Matron
King Edward's Witley
Surrey
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive plus excellent benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 10 May 2024
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a boarding House Matron to join a dynamic and successful School. We seek to appoint someone who will work flexibly, with warmth and enthusiasm to welcome, guide and support the pupils in our care.
We are looking to appoint a Full Time (term time only) Resident Matron (non-resident considered), who, working under the direction of the Housemaster/Mistress, will provide excellent standards of care and supervision for both boarding and day pupils in their assigned house(s). The postholder will be enthusiastic, compassionate, capable and warm in welcoming, guiding and supporting the pupils in our care in the role of House Matron.
The Matron has a unique role within our welcoming, inclusive and supportive community of adults and young people. You will be able to demonstrate the ability, skills and desire to play a key role in the most important aspects of education at King Edward’s: successful development academically, focus on emotional and physical wellbeing, development of co-curricular interests and skills.
As well as assisting in the smooth running of the House, as Matron, you will ensure the physical and emotional wellbeing of all pupils under your care. However, the School has a fully staffed Medical Centre and, therefore, you will not be required to have any formal medical or nursing qualifications. All Matrons are, however, required to have a current First Aid qualification and may need to dispense medications, for which the School will provide training if necessary.
In return, the role includes on-site accommodation within a boarding house, utilities and all meals on duty without charge. We also offer a Pension scheme, free car parking and free use of our gym, swimming pool and sports facilities.
The position would suit a friendly, capable and organised person who wants to be fully involved in the exciting life of a busy boarding school. Hours of work will vary depending on the needs of the particular House. In addition to a passion for providing outstanding pastoral care and experience of caring for children and young adults, you will need to have use of a car in the event you may need to take pupils to appointments, or in an emergency.
King Edward’s School is a co-educational boarding and day 11–18 school for some 470 pupils, around 30% of whom are full boarders. We are an HMC school and proud of our unique heritage and place among British co-educational independent schools.
For further details, please refer to the Applicant Information Pack and visit our website www.kesw.org or contact the HR Department at HR@kesw.org or telephone 01428 686739.
To apply, please complete the Application Form via the Quick Apply button.
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 10th May 2024; however, we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Early applications are recommended.
Previous applicants have already been considered.
King Edward’s Witley is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Please refer to our websites or ask HR for our child protection and rehabilitation of offenders’ policy. All successful applicants are required to complete an Enhanced disclosure through the DBS. Applicants from underrepresented groups are particularly welcome.
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About King Edward's Witley
King Edward’s – yesterday, today, tomorrow
Yesterday
As one of the longest-standing co-educational schools in the country and one of only two remaining Royal Hospitals from Tudor times, King Edward’s Witley has a rich history of providing an education which is holistic, inclusive and progressive.
Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London, convinced the boy King Edward VI to grant his palace at Bridewell on the banks of the Thames to the Lord Mayor of London, so creating the parent foundation – Bridewell Royal Hospital – as a place for the training and education of poor children in 1553. In 1860, the new charity scheme for Bridewell Royal Hospital was created and the House of Occupations was renamed King Edward’s School admitting boys and girls from aged 10.
The pupils from King Edward’s Boys’ School moved to its current site in Witley in 1867 and the School now occupies around 100 acres of stunning Surrey countryside. The School became co-educational again in 1952 and 2017 marked the 150th anniversary of the Witley school on its current site.
Today and tomorrow
We are steadfastly proud of our heritage and longstanding engagement with the City of London through the Bridewell Foundation. King Edward’s Witley and Barrow Hills School are the operational arms of Bridewell Royal Hospital, a charitable Foundation from which both schools inherit a culture with diversity, generosity, opportunity and social responsibility at its heart, combining a global outlook with a sense of local belonging. More concretely, a significant endowment from Bridewell allows us to provide boarding places to pupils with a clear boarding need – our Foundationers.
King Edward’s holds true to its Founders’ mission to offer a foundation for life to young people from a range of backgrounds. At King Edward’s this means an exciting and challenging curriculum, a broad range of sporting, artistic, social and cultural opportunities and an environment which is specifically created to inculcate the values of independent learning, responsibility for others and the enjoyment of challenge.
Pupil experience is at the heart of what we do. The School has over 475 pupils, many of whom are day pupils from primary and Prep Schools. Boarding is a core pillar of the King Edward's community, with over 140 boarders accommodated in Houses including an Upper Sixth pre-university House. All pupils, day and boarder belong to a house and are cared for by their Housemaster/ Housemistress and their team.
Around 30% of pupils live abroad, in over 30 different countries and there is a growing cohort of local day pupils. The Sixth Form generally numbers more than 100 pupils, most of whom go on to study at Russell Group, Oxford and Cambridge (in small numbers), and leading European or US-based universities.
Tradition continues to be highly valued and close links with the City of London remain through the Court of Bridewell (Board of Governors). The Lord Mayor attends Admissions Day and the School’s annual Foundation Day Service at St. Bride’s Church. Pupils participate in a range of events and activities associated with the City of London, perpetuating the School’s links with its historic roots.
The School has a long tradition of philanthropy and addressing disadvantage and vulnerability. King Edward’s offers welfare bursaries through the Bridewell Foundation, livery companies and other charities, for young people who are less advantaged and who have a particular need for a boarding education. Over 50 pupils are supported by the Foundation and other charities with financial contributions equal to annual boarding fees to attend the School. King Edward’s is proud of its ongoing work transforming the lives of disadvantaged young people through providing a safe, fulfilling and purposeful educational environment.
The Head is a member of HMC.
Further details of the School are to be found in the Independent Schools’ Yearbook, or on our website www.kesw.org.
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