Boarding Housemaster/ Mistress
Epsom College
Surrey
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- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2025
Job overview
Epsom College is looking to a recruit a Boarding Housemaster/ Mistress to join our friendly team in Granville House. Reporting to the Deputy Head Pastoral, the role of the Housemaster/mistress at Epsom is to care for and promote all personalities, talents and interests. A Housemaster/mistress acts as guardian of the potential and well-being of all pupils in his/her House. They are responsible for managing effectively the resources, organisation and administration of the house in order that the safety, good discipline and well-being of all pupils in the house are appropriately overseen.
The Boarding Housemaster/mistress has main responsibility for the House during the majority of the week and most weekends and is, therefore, expected to be resident overnight each night during the term with the exception of Exeat Weekends and Half Terms. If it is essential that a Boarding Housemaster/mistress is away from school overnight the clear expectation is that such instances are communicated to the Deputy Head Pastoral in advance to allow for adequate emergency cover to be put in place as appropriate.
Relief overnight support is provided by the Deputy Boarding Housemaster/Housemistress one day per week and for six weekends during the academic year, one per each half term. During these times the Deputy Boarding Housemaster/Housemistress will be deemed to be the person responsible for the welfare and care of the pupils, and will be the first point of call, rather than the Housemaster/mistress, should any of the pupils in the house have a concern.
For the Deputy Boarding Housemaster/Housemistress an overnight duty would start after tea, finishing at morning registration the following day. Their weekend duty would start after commitments on Saturday afternoon and finish on Monday morning at 7.00 am.
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About Epsom College
The College has grown significantly in the past seven years, with pupil numbers rising 40% as the result of the opening of our Lower School in 2016, and growth throughout the rest of the College. We admit pupils into Years 7, 9, and 12, and each year around 220 new children join our community, with an average of five pupils applying for every space.
Epsom is a happy school. Almost all our pupils remain with us for their A-levels, and staff retention is equally strong. Around 60% of staff live onsite, which lends the College a real sense of community and togetherness.
From 8am until 6pm, our 72-acre campus is alive with learning; academic lessons also take place on Saturday mornings meaning that pupils have time each day to learn and develop outside the classroom. Our co-curricular programme – which features a vast array of clubs, societies and activities each week – is award-winning (picking up the ‘Best of the Best’ accolade from The Week for six consecutive years); our CCF is one of the largest in the UK; and our Duke of Edinburgh programme currently has over 100 pupils completing their Gold or Silver award.
In addition, our timetable features wellbeing lessons, an award-winning Personal Social Development offering, and an hour each week for volunteering in the community. Last year Epsom pupils gave 9,830 hours of their time to help local charities, schools, and community groups.
When pupils aren’t busy with all of the above, they can relax and catch up with friends in their House. We have 13 single-sex Houses for all our pupils from Year 9 upwards (whether they are day pupils or boarders). This combination of single sex accommodation within a co-ed environment gives us the best of both worlds.
The fact our houses are physical buildings, where pupils can step through the door into a space that’s entirely their own, is key to the success of our pastoral programme. This was part of the reason why Epsom was named Independent School of the Year for Student Wellbeing (2022-23).
Sport is central to the College. We have been named the top co-ed school for sport in south east England, and compete in county and national finals in all our major sports across all age groups. Over 22 sports are offered to our pupils, and the aim is to encourage participation for all – we regularly field D and E teams, and see an average of 90% of pupils playing competitive fixtures.
Our focus on delivering an all-round education, that develops the whole child, is regularly celebrated. In the past four years, in both the TES and Independent School of the Year Awards, we have been a finalist in the categories of Boarding School of The Year, Co-Ed School of the Year, SLT of the Year, Creativity in Teaching, Student Wellbeing, Community Initiative, and Sporting Achievement. We were voted the overall winner at the Independent School of the Year awards (2022-23), and the Sunday Times’ most improved school in the UK for 2024.
We hope that you are excited by the opportunity to come and join the fantastic teachers and support staff who work here.
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