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Assistant Housemaster/Housemistress

Assistant Housemaster/Housemistress

Milton Abbey School

Dorset

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2020
Apply by:
30 March 2020

Job overview

ASSISTANT HOUSEMASTER / MISTRESS OF A BOYS AND GIRLS HOUSE

Milton Abbey are seeking exceptional individuals to help run our five boarding houses (3 boys, 2 girls). We need two enthusiastic and caring residential Assistant Housemasters / Housemistresses with a deep commitment to pastoral care and a desire to be part of a team overseeing transformational education of young people, in and beyond the classroom.

The successful applicants will ideally have boarding experience and will relish the opportunities and challenges of being involved in a boarding house in a 24/7 full boarding school environment. An excellent record as a classroom practitioner is required although the main focus of this role is pastoral. 

Working in partnership with our families, this role provides extraordinary opportunities to shape the lives of the young people in your care. House staff work in a dynamic and highly supportive team, line managed by their Housemaster / mistress and the Deputy Head Pastoral. 

We offer a genuinely different learning experience to our students, with the widest range of vocational courses in the independent sector, and a focus on the development of the whole person, not just examination results. More than half of our students have identified learning challenges and we promote opportunities for them to ‘learn differently’ and successfully here.

Assistant Housemasters/mistresses teach a reduced timetable, allowing them to help the ensure their pupils’ holistic needs are met. Assistant Housemasters/mistresses play an important role at the heart of the school community, making an outstanding contribution to the life of Milton Abbey School.

Further details may be obtained from our website, from HR on 01258 882182 or email hr@miltonabbey.co.uk . Closing date for applications is noon on 

Monday 30th March   2020.

Milton Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  The appointment will be the subject of an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Testimonials

“I love working here. I have the freedom and creativity to keep exploring and becoming more passionate about my subject, which helps me pass that passion on to my pupils.” | Milton Abbey School teacher

“I’m so glad we chose Milton Abbey. Every pupil is treated as an individual, strengths are recognised and celebrated, and the dedication shown by staff is exemplary.” | Parents of a Sixth Form student

“It’s a small school, so everyone knows everyone. We get a lot of help from staff with our studies and with our personal lives. It feels like a tight family bond.” | Sixth Form student

“Milton Abbey has been the making of our son. From the teachers, to the Boarding House team, and the friends he has made for life. It truly is a fantastic school.” | Parents of a Lower School pupil

Our location and facilities

The School lies in a secluded wooded valley, halfway between the towns of Blandford and Dorchester. It occupies the site of a former Benedictine Monastery, founded over 1,000 years ago. The two remaining Monastery buildings are used daily by the School – the Abbey for regular services and musical performances and the Abbot’s Hall as our dining hall.

Our expansive natural surroundings mean the School boasts a large farm and stables used for vocational learning, a nine-hole golf course, impressive grass pitches for a variety of sports, and plenty of inspiring outdoor space to run lessons, be active, or to relax.

Other buildings and facilities are on par with much larger schools, due to the wide variety of subjects on offer at the school. They include classrooms, laboratories and workshops to teach a full spectrum of academic and vocational subjects, a large library in a converted ballroom, specialist rooms for teaching Creative Media, Art, Fashion Design and Music courses, and a 370-seat theatre. Indoor sports facilities include a 25-metre swimming pool, golf simulator, gymnasium and sports hall. Staff are able to use these facilities as a benefit of working at the School.

Our management structure and ethos

The School is run by the Head, supported by a Senior Deputy Head and three Deputy Heads responsible for the Academic, Co-Curricular and Pastoral elements of the School. We have an overall staff of around 120 people, some of whom work flexibly to meet the needs of the school at different times of the year. We are deliberately small, with around 225 pupils.

All staff appointed are expected to contribute to the pastoral and nurturing ethos of the school, supporting a full and busy sports and activities programme. All candidates for any roles are encouraged to celebrate their conventional, and unconventional, interests on their application. Appointments will be made subject to a full DBS check and the receipt of satisfactory references.

For more information please see the school’s website: www.miltonabbey.co.uk

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