Head of Boarding
DLD College London
Westminster
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August 2021
- Apply by:
- 26 May 2021
Job overview
The Principal is looking to invite exceptional candidates to apply for the Head of Boarding role in this unique and exciting central London day and boarding School. As a senior member of staff, you will have the responsibility for the development of all areas of the Boarding House and for the overall progress and welfare of the students.
DLD College London is a unique 21st century 14-19 co-ed boarding and day school, situated on the Southbank opposite the Palace of Westminster, and is one of the most modern and well equipped schools in the UK. London is our classroom and the boarders, who come from over fifty different nationalities.
DLD College is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. DLD College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.
Recently winners in 2020 of the Independent School of the Year (Special Judge’s Award), Independent Boarding School of the Year and the ISA Award for Innovation in Student Voice, DLD College is an innovative, internationally minded school focused on ‘Developing the next generation of Leaders to take their place in a challenging and Diverse world.’ We strive for our students to become confident, independent, resilient and successful, enabling them to access a wide range of degree courses at top universities.
This requires the postholder to:
Be a visible school leader
maintain a boarding ethos and identity
support and embody the values of the College
provide a presence in the boarding areas of the College
be available to support students reactively and proactively
The Head of Boarding leads the boarding team. They will have overall responsibility for the discipline, personal development and welfare of boarders.
As a senior member of staff the Head of Boarding will contribute to the overall leadership and management of DLD College London and be active in promoting its aims and supporting an ethos that encourages achievement and high standards for all students.
DLD College London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and the Head of Boarding is expected to undergo advanced safeguarding (Child Protection) training.
The role is residential and as such a one-bedroom apartment on site is linked to the role.
Candidate Profile
The candidate will have strong boarding and pastoral background in previous educational contexts. The ideal candidate will be a confident communicator, providing key dialogue between the School and Parents, Guardians & Agents. They will have demonstrated continuing professional development throughout their career, particularly with aspects of academic management and pastoral care. Experience in coaching is desirable. As the school is a boarding school, the candidate would be expected to support the wider life of the college.
Most importantly they will possess the skills and ability to lead a team of houseparents, fostering an inclusive and supportive house ethos for students and associated staff, so that all can best fulfil the school’s values of respect, tolerance and kindness. It goes without saying, that the candidate will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, an ability to achieve high standards in delivering support to students from a wide variety of countries
Starting Date
August 2021, though January 2022 will be considered for the right candidate.
Closing Date
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 26th May.
All candidates will be screened and shortlisted on the same criteria prior to the deadline and we reserve the right to interview candidates prior to this deadline. We therefore encourage early applications.
Further Information
Should you require any further assistance, please contact us by emailing: staffrecruitment@dld.org
We will need the following information for pre-employment checks:
Eligibility to work in the UK i.e. Passport/Visa
TWO proofs of address such as a utility bill, council tax statement, government headed letter or bank statement
Overseas Police Check - If you have lived outside the UK within the past 10 years for over 3 months we will need to obtain an overseas check
Right to work in the UK
Utility bill (within the last 3 months)
DBS
Qualifications
Attached documents
About DLD College London
About DLD College London
DLD College London, affectionately known as DLD, is a multi-award-winning boarding and day school in the heart of London opposite the Houses of Parliament and close to Waterloo and South Bank. Its mission is to ‘Develop the next generation of Leaders to take their place in a challenging and Diverse world’; from now on, that is what DLD now means to us – Development, Leadership, and Diversity.
DLD was founded in 1931 by Davies, Laing & Dick to provide tutoring for Oxbridge and the Colonial Service entrance exams. After the Second World War, the college specialised in ‘A’ and ‘O’ Level teaching. Over some fifty years, there has been a gradual transformation so that DLD now is a school for 13-19 year-olds providing full-time education for some four hundred children.
Our pupils come to us from all over the world. They are attracted by our enviable location, wide range of subjects, high academic achievement, outstanding pastoral care and our award-winning boarding in the heart of London. Our focus is first and foremost on the wellbeing of our students (and staff) and removing any barriers to learning, which will help them be happy and achieve their potential both in and out of the classroom.
In September 2015, DLD College London relocated to brand new, purpose-built premises by Waterloo station, overlooking Westminster and the River Thames. It focuses on each student as an individual, offering each child the best teaching and educational resources. It aims to build confidence, enabling them to accessvarious degree courses at top universities in the UK and worldwide. DLD is a school noted for its friendliness, warmth and informality – our award-winning Wellbeing Centre is the beating heart of the school.
As part of the Abbey DLD Group of Colleges, DLD aims to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. Our pupils follow a number of academic pathways, from our ground-breaking Year 9 curriculum, GCSEs and A Levels, to BTECs and our popular International Foundation Programmes (IFP). Classes are small, enabling students and teachers to focus on the most effective ways of learning. We stretch and challenge our students, motivating them and raising their expectations of themselves. Moreover, our learning community is supported by e-learning platforms and a desire to develop core skills necessary for the future of work.
Theschool offers superb, modern teaching facilities and resources in one of London’s safest and most accessible areas, a stone’s throw from Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. While the school is strong in all academic areas, our creative arts continue to flourish, and our theatre, art and design, music and photography studios are scintillating and inspiring places. Our boarding provides some 250 rooms in our purpose-built boarding house directly above our school premises.
DLD recently won the Special Judges’ Independent School of the Year Award and the ‘Boarding School of the Year’ Award in 2020 and again in 2023. DLD has also recently won the Independent Schools’ Association award for ‘Innovation in Pupil Voice’ and Talk Education’s ‘Innovation in Education’ in 2023. It was one of the finalists in the 2020 TES Awards for Boarding School of the Year and has been listed in the prestigious Tatler’s Schools guide in 2022, 2023 and 2024. In addition, DLD is the only school in the UK to receive the Gold Award for ‘Mental Health in Boarding’ from the Carnegie School of Education.
DLD is a thriving boarding and day school with an enviable range of co-curricular activities, including sporting, cultural and social opportunities using ‘London as its Classroom’. The Good School’s Guide recently said, “It is one of the most unique and exciting schools in Britain: urban, modern, forward-looking and undeniably cool”.
We look forward to welcoming you to DLD College London soon.
Child Protection
Each college’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be accessed the colleges website Policies | Independent College, London | DLD College London
Checks and Training
• Enhanced DBS checks to ascertain your suitability to work with children will be carried out. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore all convictions, cautions and bindovers, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared.
• Online searches will be carried out on candidates for any unsuitable content by or about candidates.
• Two written & verbal references from previous employers and a personal reference will be sought. Your referees will be asked about your suitability to work with children and whether you know of any disciplinary offences relating to children or young persons and whether you have been the subject of any child protection allegations or concerns and if so the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.
• Your full employment history will be checked, any significant gaps will require explanation and proof of any relevant qualifications will need to be provided.
• You will be required to complete Child Protection Training via e-learning prior to commencing employment.
• Pre-employment health screening will be carried out.
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