Summer Camp Residential Primary Deputy - Head of Boarding
King's College School Cascais
Cascais, Portugal
- 500 € - 600 € per week
- Salary:
- Salary: Euros 2400 gross for the whole period. Included: accommodation, meals, accident insurance Day Off: one full day and one night off per week
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 24 June 2026
- Apply by:
- 11 May 2026
Job overview
ROLE SUMMARY:
King’s College School, Cascais (KCC), part of the Inspired Education Group, is seeking an experienced and highly responsible Residential Primary Deputy – Head of Boarding to join the leadership team for the KCC Summer Camp, running from 24 June to 25 July 2025.
This is a senior residential leadership role reporting directly to the Summer Camp Director, with responsibility for the pastoral care, safety and wellbeing of boarding and day students throughout the camp. The role includes oversight of boarding routines, health and first aid matters, family communication, staff supervision and operational organisation of arrivals, departures and excursions.
The Residential Primary Deputy – Head of Boarding works closely with the Camp Director and Boarding Coordinator to ensure all boarding, safeguarding and welfare procedures are followed at all times, and may act as Camp Director in the Director’s absence. This is a residential position, with accommodation, meals and accident insurance provided on site. Working hours include evening, late and overnight duties on a rota basis.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead pastoral care for boarding and day students, ensuring wellbeing, safety and appropriate behaviour.
Ensure all boarding and school procedures are followed, including routines, medication and night protocols.
Take responsibility for first aid and health matters with the Camp Director and nurse.
Act as emergency contact and respond to incidents, fire or safeguarding concerns when required.
Communicate with families and manage sensitive welfare issues.
Oversee student records, medical forms, consent documentation and daily boarding logs.
Support staff supervision and contribute to duty rota planning.
Organise and supervise arrivals, departures, airport transfers and excursions.
Safeguard student valuables, passports and pocket money.
Support evening activities, final exhibitions and daily camp operations.
Attend coordination meetings, training and safeguarding sessions.
Act as Camp Director when required in the Director’s absence.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
English proficiency at Advanced or Proficiency level (C1–C2).
Experience providing pastoral care and supervision for children in residential or camp environments.
Strong leadership and organisational skills with the ability to manage routines, documentation and staff rotas.
Ability to manage emergency situations calmly and responsibly.
Experience communicating with families and handling sensitive wellbeing matters.
Ability to supervise staff and ensure consistent application of procedures.
Strong teamwork skills and the ability to collaborate closely with senior camp leadership.
High standards of personal hygiene, appearance and professional conduct.
Valid permission to work within the EU.
Ability to provide a criminal record certificate issued within the last 3 months.
CV with photograph, scanned copies of degrees and certificates, and two written references.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
About King's College School Cascais
- King's College School Cascais
- Rua Cesario Verde 395, Pampilheira, Cascais
- Lisbon
- 2750-657
- Portugal
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
King’s College School, Cascais comes with a 50-year heritage of academic excellence instilled from the King’s College schools group, one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world.
King‘s College School is an international school offering a truly global education and is the only school in Lisbon to offer the full world-renowned Cambridge curriculum up until Year 11 (age 16) and then culminate with the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in Years 12 & 13 (age 16-18).
The school offers the highest quality modern facilities, ensuring that students benefit from a learning environment that has been designed for how students learn in the modern day. Facilities include football pitches, tennis courts, padel courts as well as dance, drama, and art studios.
King’s College School joins other King’s Group schools in Spain, Panama, Latvia and soon The Bahamas and Egypt. King’s Group schools have provided children with a rigorous and broad British and international education since 1969 with a focus on developing thoughtful and knowledgeable young people. The success of the group comes from recruiting teachers with the skills and experience to turn the curriculum into dynamic lessons that ignite the imagination.
The King’s belief that child-centred, exploratory learning teaches students to think, question and explore new ideas, complements lnspired’s forward-thinking learning approach.
The Inspired learning approach
Our approach is defined by supportive academic excellence and the exploration of life skills to develop students’ self-confidence and self-assurance.
We do this by delivering a focus on the individual and offering a broad curriculum based on the three pillars. Academics are at the centre of our approach but are also complemented equally by Performing Arts and Sport. This rich curriculum ensures that every student can discover their passions and develop their skills. Students are encouraged and supported to excel across all areas, even those they find more difficult.
Our Three Pillar Approach
1. Academics
Central to all our schools, our core of academia teaches our students critical and lateral thinking to inform the understanding and application of a wide variety of disciplines. At King’s College School, we follow the British Curriculum to Year 11 and then the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to Year 13.
2. Sport
Inspired’s sporting pillar stands for health, wellbeing, fun, motivation, self-discipline,
and self-esteem. Whether it’s about involving students in team sports or introducing them to individual pursuits, we aim to provide an athletics programme to suit every student. King’s College School students can get involved in a broad range of sporting pursuits including football, basketball, cricket, swimming, and tennis.
While some students in each school go on to achieve national and international honours, all students benefit from the fitness, enjoyment, and life-long interest that sport can spark. The physical exercise involved also contributes to the mental alertness necessary for successful study.
3. Performing Arts
The arts help to instil confidence and selfassurance within our students to nurture and
develop their interests for life. This confidence is derived from performance, the appreciation of the arts as fundamental to the human experience, and a creative approach to all that our students do.
From drama lessons and public speaking to instrumental music lessons and visual arts, King’s College School students get to experience it all as part of the core curriculum.
Build a career with Inspired Education
Inspired schools remain anchored in the vibrant cultures of their respective locations, and collectively, they form an international community that nurtures each student's academic and personal development in a progressive, dynamic, and innovative learning environment.
Specialist-led, extracurricular activities and exchange programmes are woven into the fabric of Inspired's approach to schooling, resulting in a well-rounded, diverse student population of engaged, active learners who confidently apply their wide-ranging skills within a global context.
Students benefit from a robust, holistic, international curriculum formed around the Inspired three pillars of modern education: academic excellence, sports, and performing & creative arts, with dedicated, highly qualified teachers who demonstrate Inspired's exemplary methodology. In the application of a student-centred teaching model, Inspired schools achieve outstanding examination results and, importantly, nurture happy, multi-skilled individuals who have faith in their abilities. Inspired students are empowered to fulfil their potential and are fully equipped to thrive in a modern world.
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