Prep School Housemistress or Housemaster

Culford School are looking for a Housemistress or Housemaster to join their Prep School.

Culford is a boarding and day school for over 850 children aged 1 to 18, set in 480 acres of beautiful Suffolk parkland, with an 18th century grade II mansion at its centre and three separate schools: the Pre-Prep & Nursery (ages 1 to 7); the Prep (ages 7 to 13); and the Senior School (ages 13 to 18).

We believe in educating the whole person to deliver a well-rounded, fulfilled individual with excellent academic results. Everything we do is informed by our firm belief that learning should be challenging, enriching and fun. Culford is a Christian school with a Methodist tradition. We see education as a transformational process that guides pupils towards academic success, clear moral values, and the development of leadership and a readiness for the world of adulthood.

Cadogan House is the co-educational boarding house for the Prep School. Applications are invited for the role of a Housemistress or Housemaster with responsibility for Prep School boarding.

We are seeking to appoint a motivational and engaging individual who will be fully committed to the ethos of a growing full-boarding/day preparatory school of 295 pupils. They will have overall responsibility for maintaining an excellent standard of boarding plus offering a varied, stimulating extra-curricular programme for boarders, particularly at weekends. This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, nurturing and motivated practitioner with a warm sense of humour and a lively, approachable and positive manner with pupils, colleagues and parents. High levels of energy and stamina are needed to make the most of this post and it is expected that this role will be successfully combined with a reduced teaching timetable. A very spacious three bedroom flat situated within the boarding house with a separate private and fenced garden area is provided and the post holder is required to live on site during term time for the better performance of their duties.

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Click here to find out more about Culford Prep School.

Click here to read the Prep School boarding handbook.

The closing date for applications is 09:00 on Monday 28 November. 

Applicants must be living in the UK and be able to provide suitable evidence of their Right To Work in the UK.

As an equal opportunities employer, Culford School is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Culford School.

Culford School puts at the centre of its operation the safeguarding of the pupils of the school. There is a commitment to keep safeguarding at the forefront of every employee and volunteer’s mind. We encourage a culture of challenge, not just to act when there is a need, but also in the way we think to ensure the risks of harm to the pupils’ individual welfare are minimised.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Job applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening and pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

Successful applicants must complete mandatory pre-employment training in safeguarding and other key areas before the commencement of employment.

We comply with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) code of practice and have a written policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders, both of which are available on request. If shortlisted, you are required to declare any relevant convictions, adult cautions or other matters which may affect your suitability to work with children. As a result of amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exceptions order 1975) in 2013 and 2020, some minor offences are now protected (filtered) and should not be disclosed to potential employers, and employers cannot take these offences into account.

If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or you may wish to contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice. There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website.