Houseparent
Wisbech Grammar School
Cambridgeshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 21 March 2019
Job overview
New Opportunity at Wisbech Grammar School
Houseparent (September 2019)
2019 sees the launch of an International Boarding House at Wisbech Grammar School. This will be the first time in its long illustrious history that the School has had boarding provision and the house will cater for 10-12 Chinese pupils from September. WGS aims to enable its boarding pupils to develop academically, socially, culturally and emotionally in a homely and friendly environment, where mutual trust and respect between pupils and staff are the fundamental guiding principles on which the boarding will be based. All pupils are encouraged to live in harmony with one another.
The Houseparent is responsible to the Headmaster but will be line managed by the Deputy Head Pastoral on a day to day basis. He/she is responsible for the house, works alongside the non-resident house tutor (who lives on site) and members of the house. The domestic staff within the house are the responsibility of the Housekeeping department, however they are also part of the house team and therefore be managed the houseparent.
The aim of the post is to manage efficiently the staffing, organisation and resources of the house; to provide for the safety, good discipline and pastoral well-being of all pupils in the house.
Where the houseparent is part of a team with their partner, they must fulfil these tasks both collectively and individually.
Full details and a job description for this post is available on our School website www.wisbechgrammar.com
Applications must be submitted on a Wisbech Grammar School application form with a covering letter addressed to the Headmaster, Mr Chris Staley. Applications annotated “see attached cv” will not be considered. Please send your completed application to;
Mrs Sue Simmons, Human Resources Manager, Wisbech Grammar School, Chapel Road,
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire PE13 1RH or e-mail it to HR@wisbechgrammar.com
The closing date for applications is 10am on Thursday 21 March 2019. Interviews will be held during Week commencing 25 March 2019.
Wisbech Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The post is subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and a medical.
About Wisbech Grammar School
Wisbech Grammar School is a mixed, independent day school based in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, for pupils aged 4-18. It has 600 pupils and welcomes children from all religions and none, while upholding the Christian values it was built on. In the past 15 years, the school has undergone substantial development, with the most recent project being a new £2 million refectory in 2015.
Wisbech Grammar School was founded in 1379 by the Guild of the Holy Trinity, which makes it one of England’s oldest schools. In 1970, the girls’ and boys’ schools were combined to make it co-educational, with all pupils occupying the girls' school on the North Brink of the River Nene. In 1983, the school was granted independent status.
Headmaster
C N Staley
Values and vision
The school goes beyond academic excellence and looks to the arts, sports and extra-curricular activities to produce rounded individuals. It celebrates difference and diversity and is immensely proud of its history, while placing just as much importance on the future. Wisbech gains consistently good results and prides itself on being the best school in three counties.
ISI report
“The quality of pupils’ personal development is excellent at all stages of the school. They become self-confident and assured individuals, meeting the aims of the school. They are able to reflect, to acknowledge their responsibility to others and to discern right from wrong. Socially, the school is a harmonious community; older pupils relate very well to the younger children and interact sympathetically with them, through the many opportunities to take responsibility, including within the all-age house groups.”
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