Day Matron
Westminster Under School
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- £25,000 pro rata, equating to a full-time equivalent of £33,382.35 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 28 February 2025
Job overview
Westminster Under School is looking for an exceptional Day Matron to help provide essential support and care to our pupils.
The Day Matron is an essential and indispensable figure at the school. They act as the first point of contact for pupils who are unwell or injured, take a proactive interest in the general health and wellbeing of all pupils, and are alert to those experiencing difficulties, offering a listening ear to those who need it. They play a key pastoral role within the School, providing a pivotal point of liaison for the welfare of individual pupils.
This is an exciting time to join the Under School, as we aim to become a co-educational school for children aged 4 to 13 from September 2026. The Day Matron will be instrumental to the success of this expansion, as they will provide care to a wider range of children and will work to support the changing needs of the School in this period.
The Day Matron will work from 8.00am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (term-time only), including INSET days and two preparation days at the start of the academic year.
About you
We are looking for a friendly, warm and positive individual, with excellent communication skills and the ability to remain calm under pressure. The successful candidate will possess a Paediatric First Aid Qualification, as well as previous experience of providing first aid, nursing and/or pastoral support. They will ideally have gained experience in a similar role and will be capable of working effectively with children and young people.
About the school
Westminster Under School is a busy, passionate and purposeful place, where pupils greatly enjoy learning and are given the support and guidance they need to develop as intelligent, compassionate and inquisitive individuals.
The School also offers a range of benefits, including:
- Free school lunches
- Private medical insurance (opt-in)
- Free access to the School’s leisure facilities, including a fitness gym (restricted hours)
- Access the School’s cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans following completion of our standard probation period.
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
For this role, there is no fixed closing date. Applications will be considered on receipt and interviews may occur at any stage.
We are an equal opportunities employer. We therefore encourage candidates to apply irrespective of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, gender identity, sex or sexual orientation.
The School is a Registered Charity (no 312728).
About Westminster Under School
Westminster Under School is a happy, ambitious, nurturing and inspiring world-class preparatory education for seven to 13 year olds. Pupils who love to learn are offered a supportive, dynamic and inspirational environment to fuel their curiosity.
Located in the heart of London, the School overlooks the beautiful school playing fields in Vincent Square and is just a few moments’ walk from Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament. It is closely connected to Westminster School; in 1943, Westminster expanded its educational scope by forming the Under School, and the two schools share the same Governing Body and the same ethos of a liberal education.
Westminster Under School's curriculum is broad and diverse, aiming to foster a sense of wonder and inquisitiveness in children and encourage independent thought. The teaching programme goes above and beyond the National Curriculum and teachers are not tightly bound by syllabus. Pupils are taught a wide range of subjects by expert teachers who embrace opportunities for growth and promote diverse thinking, and who encourage them to ask questions about the world around them.
While the School's standard of our education is of the highest quality, the School’s focus is not only on academic achievement. Westminster pupils receive a full and rounded education that includes sport, the arts and many opportunities to engage in community outreach; pupils frequently take part in concerts, plays and in both internal and external competitions, and the School hosts festivals and events throughout the year. Like its older counterpart, Westminster Under School is fully committed to each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional and physical development and wellbeing – with a particular emphasis on drawing out individual talent wherever it lies – and to prepare young people for fulfilled private and public lives.
From September 2026, Westminster Under School will have opened its brand new pre-prep for girls and boys at 4+ and girls will have joined boys in Years 3 and 7, at the 7+ and 11+ entry points. By 2030, with the introduction of girls into Year 9 at Westminster School in 2028, all year groups across the two schools, from ages four to 18, will be fully co-educational, reflecting the School’s dedication to inclusivity and excellence.
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