Graduate Boarding Assistant
Thornton College
Buckinghamshire
- New
- Salary:
- Gross Annual Salary- Actual £20,362 gross per annum (FTE £25,211)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 8 November 2024
Job overview
Thornton College is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, motivated, and caring Boarding Assistant to join our dynamic boarding team to start as soon as possible. As a Boarding Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the wellbeing, safety, and development of students within the boarding house. Your energy, creativity, and commitment to young people will help promote a positive, inclusive, and engaging environment for students. This is an exciting opportunity to work closely with children in a fun and vibrant community, where no two days are the same. You will help to ensure that the boarding house operates smoothly to provide a caring and nurturing home for the girls.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake training as a Lifeguard. Areas of interest and for professional development will be confirmed at interview.
The post requires a full commitment during term time when the boarders are at school but there are substantial holidays at Christmas and Easter as well as a half term week in each term, with a break of two weeks in the Michaelmas Term. Duties will include assisting with wake ups and bedtimes, assisting with daytime break and lunch duties, covering in day school, organising and running activities and attending outings during the week/weekends. The Boarding Team have a termly rota which allows for daily and weekly time off.
Salary: Gross Annual Salary- Actual £20,362 gross per annum (FTE £25,211). Accommodation, food and utilities included during term time (please do let us know on your application form if you require accommodation full-time). A clean driving licence and three years’ driving experience is desirable (but not essential). No pets allowed.
Closing Date for Applications: 8th November 2024 with interviews shortly after.
To apply, please complete the application form at the bottom of the vacancies page and return to Taryn-Lee Robinson (PA to the Headteacher) at the school address or by email – trobinson@thorntoncollege.com
Early applications are advised as the School reserves the right to appoint at any stage during the application process.
Thornton College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and this position will be subject to an Enhanced DBS and barred list check by the Disclosures and Barring Service. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020
Thornton College will carry out online searches on shortlisted candidates in line with the updated guidance from KCSIE.
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About Thornton College
Thornton College is a leading independent Catholic day and boarding school for girls. It is one of the most successful non-selective schools in the UK and offers a warm and nurturing educational environment alongside a rigorous and exciting curriculum.
There are approximately 400 children in our school from Pre-Prep to Sixth Form. Over 70 girls board on a weekly or termly basis and many more take advantage of our occasional boarding option (when beds are available).
The School is set within 25 acres of beautiful parkland just outside Buckingham and within easy reach of Milton Keynes, and conveniently located between Oxford & Cambridge. Children of all Christian denominations, of other faiths and of no faith are welcome in our school. All are equally valued and all are equally important. Thornton is a school that parents and girls can trust to deliver the highest standards of education coupled with outstanding pastoral care. We are dedicated to blending academic excellence with a richness of opportunity beyond the classroom. We believe that teaching and learning should be both challenging and enjoyable for pupils of all abilities and we aim for the highest possible standards. Our academic results are testament to the way the girls are challenged and motivated to give their best in all they do.
There is an exciting School Development Plan, which has the continued strengthening of the school’s academic standing as the priority. Following the successful opening of our award-winning Science and Prep Classroom building and our Expressive Arts Studio, we opened a brand new Sixth Form department in September 2016.
Our most recent ISI inspection report judged the school to be ‘Excellent’ in all areas and the successful candidate can be sure of working with a team of extremely dedicated staff in a very motivating, forward-thinking school environment.
The School is committed to promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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