Resident Graduate - Pastoral Welfare
Leighton Park School
Reading
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 25 March 2019
Job overview
Resident Graduate – Pastoral Welfare Fryer House
From September 2019
Leighton Park School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, dedicated and adaptable Health/Social Care Graduate with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work in our Boarding House for the youngest students in school alongside the House Team. As a Resident Graduate – Pastoral Welfare Fryer House, you will support the daily work of the pastoral team in Fryer House. This includes pastoral and boarding duties, contributing to the extra-curricular life of the school and liaising with students, staff and parents to provide support for the House Team. The ideal candidate will contribute to the enhancement of House cohesion and be part of a team of adults providing support, pastoral welfare and mentoring to students in the house.
This one-year residential post provides valuable support to Fryer House and our Pastoral and Welfare Team as well as an exciting and ideal opportunity for graduates who are considering a career in education to experience a year in the life of our vibrant and successful school. On a daily basis, you will also be supporting the Head of House and members of the House Team to ensure the pastoral welfare of all boarders and day students.
We aim to offer our Resident Graduates a memorable year working with energetic and inspiring students within a co-educational environment. The School will provide accommodation throughout the year and free board courtesy of our onsite restaurant, Oakview during term time. You will also have access to a gym and swimming pool on site, and in this paid role you will also have opportunities for continuing your professional development.
This experience provides a platform for various career progressions paths at the end of your residency you will have achieved positive results both personally and professionally and you will have developed skills and experience of considerable value – particularly if you decide to continue your career in teaching.
Salary: £10,000 per annum, with free accommodation throughout the year and free board during term time.
To apply, please download an application pack from our website and email it to apply@leightonpark.com. If you require further information, please call HR on
0118 987 9600.
Leighton Park School is set in over sixty acres of beautiful parkland near to the heart of Reading. Leighton Park offers a distinctive atmosphere that creates achievement with values, character and community. Founded on Quaker principles, we seek to inspire each student to fulfil their academic and personal potential and be reflective, purposeful adults. We appoint candidates who will contribute and thrive in our vibrant community.
Leighton Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore the successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check as part of our recruitment process.
Closing date for this position is: 25th March 2019
Interviews will be held during week commencing: 1st April 2019
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About Leighton Park School
Leighton Park School is a successful, forward looking independent (HMC) day and boarding school for approximately 500 pupils aged 11-18 set in 65 acres of magnificent parkland.
Leighton Park exists to form young people of real character and confidence, with a determined desire to change the world, reflecting the school’s Quaker values. In March 2021 we won the ISA Award for Outstanding Local Community Outreach for the involvement of our students, staff and parents in projects helping those less fortunate and putting our Quaker values into practice.
We are a school that inspires Achievement with Values, Character and Community and academic excellence is the consequence of our approach. Valuing breadth and depth, we are distinguished by excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM), Music and Ethical Enterprise. The UK Government’s latest 16-18 league tables reveal Leighton Park to be the best performing School in Berkshire and in the top 1% of English schools. We are one of only eight schools to have always appeared in the top 100.
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