Matron
Harrow School
Harrow
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter or September 2023
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2023
Job overview
Full time residential position, term time only, with one 24 hour period and one six-hour period off duty each week during term time
The Matron role at Harrow School is of significant importance, having live-in responsibility for the health and welfare of the boys and for the smooth running of the House’s domestic arrangements. Matrons play a key role in assisting the House Master in creating a happy and well-ordered atmosphere throughout the House. The Matron has responsibilities for the boys’ pastoral and health care as well as dress and hygiene standards. The Matron also manages the onsite housekeeping, managing the work of a team of cleaners. Please note that the Matron role is not restricted to females and we welcome applications from males as well as females.
This role would suit a candidate who has experience of working with young people. We are looking for a highly organised and caring individual who possesses common sense, resilience, flexibility and the ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people. The role involves accompanying boys on hospital visits, so applicants must have a full driving licence and their own car.
Benefits include self-contained accommodaton in the boarding House, automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme, meals, use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym and running track, and subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.
Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill, north-west London and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 840 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 12 boarding Houses. Employees particularly value the School’s beautiful green estate, the positive working environment and good relationships with their colleagues.
How to apply: For a detailed job description and application form, visit https://www.harrowschool.org.uk/contact/work-at-harrow Any queries about the role and salary can be directed via email to the HR department at recruitment@harrowschool.org.uk.
Closing date: Tuesday 31 January 2023.
Applications will be processed as they are received and we may interview suitable candidates before the closing date; therefore early application is advised.
The successful candidate will be required to move into their accommodation and complete some induction activities ahead of this.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome everyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.
About Harrow School
Harrow School is an independent boarding secondary school for boys aged 13-18. It was established, by royal charter, in 1572 during the reign of Elizabeth I. It is operated as a Royal Charter Corporation, which is a charitable trust whose trustees are the school’s governors. The school licenses the Harrow name to a number of schools in Asia.
Head Master
Alastair Land
Values and vision
Harrow School believes that the success of students should not be measured purely by grades, but by their influence on the wider world.
The school believes that all organisations need strong and clearly expressed values to create identity, focus, unity and drive, and in order to answer the questions: “what do we belong to?”, “what’s important to us?”, "why do our collective efforts matter?”, and “what holds us together?”.
Harrow’s values of courage, honour, humility and fellowship aim to help the school to make decisions from day-to-day that mean members of its community behave and perform better. These four Values link closely to Harrow School’s Christian foundation, and the principles of “Godliness and good learning” established by its founder, John Lyon.
ISI report
“Pupils are high achievers in all areas of their academic lives. Their success owes much to the strong and supportive boarding community to which they all belong and which gives the encouragement to work hard and aim high, and the confidence to set themselves ambitious goals.”
“Pupils invariably work hard and utilise their strong motivation and desire to succeed, and this is one of the main drivers in their success. The strong progress they make, and their all-round excellent achievement is enabled by many innovative approaches and initiatives introduced by school leaders.”
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