Assistant Houseparent

St Mary's Calne

St Mary's Calne offers an academically enriching working environment within the beautiful Wiltshire countryside, with easy transport links to Bristol, Bath and London.

St Mary's Calne is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistress' Conference (HMC); it is a leader in the field of girls' independent boarding education. It has around 360 girls aged 11-18, including 120+ girls in the Sixth Form. As well as innovative teaching, learning and scholarship, St Mary's Calne offers outstanding pastoral care and a vibrant, warm community.

Ethos

St Mary's Calne believes in excellence in all respects. As a school community, we thrive amidst a culture of strong expectations and the education which we provide nurtures and develops the concept of high performance. The principal aim is to develop well-rounded pupils who are equipped to excel as adults.

Co-curricular opportunities beyond the classroom are a vital and integral part of life for girls at St Mary's Calne. These opportunities are woven into the timetable during the day, in the evenings and at weekends. We believe that both boarders and day girls benefit from all aspects of the strong boarding ethos of the school.

Opportunity

Starting September 2024 (or earlier if available), St Mary's has an opportunity for a full time Asistant Houseparent to work term time weeks in one of our fourth form boarding houses. This is a residential post with overnight duties and a full year salary is paid in return for longer term time hours. Periods of school holidays are not working weeks (unless in exceptional circumstances).

The role of Assistant Houseparent is a combination of administrative and pastoral duties, underpinning the School's vision to provide outstanding care and support within a full boarding community. In addition to daytime duties, the residential Assistant Houseparent shares the overnight cover for the House with the Housemistress, working in support of the House Team to ensure every pupil is valued and well-cared for and that the Boarding House provides a well organised, safe and ambitious environment for pupils to grow and develop. This vacancy is available in one of our lower fourth form houses (ages The successful candidate will be offered suitable accommodation within the boarding house.

Acting as 1/3 of the full weekly cover in house shared alongside the Deputy Houseparent and Houseparent (both teaching staff). Shifts include mainly days with evening activities and/or weekends on a rota basis throughout 35 term time weeks per year. Overnight duties are shared between the three main house staff, however the Assistant Houseparent will have a minimum of one 24 hour period, and one additional night off per week. During a full academic year, house staff enjoy 6 fixed exeat weekends off per year and all school holiday weeks can be treated as holidays (possibly with the exception of extraordinary circumstances agreed in advance). A full time, full year salary is paid in return for the longer working hours required during term time.

Staff at St Mary's Calne enjoy complimentary meals during term time, a generous pension scheme, access to an employee assistance programme, friendly and supportive colleagues and fee remission on school fees for dependents where applicable. Full benefits and more information are detailed in the Applicant Pack.

How to apply

Use the online application process through TES, or please complete and return the school application form. If you require a school application form to be emailed, or sent in the post, please request one from the email below.

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Closing date: 0900 Monday 15th April 2024