House Matron (Girls Boarding)

Starting from September 2019, we seek to appoint a friendly and approachable House Matron who will take charge of domestic matters within the boarding unit that houses approximately 30 young women aged 11-18 years.

In addition to house management duties, the ideal candidate will work with the resident House Parents with pastoral responsibilities and health care duties.

The ideal candidate must have people management experience, hold a UK driving licence and have use of their own car.  You must have a positive upbeat attitude, hands on approach and capable of making decisions.  Previous experience of boarding schools or residential care would be desirable.

This is a full time, term time position (42.5 hours per week, 38.4 weeks per year).  You will be expected to be “on call” alternative Saturday mornings during term time (17 weeks).

For further details about this exciting opportunity to join our friendly and enthusiastic staff team, please visit our website to access the job description.  If you are interested in applying for this position, please complete an application form and return it to the HR Manager along with a covering letter stating your reasons for applying by the closing date of 9.00am Monday 3rd June 2019.  Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 10th June 2019.  

Kimbolton School is a 1,000 strong HMC co-educational school with both day and boarding pupils.  The School is delightfully set in the grounds of Kimbolton Castle in Cambridgeshire.  Please visit us at www.kimbolton.cambs.sch.uk. 

Kimbolton School is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and implements a rigorous and robust recruitment process that gathers and evaluates child protection-relevant evidence about candidates. All applicants are requested to read the Safeguarding Policy document. All posts are subject to satisfactory completion of an enhanced DBS check and provide evidence of proof of right to work in the UK.