Housestaff
Glenalmond College
Perth and Kinross
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 11 April 2018
Job overview
The Position
A vacancy has arisen at Glenalmond College for a well-qualified and experienced teacher to lead the Housestaff team in Reid’s House. Reid’s House has up to 50 boys aged 13 - 18. This appointment is an exciting and challenging opportunity for an ambitious and motivated teacher who is looking to take on significant pastoral responsibility. Applications are invited for this post, starting in September 2018.
The College
Founded in 1847 by William Gladstone and others, Glenalmond College is a fully co-educational boarding and day school, set in the stunning Perthshire countryside and enjoying magnificent grounds of over 300 acres in an unrivalled setting at the foot of the Grampian hills. There are currently around 400 pupils at Glenalmond between the ages of 12 and 18. The principal point of entry is at 13 but we have a small Second Form group which is geared towards those transferring at 12 from the Scottish primary system. There are presently five boys' boarding houses and three girls' houses, of which one is a year group house.
The School has excellent academic and extra-mural facilities. In addition to cricket, rugby and lacrosse pitches , there are tennis courts, squash courts, a grass athletics track and a nine-hole golf course, a swimming pool, a sports hall and an all-weather playing surface. The Robin Thomson Theatre building is the venue for our drama and musical productions. The School has a strong CCF contingent, an outstanding Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and a Community Service programme which operates locally on a regular basis.
General Expectations and Requirements
Housestaff must be highly effective classroom teachers. This post carries with it a reduced classroom teaching load in recognition of the additional responsibilities and demands inherent in the post. Applications from any academic discipline taught at Glenalmond are welcome.
In addition to their teaching load, all staff at Glenalmond are expected to contribute to the extra-curricular and pastoral life of the College. As a seven-day-a-week boarding school all staff must recognise that weekend duties (including Saturday morning teaching) are part of the job. We expect teachers to contribute to other weekend activities beyond their teaching, including sport, social activities, outings and Chapel. Boarding staff are assisted by teams composed of colleagues who are assigned to one of the boarding houses where they will normally be expected to do one evening per week on duty in the House.
Housestaff are expected to be in charge and on duty at the weekends. Assistant Housestaff cover at least one evening plus overnight per week when the Housemaster or Housemistress is off duty and also a specified number of Sunday afternoons each term. Housestaff are also allocated a period of down time each week.
Terms
Glenalmond has its own generous salary scale which reflects the degree of commitment required. For this post a ‘spouse disturbance allowance’ is also paid. By its very nature this is a fully residential post and it is a condition of our contract that all full time employees are resident in property on the College campus which is provided for the better performance of their duties, free of rent, Council Tax, and general maintenance costs.
This post provides ample accommodation in the heart of the House, and Housestaff enjoy the additional benefit of heating and lighting paid at College expense (although this is a taxable benefit.) Fee concessions are available for staff children who attend Glenalmond and there are various reciprocal arrangements with local Prep schools. All new members of staff will be provided with a full induction programme and will be allocated an experienced member of staff as a mentor. The College will expect to see evidence to verify qualifications achieved. N.B. All residential staff in Scotland are required to have professional registration. For this appointment the successful applicant will be required to have or be capable of achieving GTC(Scotland) registration upon appointment.
Applications for the post
Glenalmond is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children: applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers/Disclosure Scotland at enhanced level. Appointments will be conditional on references acceptable to the College and sight of original qualification certificates. All applications must be made on the College Application Form. Please also include a covering letter outlining your suitability for this position.
Detailed information about Glenalmond, together with a copy of this job description and an application form, can be found at https://www.glenalmondcollege.co.uk/about-us/job-vacancies/
Please return completed applications either by post (marked Private & Confidential) to: The HR Manager, Glenalmond College, Perth, PH1 3RY or by email to barbaraclark@glenalmondcollege.co.uk
Closing date for this post is Thursday 12 April 2018 with interviews scheduled week commencing 16 April 2018, although we reserve the right to interview and appoint at any time in the recruitment process.
