Boarding Assistant

**Seeking a dynamic individual who is looking for a new challenge. Queen Mary's is a thriving Independent School offering an outstanding educational pathway, offering flexi, weekly and full boarding from Year 4 upwards.**

**This is a unique opportunity to develop your skills and be part of a team that really makes a difference to every pupil.**
- Reporting to the Head of Boarding and the Deputy Head (a member of the School’s Leadership Team), and ultimately to the Head.
- To develop the Boarding Assistant’s specialist knowledge and provide excellent professional development
- To promote the school in accordance with its mission and vision, and to encourage good marketing practice across the school
- This is a residential post with single private accommodation.

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This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010._**

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The role will encompass the following main areas:

- to provide reliable support to the Head of Boarding and other members of the boarding team

BOARDING

Assisting the Head of Boarding and the Boarding Department in the following ways:

- to support the general well-being and safety of all boarding pupils
- to ensure the boarding area is fully prepared to receive boarders at the beginning of the term and thereafter is well presented and that packing and unpacking causes minimum disruption to the school
- to ensure that all boarding routines and expectations are adhered to
- to care for girls when they are unwell
- to escort girls for booked and emergency medical appointments when required
- to arrange activities for boarders as appropriate, for evenings and weekends, including helping with Risk Assessments and recharge forms
- to liaise with Estates staff over the general fabric of the boarding areas, including logging issues or faults on TES
- to attend formal weekly boarding meetings
- to attend and complete training as required
- to support other areas of the school dependent upon interest / requirement of the school

Working in the Boarding Department at Queen Mary’s School will provide many opportunities for personal and professional development and will be a very rewarding post and useful experience for anyone aspiring to a teaching role in the future.

Other responsibilities:
In addition, the Boarding Assistant may be required to:

- Create an environment where different cultures and backgrounds are recognised, respected and accepted
- Support other departments within the school from time to time as requested by the head
- Complete, with priority, any other reasonable tasks as required by the head
- This is a term time role for approximately 56 hours per week (plus overnight on-call) plus an additional 10 days during holiday’s to prepare for the start and end of each term. This will include Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday working when the school is in session on a rota basis, (2 out of 3 Saturdays during term time and the Early May Bank Holiday).
- The salary for this role is £19,191pa depending on experience and qualifications. This is paid in 12 monthly instalments in arrears from the agreed date of the appointment and inclusive of holiday pay.
- Meals will be provided free of charge during term time hours of work.
- This is a residential post with single private accommodation.
- The School operates an employer stakeholder contributory pension scheme.
- The appointee is required to give the School one term’s notice of their intention to leave this post
- The appointee will be expected to participate in an annual appraisal.

All employees of Queen Mary’s are responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons and must adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Safeguarding Policy. If in the course of carrying out the duties of this post, the post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, this must be reported to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.

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