House Parents / Head of Boarding

Hatherop Castle School is seeking to appoint for September 2018 (or earlier if available), well qualified houseparents who are also able to teach a reduced timetable of academic lessons. The exact breakdown of the responsibilities would depend on the experience and skills that the applicants offer. A willingness to get fully and energetically involved in the extra-curricular life of the school is essential.

Boarding has a significant role to play in the life of this prep school and this is an exciting opportunity to develop and improve the boarding department at Hatherop Castle School. The current provision welcomes boarders from the local area, the HM forces and overseas. We currently offer a flexible boarding provision with flexi, weekly and full boarding. This year, the Cotswold Flyer (an escorted train service to and from London) was introduced improving our links with London.

There are plans to significantly invest in the boarding facilities both in terms of finance and infrastructure and the Houseparents will take a lead role in this. Due to the importance of the role, one of the house parents will act as Head of Boarding and become a member of the Senior Leadership Team.

Hatherop Castle is part of the Wishford Schools group, which runs its own leadership development programme and it is expected that one or both of the successful candidates will participate in this programme.

Role Overview

The Head of Boarding/Houseparents are responsible to the Headmaster for the well-being and pastoral care of all boarding pupils and, in particular, ensuring that staff with pastoral
responsibilities provide a happy and welcoming environment in which pupils can enjoy their full, weekly or occasional boarding experience. They will also be required to promote
boarding, enabling the School to continue to develop its boarding community.

The role of Head of Boarding is primarily to fulfil the follow aims:
• Be responsible for ensuring that the boarding house is run in line with the vision for boarding at Hatherop Castle School.
• To lead the development of boarding at Hatherop Castle.
• Monitor, oversee and maintain the welfare, safety, discipline and pastoral well-being of all members of the boarding house.
• To act as loco parentis and an appropriate role model for all the boarders.

Full details can be found in the Candidate Pack.