Graduate Assistant - Residential

Cumnor House Sussex is one of the country’s leading independent Prep, Pre-Prep and Nursery schools, offering a broad and excellent education within beautiful country surroundings. 

We have an exciting opportunity for graduates considering a career in education. We invite you to join a team of university leavers and gap assistants who provide valuable support across the school. This is a fixed-term residential position that will combine working in the classroom and on the sports field, with assisting with boarding and involvement in the wider life of our vibrant Prep School. Depending on your specialism, we will allocate a proportion of the weekly timetable to a particular department of choice to aid your development.

The school will provide full-board accommodation during term time, and a salary of around be £18,500 per annum (on a pro rata basis) for the 10-month contract plus opportunities for professional development and training. 

For more information about Cumnor House Sussex, please visit our website:

https://cumnor.co.uk/information/career-opportunities/ 

To apply, please send your application form (which can be found here or on the web-page linked above) with a covering letter to: hr@cumnor.co.uk

The closing date is 12th of March. Interviews of selected applicants will involve a visit to the School. Please note that applications will be considered as they arrive, and CHS reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date.

CHS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. A successful application will be dependent upon a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and other safeguarding checks and screening, including references. All staff have a key role to play in identifying concerns early and in providing help for children, and are expected to act in accordance with the School’s Safeguarding & Child Protection Policies which are available on our website. Please note that applications will be considered as they arrive, and CHS reserves the right to make an appointment at any time.

The following set of ‘Cumnor Principles’ guides the community:

• The happiness and wellbeing of each child is of paramount importance. In all decision-making, the impact upon children is considered first

• We are ambitious for every child in our care

• We aim to be sympathetic, empathetic and professional in our relationships with children, staff and parents

• Cumnor is non-selective and both embraces and supports a diversity of interest, ability, background and outcome

• We seek to communicate clearly and without favour

• We act in partnership with other school communities – both state and independent

• We keep in mind our local community as well as wider environmental issues and encourage children in similar thinking

• We seek to develop ourselves as a staff through appraisal and CPD

• Children are offered a fully rounded education within a community that values the concept of childhood

• Old Cumnorians, and past and present parents, are seen as valued members of our community

• We embrace both change and tradition in turn where either benefits our principles

• We aim for the highest standards of professional performance and behaviour supported by these principles.