Graduate Sports and Boarding Assistant

Repton Dubai is seeking a Graduate Sports and Boarding Assistant for an immediate start.

Our aim is to offer the successful candidate a memorable, diverse and lively year working with our pupils and staff within our well-established co-educational environment. There will be opportunities to gain experience of classroom teaching, full involvement in the provision of our sport and extra-curricular activities and pastoral responsibilities in one of our two boarding houses.

This is a one-year residential post with accommodation provided in the boys boarding house which means male and female candidates can be considered.

The post would suit an individual looking for a career in education either based in the UK or overseas.

Although the programme is for a fixed period, at the end of the academic year, an outstanding participant may be offered the opportunity to agree a new contract for a second academic year on terms to be agreed between the parties.

The successful candidate will be expected to show passionate enthusiasm for boarding school life and an ability to inspire young people. They will also place a particular importance on achieving the best possible outcomes in all areas of school life and maximising the potential of every student. As well as general duties and responsibilities, a member of staff at Repton Dubai is expected to operate effectively in the following areas:  

• Playing or coaching experience in swimming, football, basketball or cricket  
• Work in the classroom, assisting the work of an experienced teacher  
• Academic support to pupils and departments outside the classroom  
• Extra-curricular work. This might involve supporting the school’s musical, artistic and creative programmes or supporting The International Award Scheme.

As a Tutor in a House 

• Support the Head of Boys’ Boarding in the boarding house  
• Support (and potentially lead) evening duties; assisting with the supervision and care of pupils in boarding accommodation (ie evenings and weekends)  
• To attend and assist (on a rota basis) weekend boarders' trips and activities at the weekend  
• To assist with maintaining discipline among the pupils and safeguarding their health and safety both when they are on the School premises and when they are engaged in authorised school activities elsewhere  
• To observe Repton’s Health & Safety Policies in all dealings involving school property, equipment or pupils  
• To attend assemblies, register the attendance of pupils and supervise pupils, whether these duties are to be performed before, during or after school session

Welcoming families from all nationalities and children of all ages, the school offers the very best in British education, epitomised by the school’s philosophy of ‘the best for every child’. Repton has state-of-the-art facilities and amenities and is situated on a spectacular campus of 1.3million sq. ft, making it the largest school in the region. There are currently around 1700 pupils attending the school.

Our pupils benefit from an international education based on the British independent and national curricula. Our clear aim and purpose is to provide the best teaching and learning environment in which all pupils will achieve their very best academically, physically and socially. By working closely with all its parents, the school aims to develop young people who will have all the tools they need to succeed in a rapidly changing, highly competitive, global society.

As part of the Repton Family of Schools in the UAE, and working within the Evolvence Group, we share expertise across our group of schools and nurseries in UAE and offer significant opportunities for career progression for those who seek advancement, along with opportunities for professional development through our partnerships with Apple and through our Middle Leaders and Senior Leaders Programs.

About Repton School Dubai

Repton Dubai is a prominent international school in the heart of Dubai and one of the few schools in Dubai to boast an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the Dubai Schools Inspection Board since 2014.

One of the few genuinely international schools in the Gulf Region, Repton Dubai combines the reputation and academic rigour of the UK curriculum, from infants and junior school through to IGCSE level in Year 11, and then embraces the challenges and opportunities of the International Diploma or IB in the Sixth Form.

Set in the largest, most spectacular school campus in the Middle-East, and almost uniquely in Dubai offering a dynamic boarding experience in addition to day school, Repton pupils from ages 3-18 benefit from facilities, resources and a classroom and sporting experience that is the envy of their peers.

Our mission is to promote excellence in every area of a child's and student's life at school, within and outside the classroom.

Skills and Abilities: 

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills  
• Excellent organisation  
• Willingness to take action to confront issues and overcome problems  
• Ability to create and maintain strong, supportive relationships with pupils, staff and the community  
• Ability to inspire, motivate and support others  
• Innovative, creative and tenacious  
• Willingness to be fully involved in the life of a busy boarding school  
• Flexible and resourceful

In return we offer: 

• Accommodation in Boarding  
• All meals provided during term time  
• Access to swimming pool and gym  
• Leave entitlements in line with UK and European school holidays  
• World class medical and healthcare benefits

The Repton Family of Schools is totally committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects the same from its employees. All new staff will be subject to detailed and enhanced pre-employment clearance, including identity checks, criminal background checks for all countries lived in, qualification checks, employment checks to include an exploration of any gaps in employment, and satisfactory reference checks for all employment in the last 5 years.