Graduate Resident Tutor

22 August 2024 - 30 June 2025

This role is an exciting opportunity for graduates with an interest in education to gain experience in this prestigious, forward-thinking and high-achieving school.

The Graduate Resident Tutor Team is vital to the running of the School, assisting with all aspects of school life including boarding duties, weekend activities, co-curricular trips and academic lesson support. 

Successful candidates will thrive in a busy and varied role. They will be strong communicators with the ability to maintain strict confidentiality and remain calm under pressure. Knowledge and understanding of a boarding environment is an advantage as well as a genuine commitment to Wycombe Abbey’s aims and ethos.

This role is to begin in 22 August 2024 until 30 June 2025 and includes free onsite accommodation and meals during term time. We would be interested in hearing from applicants who around able to start in the January or April of 2024.

Hours: Hours of work will be 40 hours per week, on a rota basis, during Wycombe Abbey Term Time (which includes all published teaching days, INSET and Short Leave). The School’s routines may vary from term to term and the post holders will be required to be flexible and to work such additional hours as may be required for the satisfactory fulfilment of duties. The post holders will receive the equivalent of one and a half days off per week according to a rota.

To apply: Further details can be found under ‘Current Vacancies’ on our website: Wycombe Abbey Recruitment Hub. Please see the job profile document for full information about this role. To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply for this job”. Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com

Closing date: Sunday 7 April 2024

Interview date: w/c 22 April 2024

We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.

Wycombe Abbey 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 applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638