Male Boarding and Sports Graduate Assistant

Repton Dubai is seeking a Male Boarding and Sports Graduate Assistant for August 2023.

Our aim is to offer the successful candidate a memorable, diverse and lively year working with our students and staff within our well-established co-educational environment. There will be opportunities to gain experience of classroom teaching, full involvement in the provision of our sport and extra-curricular activities and pastoral responsibilities in one of our two boarding houses.

This is a one-year residential post with accommodation provided in the boys boarding house and would suit an individual looking for a career in education either based in the UK or overseas.

Although the programme is for a fixed period, at the end of the academic year, an outstanding participant may be offered the opportunity to agree a new contract for a second academic year on terms to be agreed between the parties.

The successful candidate will be expected to show passionate enthusiasm for boarding school life and an ability to inspire young people. They will also place a particular importance on achieving the best possible outcomes in all areas of school life and maximising the potential of every student. As well as general duties and responsibilities, a member of staff at Repton Dubai is expected to operate effectively in the following areas:    

• Playing or coaching experience in Rugby would be advantageous, along with the ability to offer coaching in either Swimming, Cricket, Football or Basketball
• Work in the classroom, assisting the work of an experienced teacher    
• Academic support to students and departments outside the classroom    
• Extra-curricular work. This might involve supporting the school’s musical, artistic and creative programmes or supporting The International Award Scheme

As a Tutor in a House 

• Support the Head of Boys’ Boarding in the boarding house    
• Support (and potentially lead) evening duties; assisting with the supervision and care of students in boarding accommodation (ie evenings and weekends)    
• To attend and assist (on a rota basis) weekend boarders' trips and activities at the weekend    
• To assist with maintaining discipline among the students and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are on the School premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere    
• To observe Repton’s Health & Safety Policies in all dealings involving school property, equipment or students
• To attend assemblies, register the attendance of students and supervise students, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school session

Repton Schools in the UAE

Excella leads the Repton Family of Schools in the UAE, and provides outstanding British curriculum education in the UAE. The Excella school portfolio comprises Repton Dubai, Repton Al Barsha, also in Dubai, and Repton Abu Dhabi, alongside Dovecote nurseries with branches across UAE.

Repton School Dubai

Repton Dubai was founded in 2007 and is a ‘world class’ international school in the heart of Dubai. One of the few genuinely international schools in the Gulf Region, Repton Dubai combines the reputation and academic rigour of the UK curriculum, from infants and junior school up to IGCSE level in Year 11, and then embraces the challenges and opportunities of the International Diploma or IB in the Sixth Form, whilst also offering A levels.

Set in a stunning campus in Nad Al Sheba, and almost uniquely in Dubai, also offering a dynamic boarding experience, Repton students from ages 3-18 benefit from facilities, resources and a classroom and sporting experience, that is the envy of their peers.

Our mission is ‘the rigorous pursuit of excellence, inside and outside the classroom, combined with a passionate concern for the wellbeing of each individual’

Skills and Abilities: 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills    
• Excellent organisation    
• Willingness to take action to confront issues and overcome problems    
• Ability to create and maintain strong, supportive relationships with students, staff and the community    
• Ability to inspire, motivate and support others    
• Innovative, creative and tenacious    
• Willingness to be fully involved in the life of a busy boarding school    
• Flexible and resourceful

In return we offer: 

• Accommodation in Boarding    
• All meals provided during term time    
• Access to swimming pool and gym    
• Leave entitlements in line with UK and European school holidays    
• World class medical and healthcare benefits

To support your application, please include your current, up-to-date CV.

The school reserves the right to interview and appoint strong candidates before the official closing date, and therefore we would encourage candidates to apply early in the process.

The Repton Family of Schools is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years.