Job Description

The Housemistress will lead her House, providing support and guidance to each pupil. She will promote all aspects of pupil development including those that are beyond academic and extra-curricular.


Description

We are seeking a well-qualified and highly motivated Sixth Form House Mistress.

The Housemistress will lead her House, providing support and guidance to each pupil. She will promote all aspects of pupil development including those that are beyond academic and extra-curricular (e.g. leadership, consideration for others, courtesy etc.) She will manage the staffing, organisation and resources of the House efficiently, provide for the safety, good discipline and pastoral well-being of all pupils within and promote and develop recruitment to the House. She will have the confidence and experience to work independently but also be a part of the Boarding Team. She will be committed to the whole School community and its development and to the ethos of the House, as well as that of the whole School. There is flexibility for this role to be a teaching or non-teaching post.

Badminton is a thriving day and boarding school and a willingness to contribute to the pastoral and extracurricular life of the girls in our care is essential.

For further details about the post and information on how to apply please visit our website: www.badmintonschool.co.uk

Closing date for applications: 8.00am Friday 7th October 2022.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be expected to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and barring Service (DBS).

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include contact with and supervision of pupils of the School and the post involves Regulated Activity. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended) and the School is permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules (in order to assess their suitability to work with children).

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