Houseparent
King's College
TA1 3LA
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 01 September 2026
- Apply by:
- 16 March 2026
Job overview
We require an enthusiastic and well-qualified Houseparent to lead Meynell House and teach a reduced timetable from September 2026.
The Houseparent position is a vital and highly rewarding role within our school community. As Houseparent, you will have the opportunity to make a real and lasting impact on the lives of our pupils, overseeing their welfare, happiness, and academic progress. You will play a central role in ensuring that Meynell House remains a nurturing, respectful, and inclusive environment where each pupil is valued and supported.
At King’s College, our boarding houses sit at the heart of school life, and we are proud of the unique blend of boarders and day pupils that creates a dynamic, integrated community. Indeed, this was cited by the ISI as a significant strength of the School following our successful inspection in November 2025. The role of Houseparent offers a fulfilling balance of pastoral care, leadership, and academic oversight, allowing you to shape the culture and character of the house while also working closely with our wider school team.
King’s College has a lively and friendly Common Room of over 50 full-time teachers, all of whom contribute to the school’s outstanding co-curricular programme of sport, music and many other activities. The ability to contribute to this programme would be an advantage.
King’s College is an exciting, forward-looking and rewarding school to work in. We support all staff to develop their teaching and pastoral skills, providing frequent access to high quality professional development, utilising the skills and experience of colleagues through our peer-coaching programme and tailoring professional development to each individual and their aspirations. We believe that investing in the development our staff is a key element in ensuring excellent teaching, learning and pastoral care. We are keen to embrace new ideas and technologies to ensure that teachers at King’s are at the forefront of teaching and learning innovation, and are rightly proud of the quality of pedagogy witnessed daily around the school.
For further details and an application form please visit our vacancies page on our website; https://www.kings-taunton.co.uk/about/working-at-kings/
The closing date for applications is 9.00am Monday 16 March.
Interviews will be held later in the same week or in the week beginning Monday 23 March.
King’s College Taunton is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About King's College
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King’s provides continuous day and boarding education for girls and boys aged two to 18 years. It comprises King’s College Prep which has approximately 300 children from 2 to 13 and a senior school with approximately 400 pupils from 13 to 18.
The schools are situated on separate sites in the south west of England and combine traditional values with state-of-the-art facilities. Both schools are run by one governing body, with many functions (marketing, strategy and finance for example) undertaken jointly.
King’s College has a rich and welcoming family and community ethos. Just over 60% of the pupils board. For a relatively small school, it has an enviable record of success in all areas.
The school has regularly topped GCSE and A-level league tables for Somerset. A broad range of co-curricular activities is offered, and the school is renowned for its success in sport, music, performing arts, fine art, design technology and outdoor pursuits. In many of these activities our pupils have achieved success at national and even international levels.
Good discipline is encouraged in a firm and positive way within a supportive pastoral framework. King’s College is strong on manners and social skills. Pupils go on to thrive at good universities and in their professional careers. In short, King’s is a purposeful, outward-looking, down-to-earth, highly successful school.
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