Head of Boarding
Handcross Park Prep School
West Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025 (applications for September 2025 may be considered)
- Apply by:
- 1 November 2024
Job overview
The Head of Boarding role demands a commitment to the overall pastoral care and wellbeing of our boarding pupils, together with energy and enthusiasm and a willingness to go the extra mile.
The Head of Boarding will be in 'loco parentis' as well as managing the boarding team. Reflecting the importance of the position, the Head of Boarding will be a member of our Senior Management Team. Supported by the Headmaster, Governors and senior staff members, the Head of Boarding will take responsibility for the success of boarding at the school.
The position comes with very comfortable family accommodation, an extremely generous salary and the opportunity for children, if relevant, to attend the school. If candidates have a partner who would like to join the boarding team then we would be excited to discuss this further.
Details of the post and application forms are available on the school website www.handcrossparkschool.co.uk or from hr@handxpark.com
Tel: 01444 400526
A letter of application (no more than two typed pages) highlighting why you are the ideal candidate for this role and a completed application form should be addressed to the Headmaster, Jonnie Besley, as soon as possible. Letters and application forms should be sent to hr@handxpark.com
The current Head of Boarding, Mr Marcus Carter, would be happy to talk to any candidate who would like to know more about the post. He can be contacted at the school on 01444 400526 or via email mcarter@handxpark.com
Closing date for applications: Friday 1 November 2024, though we encourage early applications and reserve the right to interview on a rolling basis.
Interviews are expected to take place on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 November 2024.
Handcross Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils.
The successful applicant will be required to undergo appropriate child welfare screening including checks with former employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
The School is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No. 307038
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About Handcross Park Prep School
- Handcross Park Prep School
- Handcross, Haywards Heath
- West Sussex
- RH17 6HF
- United Kingdom
Handcross Park is a popular co-educational, day and boarding Prep School for around 400 pupils aged 2 to 13. Set in large, idyllic grounds, we are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools. Our school is purposeful, ambitious, forward-thinking and, most importantly of all, it is kind. Our motto is Be Trewe, and it encompasses a set of core values that we work hard to weave through the fabric of all that we do.
Situated in the village of Handcross, adjacent to the M23, the School is 20 minutes from Brighton and 15 minutes from Horsham and Gatwick. The School attracts day children from surrounding towns including Haywards Heath, Horsham and Crawley and neighbouring villages. Boarders include children from London (weekly boarders) and a wide international community.
With excellent, inspiring teaching, we provide a broad and innovative education whilst focusing on traditional values such as kindness, good manners and mutual respect. We ensure that each child reaches his or her own individual potential, both in and out of the classroom.
Our purpose-built Nursery and Pre-Prep, also known as The Secret Garden, is located within an old walled garden and offers a safe and inspiring environment with an extended outdoor play area and access to our Forest School. Children may enter our Nursery at the age of 2 and move onto the Prep School at the age of 7.
The Prep School has excellent facilities enabling teaching staff to broaden every aspect of a child’s education and these include an IT suite, science labs, a music school, a large sports hall, DT workshop, art studio, an outdoor classroom, an indoor swimming pool and extensive sports fields. There is also a full after school activities programme offering more than 100 clubs.
Our excellent Common Entrance record and outstanding scholarship results (Academic, Sport, Music, Drama, and more) are testament to the teaching we provide, preparing our children for Brighton College and other top senior schools.
Our Boarding House is situated in the heart of the main school building and currently has beds for around 56 boys and girls from the age of 7. With both weekly and full boarding available, the boarding community is a vibrant one.
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