Boarding House Day Matron
St. Swithun's Senior School
Hampshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- The pro rata salary will be calculated based on the hours and weeks worked plus 5.6 weeks of paid annual leave entitlement (e.g. 8.30am-2.30pm, Monday to Friday is £14,928.35 pro rata).
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required as soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 18 September 2023
Job overview
We are seeking a friendly, caring and organised individual to join the St Swithun’s boarding team from September 2023. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys working with young people. You will be happy to adapt and take on a variety of tasks to ensure that the girls in the house are happy and well looked after.
You will support and assistant the housemistress and resident tutor to ensure the smooth running of the boarding house. You will provide practical support and pastoral care to the girls in the boarding house and be aware of the importance of being a role model to the girls.
You will work part-time (26.25 – 30 hours per week) depends on your chosen starting time between 8.30am and 9.15am and finishing at 2.30pm. You will work during school term time as well as INSET days and one week in August before the start of each academic year (36 weeks per year in total).
To work at St Swithun’s you must have the right to work in the UK; we cannot sponsor visa applications. Accommodation is not offered with this role. As we are a girls' boarding school this role is suitable for female applicants only. This is an occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
St Swithun’s is a popular and successful selective girls’ school committed to developing innovative teaching and learning and open communication with parents. We are a kind, understanding and supportive community in which every pupil feels able to try new challenges without fear of failure.
Closing date for applications: 9am, Monday 18 September 2023.
We reserve the right to close applications before the closing date.
Further details of the post and a link to an online application form are available on the school website’s vacancy page, by emailing the recruitment team via recruitment@stswithuns.com, or by calling 01962 835798 and speaking to a member of the HR team.
St Swithun’s is a registered charity providing education for boys and girls and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share and support this commitment and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
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About St. Swithun's Senior School
St Swithun’s Senior School is an independent, Church of England, 11-18, day and boarding girls’ school, situated in Winchester in Hampshire. The school, which has approximately 520 girls on its roll, is a registered charity and is governed by the school council.
In 1884, seventeen pupils began attending Winchester High School. The pupil population then grew to over 60 and the school began to take day pupils and boarders. Its name was changed to Winchester Girls’ School in 1909 and then, after World War I, to St Swithun’s School.
Headmistress
Ms Jane Gandee
Values and vision
St Swithun’s Senior School aims to be renowned for its excellent all-round education; its forward-looking teaching methods; its scholarship; and the attitudes it fosters in its students. The school strives to house a civilised and compassionate community in secure and well-maintained buildings, and to thoroughly prepare all its pupils for life beyond its gates. The school wants to be regarded by teachers as a desirable place to work and develop one’s craft.
St Swithun’s Senior School’s vision is that by the time a girl leaves she will be courageous, compassionate, committed and self-confident with a love of learning, a moral compass and a sense of humour.
ISI report
“Pupils’ outstanding success in academic examinations and national competitions was noted, together with achievement in a wide range of extra-curricular activities, with county and national recognition in several sports. Pupils had exceptional communications skills and the ability to analyse complex problems. A highly effective academic tracking and monitoring system was found to support strong progress. The report highlighted collaborative working among pupils, considerable positive commitment to others, both within and beyond the school, and a strong sense of moral responsibility as features of pupils’ personal development.”
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