Resident Graduate Boarding Assistant
The Mount School York
York
- Expired
- Salary:
- Single Living Accommodation Provided
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 17 April 2020
Job overview
We are currently seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and energetic Resident Graduate Boarding Assistant, with effect from September 2020.
The successful candidate will be fully committed to the aims and ideals of a busy boarding school and demonstrate the ability to deliver excellent levels of pastoral care. You will be committed to the personal and academic welfare of each boarder and support the School’s Quaker ethos. A good sense of humour, flexibility, innovation and the ability to work long hours are essential requirements of the role.
This is a term-time only residential position and single living accommodation is provided.
We welcome applications from graduates, or candidates with a relevant education background or experience.
The post would suit a recent graduate seeking a gap year after their degree course and is a fixed-term post for 11 months, running until July 2021.
The Mount School York is a thriving day and boarding community set in 16 acres of beautiful grounds located ten minutes’ walk from York’s historic city centre. The Mount is a school for girls aged 2 to 18. In our most recent ISI Inspection, the School was rated ‘excellent’ in both areas of educational quality. Find out more by visiting www.mountschoolyork.co.uk
The Mount School York is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please download an Application Pack, Application Form, Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form and Reference Consent Form via www.mountschoolyork.co.uk/contact-us/staff-vacancies/
The closing date for applications: Friday 17 April 2020
Interviews to be held on Wednesday 22 April 2020
About The Mount School York
The Mount School York is a high achieving day and boarding school for girls aged 3 to 18. We are leaders in educating girls and understanding their needs, inspiring confident young women, enabling them to believe nothing is beyond their reach.
Creating an environment where every girl is valued, enabled to flourish and given the confidence to know they can achieve is at the heart of The Mount School ethos. Mount School girls learn to think for themselves, developing both resilience and empathy. Girls grow at their own pace, free from pressures to conform, they become self-assured and happy young women with the ambition and confidence to succeed.
In our last ISI Inspection, The Mount School was judged to be excellent for both ‘pupils’ academic and other achievements’ and ‘pupils’ personal development’, excellent being the highest grade achievable. The inspectors commented on the ‘exuberantly confident’ girls and the ‘sense of empowerment’ they exhibited. They also noted on the ‘ethos of tolerance and care for others found throughout the School’, an ethos permeating form our Quaker Heritage.
Our bespoke and engaging curriculum is tailored to motivate and enthuse girls from Early Years to Sixth Form. Girls are given a strong foundation of knowledge and a variety of learning. Within our inspiring all-girls community each girl develops to her full potential. Pupils learn to think independently, and discover their passions, leaving them ready to make a positive contribution to our changing world.
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