Head of Boarding
St Michael's School
Llanelli
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive salary + comfortable accommodation. Salary will take account of previous experience, skill set & qualifications.
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter or Summer 2019
- Apply by:
- 15 February 2019
Job overview
This exciting opportunity has arisen to join our team, as our school continues to grow and develop, resulting in a continued high level of success in our outcomes for pupils. St. Michael’s is one of the UK’s leading schools, securing the highest GCSE results in Wales in 2017 as well as being 30th for A-Level in the UK in The Times 2018 (co-ed independent) rankings along with being the Sunday Times’ Welsh Independent School of the Year 2019. This is down to our hard working staff who go above and beyond in everything that they do and our highly motivated pupils, whose conduct and enthusiasm supports them to achieve great things. We are an independent co-educational day and boarding school for children aged 3-18, located in the small village of Bryn, just outside of Llanelli. We are a relatively small school currently with 440 students and a boarding capacity 70. At present the majority of the boarders are international students from more than 14 countries around the globe and we take particular care to ensure that our boarding community is as diverse as possible.
The Head of Boarding is a full-time role and a member of the school’s Operational Management Team. Qualified teachers will be expected to undertake a small teaching commitment. The post holder will support the Headmaster in providing leadership to ensure that the boarding experience is as good as it can be, upholding the high academic expectations that pupils and parents seek us out for. You will support the holistic nature of boarding education and help to ensure that the environment is one which is caring, safe and responsive to boarders’ needs and welfare. You will be someone who will look to develop the best boarding provision possible using the resources available and within the scope set by the Headmaster and school proprietor. The successful candidate will also be a sound administrator and enjoy developing the systems, procedural and record keeping side of running boarding provision.
The precise working pattern will be discussed with candidates at interview, but will involve working across portions of the school day, evenings, weekends and all half-term holidays. Boarders are not present on site during the Summer, Christmas and Easter holidays, with the site undergoing maintenance and repair during those breaks. The post holder will be provided with comfortable residential accommodation on site consisting of a modern and very spacious two bed property, for which a Service Occupancy Agreement will be in place.
Application method: Covering letter (one side of A4 max, using the supporting statement section of the application form) and fully completed application form. There is no need to provide a CV. The covering letter should outline how you will establish and develop successful and happy boarding houses, which are integral to school life.
Closing date for applications: Friday 15th February
Shortlisted candidates notified by: Friday 22nd February at 6pm
Interviews to be held: Tuesday 5th & Wednesday 6th March
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About St Michael's School
Located in Llanelli, South Wales, close to the coastline and not far from the Gower, St. Michael's School is situated in a picturesque area of natural beauty, with excellent links to the M4 motorway. We educate boys and girls from 3-18, broadly following the best of the National Curriculum, then GCSE & A-Level programmes. Although very academically successful, we also focus on young people's character development, resilience and confidence. Our university destinations are excellent and we enjoy the support of alumni who often return to share their experiences with existing pupils. We have just over 400 pupils in our community and are therefore small enough to know everyone individually, but also large enough to provide a wide range of opportunities.
St. Michael's is No. 1 school in Wales for GCSE results - 80% A* & A, summer 2017. We're also one of The Times' Top 20 UK Independent Schools (co-educational). In 2019 we were awarded Welsh Independent Secondary of the Year (Sunday Times) and in 2021 we were awarded Welsh Independent Secondary of the Decade (Sunday Times).
With a dedicated and hardworking staff, St. Michael’s School is one of Wales’ leading Independent Schools. Through high quality teaching, continuous assessment and regular examinations we are quickly able to identify pupils’ strengths. Small class sizes ensure that learning is tailored to the individual and that they are academically challenged throughout their school life. We aim to create an environment where pupils feel cared for and respected. We nurture and support our children to develop confidence in their own abilities ensuring each child reaches their full potential. We successfully combine traditional methods with a broad and well balanced curriculum, designed to enthuse and inspire our pupils, whilst aiming to challenge each child’s natural desire to learn.
Visit our website at: www.stmikes.co.uk
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