Assistant Matron
Whitgift School
South Croydon
- Salary:
- £21,881.00 (full-time), pro-rata salary is £14,791.12 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 24 February 2019
Job overview
Whitgift is a leading independent day and boarding school for boys, with approximately 1500 pupils including over one hundred boarding pupils and flexi boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.
We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Matron who is enthusiastic, flexible and organised individual to look after the boarding pupils. The position is available from February 2019 and the role will cover two main functions:
• Pastoral and health care
• Housekeeping or House administration
The appointment of Assistant Matron is an important role within the Boarding House, involving significant responsibility, and the success of the appointment will depend on the strength and quality of their relationships with the pupils, the Housemaster and the rest of the House team. The successful candidate will be expected to make the boys ‘feel at home’ and ensure that they are well cared for pastorally and domestically.
In return we offer a generous salary and benefits package including a money purchase pension scheme (plus Life Assurance Cover), Employee Discount Club, discounted school fees for the Foundation Schools, discounted off-peak membership at our on-site gym (Nuffield Health), membership of a healthcare plan, a range of family-friendly benefits and season ticket loan.
We welcome applications from all sectors of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
From the advertisement on school's website (www.whitgift.co.uk/vacancies), select the 'documents available' button at the top left of the advertisement for further details, and the green 'apply' button on the top right for the online application form. For any general queries, please telephone Human Resources Department on 020 8688 9222 or e-mail SchoolHR@whitgift.co.uk . For specific queries regarding the role, please telephone Will Chaloner on 020 8688 9222 or e-mail whc@whitgift.co.uk.
Applications will be reviewed daily and we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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About Whitgift School
Whitgift is an outstanding independent day and boarding school for boys aged 10 to 18. Successive inspections have ranked Whitgift amongst Britain's finest schools. Whitgift is one of Britain’s leading independent day and boarding schools, based in 45-acres of beautiful parkland in Surrey.
Whitgift is an exceptionally innovative and dynamic school, enhancing the opportunities available to our 1550 students. A Whitgift education is a unique and exceptionally tailor-made, offering a variety of pathways to qualifications which include A Level and the IB. Exchanges, visits and scholarship programmes are in place with more than 25 countries worldwide. Whitgift is regularly ranked amongst the country’s top schools for achievement; new records are regularly set.
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