Graduate Boarding Assistant

Graduate Boarding Assistant

Required for January 2021

Year 1 Salary of £12,500 plus accommodation and meals 

Working alongside House Parents, our Graduate Boarding Assistants will make significant contributions to the pastoral care of our pupils in the senior school, to the Stonyhurst community as a whole, and specifically within their specialist subject area. A background in hockey is required and experience in cricket would be advantageous.

The Role

Within the Boarding House:

• You will work alongside a House Parent and their Deputy, sharing responsibility for the pastoral care of the young people in one of our eight boarding houses. The welfare and safeguarding of our pupils are a priority for all staff. 
• You will be part of a team organising and delivering activities for the boarding community.
• You will help to create and sustain a positive atmosphere where the pupils can relax and unwind whilst feeling safe and secure.

Within your department:

• You will work within a specific department in the College supporting lessons/sessions, working with individuals and groups. 
• There will be opportunities to be involved with the planning, preparation and delivery of lessons/sessions under the supervision of experienced colleagues. 
• There will be opportunities to enhance the learning experience of our pupils, helping them consolidate their understanding and express their thoughts and questions whilst developing your own skills at the same time.
• You will help to develop our pupils’ talents by challenging them to give of their very best in whatever they do.

Here at Stonyhurst we aim to nurture independently-minded young people with the ability to stand up for their beliefs, preparing them intellectually, spiritually and emotionally for their lives beyond Stonyhurst. You will have the opportunity to be a fundamental part of this preparation.

The College operates over 200 co-curricular activities of a co-curricular on a weekly basis in term times. You will be expected to support some of these based on your specialisms and interests. These have included social football clubs for girls and boys, basketball club, mixed cricket nets, sub-aqua, water polo, fencing, target rifle shooting, etc.

Stonyhurst – A little background

Stonyhurst has a fascinating history, being the oldest continuously existing Jesuit school in the world. It was founded in St Omers, northern France, in 1593, and moved to its present site in Lancashire’s beautiful Ribble Valley in 1794. In 1996, Stonyhurst became fully coeducational, and today it educates boys and girls from Catholic families, and also those of other denominations. 

Manchester is only about an hour away by road or rail. The market town of Clitheroe is 4 miles away, and we are 12 miles from the city of Preston. The Lake District can be reached in about an hour.

Stonyhurst is a family where heritage and innovation are fused to inspire young people to be agents of change in the world.

What’s in it for you?

• We have many employee benefits available to our staff during their employment:
• Complimentary membership of the sports facilities including the use of a 25m pool, fully equipped gym, studio classes and of the outdoor sports facilities
• Contributory pension scheme (providing you meet the current earnings criteria) which we will match up to 6%
• Accommodation and all meals on duty will be provided free of charge, along with refreshments in the staff common room
• Cycle to work scheme
• Invitation to attend school productions including talks from external visitors
• Discounted rates to attend events held on site

Above all we want you to use this opportunity to develop and enhance your skills and knowledge. 

In your first year we offer a salary of £12,500 and a personally tailored development programme, managed in conjunction with your pastoral and departmental colleagues. We will review this programme term by term to make sure you’re making the most of the opportunities on offer.

You may find yourself with the opportunity to stay on with us for a further year where we offer a salary of £13,500 with focused subject specific professional development. There will also be the possibility of progression pastorally for the right candidate.

This is an exceptional opportunity for the right candidate to be a part of the UK’s leading co-educational Catholic boarding school. 

We are seeking candidates who are: 

• confident, professional, resilient, well-rounded personalities 

• positive in their outlook and attitude

• approachable, enthusiastic, considerate and good communicators

• understanding of the Jesuit ideology and the ability to demonstrate and embody the school motto ‘Quant je puis’ (As much as I can)

If you have what it takes to make a success of this role then Stonyhurst is the place for you.

For an informal discussion please contact Reuban Strain, Assistant Head, at r.strain@stonyhurst.ac.uk or on 01254 826345.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 8th December 2020. 

Stonyhurst is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

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Registered in England : Company Number : 6632303

Registered Office : Stonyhurst, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 9PZ

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