Assistant Housemistress Hawkwell and Hargreaves
Kent College, Pembury
Kent
- £23,615 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Own Competitive Salary Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP or 01/09/2023
- Apply by:
- 17 February 2023
Job overview
Assistant Housemistress
Hawkwell and Hargreaves
ASAP/ September 2023
Kent College Pembury excels in adding value to its pupils both academically and pastorally. We are seeking an Assistant Housemistress for our junior boarding house with full, weekly and flexi boarding places for girls in years 4-9. Some experience within a school boarding environment is preferred as is a genuine interest in the welfare and development of students. There will be some opportunity to be involved in wider school activities but this is not expected to be a teaching position.
Beautiful self-contained two-bedroom accommodation within the boarding house is provided.
We are looking for a person with energy and an empathy with young people. They will need to have a sense of humour, work well in a team and be able to deal calmly and efficiently with a variety of tasks. The successful candidate must have excellent administrative and IT skills.
Boarding at Kent College is a central part of the school’s life and ethos. We are very fortunate to have such a close-knit boarding community at the heart of our school and believe that the family atmosphere present in the boarding houses has an extremely positive effect on all of the girls and staff there.
There are two boarding houses at Kent College organised to meet the needs of different age groups. Each house provides modern facilities with spacious bedrooms, cosy common rooms with TVs, and bathrooms with private shower units. The senior boarding house ‘James and Osborn’ is home to all boarders in Year 10 and above, run by a Housemistress, Assistant Housemistresses, and House Tutor.
The junior boarding house ‘Hawkwell and Hargreaves’ is home to all boarders in Year 9 and below, run by a Housemistress, Assistant Housemistress and Resident Graduate.
Our younger boarders flourish in the cosy atmosphere where they receive the individual care and attention they need. Every effort is made to make the pupils feel at home.
Year 9 boarders enjoy having their own facilities in the pre-teen ages. The colourful common room provides a haven where they can watch their favourite TV programmes together, prepare a tasty snack at their kitchen unit, make use of the computers and, of course, relax.
We are delighted to welcome applications from candidates who share our core values and who are able to contribute to our continued future success. We recruit staff of the highest calibre who will inspire, support and challenge the pupils, and fellow colleagues, to achieve their full potential.
Closing date: Friday 17 February 2023 by Midday
Candidates are encouraged to apply well before the deadline. We reserve the right to interview candidates before the closing date.
References will be taken up prior to interview. One of the referees should normally be the applicant’s current or most recent employer. The post requires the highest level of clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointees must be prepared to undergo child protection screening Child Protection and welfare are taken very seriously at Kent College, with guidelines on confidentiality and staff-pupil relationship procedures well-publicised to staff.
All gaps of employment are to be accounted for and rigorously investigated. Referees are contacted to ensure the validity of the reference. Testimonials are not acceptable in place of confidential references.
Attached documents
About Kent College, Pembury
Background
Founded in Folkestone in 1886, Kent College was recognised at the outset for being ‘the most forward-looking school of its time’, something we still embody today. We are an independent day and boarding school from 3-18 years. Our Forest Explorers Nursery is for girls and boys from rising 3 years. Boys can currently join Reception and Year 1, and from September 2023 Year 2 and each subsequent year group as the Prep School gradually moves to a co-educational school by 2027. The Senior School is girls only from ages 11-18 years. Since 1939, Kent College has been located in 75 acres of beautiful countryside in Pembury, on the outskirts of Tunbridge Wells. The school campus enjoys excellent facilities, including two indoor sports halls, indoor swimming pool (due to be completed in 2023), floodlit Astro, state of the art 200 seat theatre, modern science block, art studios and a Sixth Form centre.
Our Vision
To be the school of choice for its forward thinking, creative and adventurous approach to life and learning.
Our Aims
- To maximise the academic achievement of all pupils whilst equipping them to make a purposeful contribution as global citizens.
- Place physical, spiritual and mental wellbeing at the heart of school life.
- To attract, retain and appropriately remunerate high quality staff.
- Develop our facilities to ensure that we are providing outstanding opportunities for the pupils.
- Ensuring the financial security of the school through strong stakeholder engagement, careful cost controls and additional opportunities for revenue generation, whilst being mindful of our obligations to widen access and fulfil Public Benefit requirements.
Heads
Katrina Handford (Head) Salli Hall (Head of Prep School)
Nursery and Prep School
The Prep School is a friendly, caring and happy school with a current roll of over 130 pupils aged 3 to 11 (Nursery – Year 6). The majority are day pupils with a small number of boarders. In addition to the core subjects of English, Maths and Science, all of the pupils in Key Stage 2 study Geography, History, Art, DT and RE. ICT is taught from Year 1 upwards. There are specialist teachers in Music, French, Drama and PE, and Mandarin is taught in Year 6. Class sizes in KS1 and KS2 are normally a maximum of 21. Each year, a number of pupils apply for and are awarded scholarships to the Senior School, and around two thirds of Year 6 pupils move up to the Senior School.
Senior School and Sixth Form
The Senior School has around 400 day and boarding pupils. Boarders make up 20% of the total school and come from all over the world. Entry at 11 and 13 is by the GL CAT4 test and the school accepts pupils with a range of academic abilities, with approximately half of our KS3 intake within the top 25% of the national ability range. Kent College offers a choice of over 26 GCSE subjects, with group sizes usually between 3 and 18. Most pupils complete 10 GCSEs or IGCSEs, but there is the opportunity to take more or less depending on interest or need. Students are also accepted for entry at 16+ and there are approximately 100 pupils in the Sixth Form. We offer around 27 subjects at A Level. BTECs are on offer in PE, Drama and Computer Science. Class sizes in the Sixth Form normally range between 3 and 12.
Extra Curricular Activities (ECA)
Kent College places a strong emphasis on extra-curricular activities and has a flexible and innovative lunchtime and evening programme of prep and activity sessions. All pupils are encouraged to plan the use of their time so that they follow a balanced programme of academic work and extra-curricular activities. The pastoral care in the school is very strong and all staff are highly involved in wellbeing and general pastoral matters. All teaching staff are required to be involved in at least one ECA and most do more than this, as both subject and general ECA’s are available.
ISI
"The curriculum is excellent; it shows great breadth, effectively covers all the appropriate areas of learning, whilst suiting all abilities and needs. Pupils…are thoughtful and compassionate, with a well-developed understanding of right and wrong and a high degree of emotional maturity. Leadership and management, and also governance, are excellent.”
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