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About Glenalmond College
The College is built on the south bank of the River Almond, from the north bank of which rise the Grampians. It is about 50 miles north of Edinburgh and 10 miles from both Perth and Crieff.
The College Buildings, grouped round a cloistered quadrangle, comprise the Chapel, Hall, Library, houserooms and studies, study bedrooms, classrooms. A separate block houses additional classrooms, a purpose built Science Centre and a Theatre. A few yards away are the Art School and the Design and Technology Centre. Next to these are the Music practise rooms.
The Sports Complex consists of squash courts, a strength and conditioning suite, an indoor sports hall and a heated indoor swimming pool, fitness suite and an indoor .22 range.
Houses. There are 4 houses for boys and 3 houses for girls. The organisation of all the Houses is the same, each having accommodation for resident Housestaff. Senior boys and girls have study-bedrooms or studies of their own.
Religion. The College is an Episcopalian foundation and has a splendid Chapel. However all denominations are welcomed.
Admission. Boys and girls enter the College between the ages of 13 and 14 via the Common Entrance Examination or Entrance Scholarship papers. Pupils leaving Primary Schools may qualify by tests and examinations for junior entry at rising 12. Girls and boys may also qualify for entry into the Lower Sixth, or at other points during their school career.
Curriculum. In the first 3 years all pupils take a wide range of subjects up to the GCSE with English, Mathematics, a modern language and the 3 Sciences as core subjects. Greek, Spanish, German, Art, Drama, Music, Design/Technology, History, Geography, Latin, Computer Science, Physical Education are optional subjects to GCSE and beyond. Each pupil is guided by a tutor.
The Sixth Form provides specialist courses in Arts and Sciences leading to GCE A-Level and also a selection of SQA Higher Levels. Lectures from outside speakers on social, economic and cultural subjects of topical interest take place regularly.
Economics, Business Studies, Theatre Studies, History of Art, and Politics are now fully established in the Sixth Form.
Careers. Over 90% of pupils qualify for entry to university; some go direct to professional careers, industry, the Services, etc. Great emphasis is placed on careers guidance: careers talks, visits and advice along with a well-stocked careers room assist pupils in their choice. Most pupils take careers aptitude tests at age 16.
Art, Drama and Music. Music plays a central part in the life of the school: there is an Orchestra as well as smaller String, Woodwind and Brass Groups. A large Choir and Choral Society perform at the College, in Perth and in Edinburgh. The Concert Society arranges recitals and concerts at the College; frequent visits are made to concerts in Perth and elsewhere. There is a Pipe Band.
The Drama and Art departments flourish, in conjunction with the well-established Design and Technology Centre. Art, Music as well as Design/Technology form part of the normal curriculum and can be taken at GCSE and A level.
Games and Recreations. Rugby, Hockey and Lacrosse are played in the Michaelmas Term and there is a wide variety of activities to choose from in the Lent Term including Football. In Summer Term the sports are Cricket, Athletics, Shooting, Tennis and Golf. Shooting on the Miniature Ranges takes place during the two winter terms. There is a large indoor heated Swimming Pool and pupils are trained in personal survival and Lifesaving. There are also Squash Courts, Tennis Courts, a private Golf Course, and two full-size all-weather pitches for hockey and tennis.
During the Summer, pupils have the opportunity to explore the hills and the neighbouring countryside.
Combined Cadet Force. There is a contingent of the Combined Cadet Force which has strong links with the Armed Forces and the Royal Regiment of Scotland (Black Watch Battalion) in particular. The ceremonial dress, as worn by the Pipe Band for example, is the Highland dress with the Murray of Atholl tartan.
Army and Air sections, with a Pre-Service section for Junior Pupils, are organised on the basis of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. Shooting and Adventure Training figure prominently; pupils may also be engaged on Conservation, Community Service Work or Mountain Awareness Group.
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