Boarding Housemaster/housemistress

**Salary**:
The salary will be commensurate with the individual’s experience and aptitude for the role.

**Job type**:
Full Time, Permanent

29 November 2024

**Job overview**:
**Loretto School is one of Britain’s leading independent boarding and day schools located on the outskirts of Edinburgh. We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our team as a Housemaster or Housemistress within Balcarres House, a Senior Girls House for both boarding and day children.**

**Main Purpose of the Role**

You will be responsible to the Head through the Deputy Head (Pastoral) for duties relating to the work of the school and for the specific pastoral welfare and academic monitoring of pupils assigned to you.

This role involves the leadership of a boarding house in which a family environment is developed and maintained to meet the aims of the School and the principles of boarding. We want our students to be happy and the pastoral and academic responsibilities are therefore of equal importance.

Whilst Housemasters/Housemistresses are assisted by Assistant Housemasters/Housemistresses, House Managers and resident and non-resident boarding assistants, they bear the ultimate responsibility for the House and must be prepared to provide cover for all duties pertaining to the safe running of the boarding house.

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**Experience & Skills**

This is a permanent, full-time post working term-time only. Applicants must be willing to contribute to life in a busy boarding school. The salary will be commensurate with the individual’s experience and aptitude for the role.

All residential boarding staff in Scotland are required to have professional registration. For this appointment, you will be required to have or be capable of achieving GTCS registration or register with the Scottish Social Services Council and undertake the necessary training and professional development to maintain your registration.

**Benefits**
- Spacious family home
- Generous pension scheme
- Enhanced holiday allowance
- Family friendly policies
- Free lunches during term time
- Annual review and opportunities for training and continued professional development
- A range of enhanced staff benefits including Bike to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance programme
- Opportunities for involvement in the wider school community

Balcarres House is located in a beautiful setting within a walled garden. The Housemaster/Housemistress is provided with family accommodation which is connected to the boarding house.

**Application**

If you think this is the right opportunity for you please visit our website
- Join Our Team - Loretto School

**Closing Date: Friday 29th November 2024 at 10.00am (GMT)**

**It is anticipated interviews will be held on Wednesday 4th December 2024.**
- The School is committed to equal opportunities for all its pupils and staff. _
- At Loretto, we're always on the lookout for new talent to enrich our strong team. We welcome diversity and encourage anyone who has the necessary skills and experience to get in touch._
- Applicants must be able to provide evidence of having the right to live and work in the UK. Loretto School is an equal opportunities employer._

**About **Loretto School**:
**Loretto School**
- Linkfield Road, Musselburgh- Edinburgh- EH21 7RE- United Kingdom+44 131 653 4444

Set in 85 acres of leafy campus just outside Edinburgh, Scotland, Loretto school provides an all-round education for just over 500 boys and girls - boarders, flexi-boarders and day pupils - aged 3-18. The School is made up of two parts - the Junior School ('The Nippers') for children aged 3-12 and the Senior School for those aged 12 and over. Founded in 1827 as Scotland's original independent boarding school, Loretto is well known for its relaxed family atmosphere, traditional values and emphasis on the development of the whole person, mind, body and spirit, through academic study, the arts, extra-curricular and sporting activities. The School is particularly renowned for its Music, Drama and Art. The Loretto Golf Academy was established as the UK's first school golf academy in 2002 and attracts many talented golf scholars from around the world.

Developing Mind, Body and Spirit for the Modern World