportive of one another;
• Foster the physical, social, cultural and spiritual development of all students, both boarding and day students;
• Adopt a zero-tolerance approach to bullying, harassment, alcohol or substance abuse, raising any concerns to the Housemaster/Housemistress or Deputy Head (pastoral);
• Undertake house duties which may include general cleaning and tidying, laundry etc. as and when required;
• Under the direction of the Housemaster/Housemistress, liaise with the School’s Medical Centre with regards to t he general health and welfare of boarding students;
• Monitor the security of the Boarding House and challenge students and/or visitors if that security is deemed to be breached;
• Accompany students for weekend or evening trips, sporting fixtures etc;
• Help students and colleagues to organise social events for students;
• With other Resident House Tutors, help out with staffing the airport at the start and end of term and half-terms;

Further details c! an be found in the attached Candidate Pack.

St Leonards is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where all members of the community - colleagues, pupils and families - are seen and valued. This culture ensures that St Leonards delivers an outstanding global education in a multi-cultural living, learning and working environment.

Closing time and date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 21 August 2024.

Early applications are encouraged as St Leonards reserves the right to interview and close the post early.

Any questions may be directed to recruitment@stleonards-fife.org in the first instance.

All successful applicants will be required to undertake a Criminal Record check and either hold or be accepted for membership of the Disclosure Scotland Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme

Benefits include:

• Generous remission on school fees for children of staff.
• Free lunches in school restaurant during term time
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme

About St Leonards

St Leonards is a friendly and forward-looking independent, coeducational, boarding and day school situated on an historic campus at the heart of the university town of St Andrews. The school enjoys an unrivalled location - there are sandy beaches, world-class Links golf courses, and historic sites on its doorstep.

St Leonards delivers the inspiring, globally-recognised International Baccalaureate curriculum (which has been praised by university admissions officers for its focus on deepening learning learning, offering wider subject options, and enriching minds) for pupils aged five to 18, and was the first school to be accredited as an all-through IB school in Scotland. It is one of just two schools i n the UK to actively offer all four IB programmes, ensuring a seamless learner journey. The youngest pupils follow the Primary Years Programme, which goes hand-in-hand with the vibrant Outdoor Learning programme at St Leonards. This is followed by the Middle Years Programme and (I)GCSEs. In the Sixth Form, pupils choose between the Career-related Programme and the Diploma Programme.

St Leonards enjoys a rich sporting heritage, and continues to boast a strong record of achievement with pupils representing the school nationally in golf, rugby, lacrosse, hockey, horse riding, and small-bore rifle shooting. The leading five-tier Golf Programme continues to go from strength to strength, the Duke of Edinburgh Award is the fastest growing of all Scottish independent schools, and an exciting calendar of trips and activities ensures pupils leave St Leonards equipped with the skills required to succeed in today’s ever-changing world. Truly an education ‘Ad Vitam’ (for life).