Head of Careers & Higher Education
Blundell's Senior School
Devon
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 24 November 2017
Job overview
We require an inspirational Head of Careers and Higher Education to lead the Careers Team in offering first class careers support, advice and guidance to our students. The successful candidate will be well-qualified and energetic, building on the strengths of the department to develop new and exciting initiatives.
This position is part time, working approximately 0.5 - 0.8 of a full timetable. It is expected that during the exam results period in August and the Autumn Term, more hours will be required, up to 4.5 days a week; fewer hours will be needed in the Spring and Summer terms. A willingness to contribute to the extra-curricular life of this busy boarding school is also expected.
Blundell's is a beautiful, co-educational, independent boarding and day school in Tiverton, Devon. Situated 30 minutes from Exeter, 45 minutes from Bristol and 2 hours from London.
Closing date: Friday 24th November 2017
Interviews: Wednesday 6th December 2017
To download an application pack and full job description, please see our website www.blundells.org or for further information, contact recruitment@blundells.org
Blundell's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Blundell's Senior School
At Blundell’s we educate young men and women of consequence; young people who have the skills and the confidence to make a meaningful contribution to society. It is our privilege to welcome pupils to our school and then to walk beside them as they negotiate their journey into adulthood.
We are immensely fortunate to be situated in an idyllic location. Here on our 100-acre campus in the Devon hills, our pupils are supported and inspired by teachers dedicated to their success and well-being.
Blundell’s has been around for over 400 years. While we are tremendously proud of our history, we are also excited about innovation as we engage with what it means to be relevant in a world that is undergoing such upheaval and change.
This is a place where children thrive, and where they become ready to contribute to a world desperately in need of thoughtful, courageous, and compassionate leaders. This is a place where they will learn about themselves, where they have the opportunity to practise and rehearse the skills that they will need to live fulfilling lives, both now and in the future.
Mr Bart Wielenga, BCom, BEd
Head of Blundell's
Welcome from the Head | About us | Blundell's Senior School (blundells.org)
Values and vision
The main focus of Blundell’s School is on providing a rounded education. It encourages flexibility and articulation, while promoting academic qualities and service to the wider community. Strongly rooted in Christian values, it welcomes students of all faiths. With its own sports pitches, chapel and music studios, Blundell’s School is well-equipped to support its students’ strengths in music and sports.
“Pupils make extremely good progress from their starting points. Pupils throughout the school show highly positive attitudes to learning. Teachers’ high expectations as well as their establishment of a stimulating environment for learning in and around classrooms, encourage pupils to engage fully with tasks and achievements.”
“Pupils throughout the school demonstrate strong development of self-confidence and self-awareness, at levels appropriate to or, for many, beyond their age. Pupils showed their justifiable pride in their own and in others’ achievements, without appearing in the least arrogant or excessively competitive.”
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