Graduate Assistant
Queen Margaret's School
North Yorkshire
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 14 October 2024
Job overview
Working in a boarding school is an experience like no other. The sense of community is very strong and the opportunity to get to know both girls and staff is more apparent than would be the case in a day school. There are lessons on a Saturday morning and our term dates are shorter than schools in the state sector, although we adhere wherever possible to the half term dates of the local authorities in order to support our staff with children of school age.
Only applications from female applicants will be considered. This is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act.
This is a busy role in a busy boarding school, in which girls require around-the-clock support. Graduate Assistants are allocated a period of consolidated time off of 48 hours per week. In addition, the appointee will be entitled to 2 hours downtime per day. The exact hours are being currently evaluated as the needs of the Houses are emerging. The role may therefore be a part-time, full-time, or weekend capacity. The Residential Graduate Assistant should expect to be on first-call overnight depending upon the rota. The Residential Graduate Assistant may be called upon during school holiday time to help meet girls arriving at airports to escort them back to school and to provide support to the Stay in For Leave Out (SIFLO) programme on Leave Out weekends, a total of 10 x 24 hour periods across the year.
Accommodation is provided within the school for the purposes of fulfilment of duties, subject to the terms of a special licence agreement. This may change from time to time for operational reasons and is generally only available in school term time, although permission may be granted to stay during school holidays if requested. Meals are also provided during term time.
The primary role of a Residential Graduate Assistant is to assist in delivering outstanding pastoral care for the girls in the school, under the leadership of a Housemistress and the Deputy Head Pastoral you will help to provide a relaxed, warm and caring environment which the girls are happy to call ‘home’. The Residential Graduate Assistant supports the Housemistress, sharing the day to day concerns of caring for the girls and all aspects of running the boarding house. The duties and responsibilities of the assistant will depend not only on the age and therefore the needs of the girls in the house, but also on what is agreed with the Housemistress and the Deputy Head Pastoral bearing in mind the appointee’s skills and other commitments within QM from time to time.
All applicants must complete the school’s official application form, available below or via this link to our website https://queenmargarets.com/careers, providing a full career history and names and contact details for two referees. Completed application forms should be returned to: recruitment@queenmargarets.com no later than 0900 hours Monday 14th October 2024.
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About Queen Margaret's School
Queen Margaret’s is an independent school for independent girls. We are a school that encourages every girl to confidently pursue her interests; girls at QM are recognised for their willingness to try everything that life has to offer them.
Set in a stunning rural setting of 70 acres of parkland, Queen Margaret's enjoys close ties to York which is only six miles away as well as London, less than a two-hour train ride away. As the only all-girls full boarding school in the North of England, 75% of girls are full boarders while day boarders have beds at School and are encouraged to stay over for School events. The full boarding nature encourages busy weekends with a myriad of opportunities to look forward to at the end of each week. Queen Margaret’s provides an immense variety of activities, clubs and societies and other enrichment opportunities while never sacrificing the needs of the individual girl. As one parent noted, ‘Queen Margaret’s benefits from being run as if it were a large school but has all the benefits and familiarities you expect of a small school.’ The School was recently named as the top girls boarding and day school in Yorkshire by The Sunday Times and has also been awarded ‘Best School Food in the UK’ at the Tatler Awards, which reflects its holistic view of education where a reputation for academic excellence sits alongside exceptional pastoral care.
Academic Excellence
QM girls achieve excellence inside and outside the classroom and are interesting, well-informed and confident members of the community. The School offers a full range of subjects at (i)GCSE and A Level, and examination results are consistently excellent. In 2016 our girls achieved a 100% pass rate at A Level. The recent results report that 50% of entries gained the highly sought after A*-A grades and nearly 80% of entries gained A*-B grades. 30% of all girls taking A Level examinations in 2016 achieved three or more A*-A grades. GCSE results in 2016 were similarly impressive, with 98% of students achieving five or more A*-C grades, far outstripping the falling national average of 67%. 87% of all QM GCSE entries in 2016 gained A*-B grades, up from 81% in 2015.
A Thriving Boarding Community
QM is a community of people who care for each other and grow as individuals. Boarding is arranged by year group, with each under the care of well-qualified staff. Accommodation meets the needs of each age group: Year I girls live in a large, comfortable family house with its own garden and playground, while Upper Sixth girls live independently in picturesque cottages in the School grounds.
Sport
As well as representing QM, many girls are selected for regional and national sports teams. Exceptional facilities include an AstroTurf, sports hall, competition swimming pool, all-weather tennis courts, squash courts, a nine-hole golf course and a riding school adjacent to the main School campus. QM is home to some of the country’s top riders and has supported girls to become U18 National Champions. Main activities are lacrosse, hockey, tennis, netball, riding, rounders, swimming and athletics.
Creative and Performing Arts
The creative arts play a central role in life at QM. The purpose-built theatre and dance studio and modern art and technology facilities provide the ideal setting for every girl to discover and develop her talents.
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