Assistant Head of Boarding
Shaftesbury School
Shaftesbury, Dorset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 10 (£26,822 - £30,785) pro rata
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 April 2018
Job overview
Shaftesbury School is looking to recruit a student-focused Assistant Head of Boarding to join the team working at our international boarding house in Shaftesbury, Dorset. The purpose of the role is to work alongside the current Assistant Head of Boarding to take responsibility for the day-to-day operation of the boarding programme. Under the supervision of the Vice Principal/Head of Boarding, you will work alongside the Senior House Parents to ensure a consistently high quality boarding provision.
You will be required to work your hours over 7 days to include nights and weekends; this is essential to provide the opportunity to build solid relationships with the boarders, their parents and the boarding house staff. There will be time allocated for administration in order to ensure boarding systems and processes are maintained in accordance with the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools.
Previous experience in boarding is essential and it is vital that the successful candidate has a passion for providing exceptional pastoral and academic support to students and is prepared to wholeheartedly embrace life in the boarding house. You will be expected to be a full member of the boarding community and to lead activities and events and to contribute to the family atmosphere in the boarding house.
You will be required to live on-site for the betterment of your duties and a one bedroom, self-contained flat is available, inclusive of all utilities, as well as all meals in boarding during term time. There is a small rent charge for the accommodation.
This role will suit someone with aspirations to move to Head or Director of Boarding in the future and a passion for working with international students in a boarding context is vital to this role. The interview day will be held on Thursday 26th April. If you wish to discuss this role in advance of application then please contact Steven Crossley, Vice Principal and Head of Boarding at steven.crossley@shaftesburyschool.co.uk or call 01747 852469.
Please visit www.shaftesburyschool.co.uk for further information about this role.
This Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS.
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About Shaftesbury School
- Shaftesbury School
- Salisbury Road, Shaftesbury
- Dorset
- SP7 8ER
- United Kingdom
To empower every individual who participates in our community to realise his/her aspirations.
Our aims:
We aim to inspire every individual by
• Creating a sense of belonging, where everyone feels a valued member of the community
• Developing role models whom we can admire, respect, relate to and seek out for guidance
• Promoting a sense of accomplishment through recognition for doing our best, whatever it is, on personal, social
and academic levels
• Generating fun and excitement, curiosity and creativity on the trail to learning
• Encouraging the spirit of adventure, understanding and appreciating what it means to take a risk and be
successful, or to fail and try again
• Promoting opportunities for leadership and responsibility, by expressing our ideas and accepting the
consequences of our actions
Ethos
Pervading the ethos of our school are the values of our Christian Foundation, the ideals of the Olympic movement and the spirit of internationalism.
We value the uniqueness of every human being regardless of gender, age, ethnic origin, creed or sexual orientation. We teach the importance of love and respect, tolerance, forgiveness, the need to work for peace and justice, honesty, selflessness and loyalty.
Shaftesbury School is an internationally outward-looking community promoting harmony, participation, friendly competition and opportunities for recognition and celebration.
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