Housemaster / Housemistress

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The King's School, Canterbury

02/11/2025

Housemaster/Housemistress

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Salary

Competitive

Basis

Full Time

Job category/type

Academic

Date posted

15/10/2025

Job reference

VAC00575

From September 2026

The King's School is seeking to appoint two dedicated and inspiring Housemasters/ Housemistresses to lead our boys' boarding houses. This is an exceptional opportunity for passionate educators and pastoral leaders to play a central role in shaping the lives of our pupils within a vibrant and caring boarding community.

The successful candidates will provide outstanding leadership, management, and day-to-day organisation of their Houses, ensuring the highest standards of pastoral care, welfare, and discipline. You will oversee the academic progress, personal development, and wellbeing of every pupil, fostering a supportive environment that reflects the ethos and values of King's. Strong communication with parents, staff, and pupils is essential, as is a commitment to maintaining excellent administrative and safeguarding standards.

In addition to pastoral duties, you will teach pupils from Year 9 to Year 13 in your specialist subject, contributing enthusiastically to the rich academic and extracurricular life of the school. All subject areas will be considered.

The ideal candidate will have had pastoral leadership experience in schools or demonstrate clear leadership potential as well as an experienced teacher. You will inspire trust, promote inclusion, and embody the spirit of boarding school life—encouraging every pupil to flourish both inside and outside the classroom.

If you have questions about the post, or would like an informal discussion to learn more, please contact -

Current Job Vacancies
• The King's School, Canterbury Closing date for receipt of applications: 2 November 2025.

The King's School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.

All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Housemaster/Housemistress