Residential Houseparent
DLD College London
Westminster
- Expired
- Salary:
- £21,000 to £24,000, plus accommodation
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from September 2018
- Apply by:
- 9 March 2018
Job overview
Residential Houseparent
The Principal invites experienced boarding staff to apply for the position of Residential Houseparent. DLD College London is an independent co-educational College situated in the heart of London overlooking Westminster and the river Thames. DLD College is one of only a few boarding schools in Central London with boarding on site, and we have around 500 students from 52 different countries, of which 250 are boarders. This is a vibrant and diverse environment, offering ample opportunity for professional development and growth.
Every boarder in our bespoke boarding house is part of a ‘Huddle’ (a group of boarders organised by floor, age and gender), and each of our Residential Houseparents are responsible for the front line pastoral care of their own ‘Huddle’, working shifts throughout the week. At present, Houseparents are entitled to one weekday 48 hour period off per week. In addition, Houseparents do not work every third weekend. This provides ample opportunity for our resident staff, living in rent-free accommodation, to enjoy Central London. All meals and utilities are complimentary.
This is a unique and rewarding opportunity for a dedicated Houseparent to join our pastoral team, helping to create a ‘home away from home’ for our boarders in one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the world. The opportunities for boarders’ trips and events are second to none, and the quality of facilities in our purpose-built house are superb. We are looking for proactive, pastorally-minded staff who take initiative and care for their boarders, and who will be able to take ownership of their ‘Huddle’.
Interested candidates are welcome to discuss the position with the Director of Boarding, John J. Taylor, who can be contacted by calling the College on +44 (0) 207 935 8411.
About the Alpha Plus Group
DLD was founded in 1931 and is part of the Alpha Plus Group of schools and colleges. DLD College aims to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. Classes are small, enabling students and teachers to focus upon the most effective ways of learning. The College offers exceptional teaching accommodation and resources.
DLD College is an equal opportunities employer and values diversity. DLD College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.
Purpose of the post
To provide support and guidance to all boarders to promote their welfare and wellbeing. This is a residential post. The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and as such all staff will be expected to undergo basic safeguard training and operate within these guidelines
Job Description
- To work collaboratively as part of the boarding team and the wider college body.
- To work according to the boarding house rota including a combination of days, weekends and nights as required.
- To implement college policies including those pertaining to Safeguarding (Child Protection) & behaviour.
- To ensure the highest standards of supervision, support and care for boarders.
- To work within and to apply the National Minimum Standards (NMS) for Boarding together with ISI guidance.
- Assist in the management of the boarding house, the booking & induction of new students, and the organisation of student departures & room inventories
- Provide medical assistance for minor illnesses & first aid, maintain accurate medical records for students and liaise with the Nurse and local medical services where necessary
- Assist & supervise students during study sessions & guided learning, meal times, and curfew.
- Assist with the organisation and running of the students’ social calendar & activities
- Attend regular boarding meetings.
- Maintain student files to a high degree of accuracy including records of behaviour, punishment, rewards, medical history, medical assistance given, etc.
- Record any significant instances of sanctions.
- Supervision of meal times and monitoring of boarders’ diet.
- Ensure the smooth running of daily service including laundry, cleaning, maintenance & catering.
- Ensure that students are awake and leaving for lesson on time, report any illness or un/authorised attendance to college/person tutor
- Ensure that students are in the boarding house at curfew and following procedure if students are late/missing.
- Assisting with annual reviews of policies and procedures.
- Supporting a culture of warmth, community & support within boarding.
- To undertake other duties as required in line with college needs.
College Website: www.dldcollege.co.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 9th March 2018
Interviews: w/c Monday 19th March 2018
To apply
Please click here to go to the Alpha Plus Group careers page to complete an online application.
Attached documents
About DLD College London
About DLD College London
DLD College London, affectionately known as DLD, is a multi-award-winning boarding and day school in the heart of London opposite the Houses of Parliament and close to Waterloo and South Bank. Its mission is to ‘Develop the next generation of Leaders to take their place in a challenging and Diverse world’; from now on, that is what DLD now means to us – Development, Leadership, and Diversity.
DLD was founded in 1931 by Davies, Laing & Dick to provide tutoring for Oxbridge and the Colonial Service entrance exams. After the Second World War, the college specialised in ‘A’ and ‘O’ Level teaching. Over some fifty years, there has been a gradual transformation so that DLD now is a school for 13-19 year-olds providing full-time education for some four hundred children.
Our pupils come to us from all over the world. They are attracted by our enviable location, wide range of subjects, high academic achievement, outstanding pastoral care and our award-winning boarding in the heart of London. Our focus is first and foremost on the wellbeing of our students (and staff) and removing any barriers to learning, which will help them be happy and achieve their potential both in and out of the classroom.
In September 2015, DLD College London relocated to brand new, purpose-built premises by Waterloo station, overlooking Westminster and the River Thames. It focuses on each student as an individual, offering each child the best teaching and educational resources. It aims to build confidence, enabling them to accessvarious degree courses at top universities in the UK and worldwide. DLD is a school noted for its friendliness, warmth and informality – our award-winning Wellbeing Centre is the beating heart of the school.
As part of the Abbey DLD Group of Colleges, DLD aims to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality. Our pupils follow a number of academic pathways, from our ground-breaking Year 9 curriculum, GCSEs and A Levels, to BTECs and our popular International Foundation Programmes (IFP). Classes are small, enabling students and teachers to focus on the most effective ways of learning. We stretch and challenge our students, motivating them and raising their expectations of themselves. Moreover, our learning community is supported by e-learning platforms and a desire to develop core skills necessary for the future of work.
Theschool offers superb, modern teaching facilities and resources in one of London’s safest and most accessible areas, a stone’s throw from Westminster Bridge and the Houses of Parliament. While the school is strong in all academic areas, our creative arts continue to flourish, and our theatre, art and design, music and photography studios are scintillating and inspiring places. Our boarding provides some 250 rooms in our purpose-built boarding house directly above our school premises.
DLD recently won the Special Judges’ Independent School of the Year Award and the ‘Boarding School of the Year’ Award in 2020 and again in 2023. DLD has also recently won the Independent Schools’ Association award for ‘Innovation in Pupil Voice’ and Talk Education’s ‘Innovation in Education’ in 2023. It was one of the finalists in the 2020 TES Awards for Boarding School of the Year and has been listed in the prestigious Tatler’s Schools guide in 2022, 2023 and 2024. In addition, DLD is the only school in the UK to receive the Gold Award for ‘Mental Health in Boarding’ from the Carnegie School of Education.
DLD is a thriving boarding and day school with an enviable range of co-curricular activities, including sporting, cultural and social opportunities using ‘London as its Classroom’. The Good School’s Guide recently said, “It is one of the most unique and exciting schools in Britain: urban, modern, forward-looking and undeniably cool”.
We look forward to welcoming you to DLD College London soon.
Child Protection
Each college’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be accessed the colleges website Policies | Independent College, London | DLD College London
Checks and Training
• Enhanced DBS checks to ascertain your suitability to work with children will be carried out. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore all convictions, cautions and bindovers, including those regarded as ‘spent’ must be declared.
• Online searches will be carried out on candidates for any unsuitable content by or about candidates.
• Two written & verbal references from previous employers and a personal reference will be sought. Your referees will be asked about your suitability to work with children and whether you know of any disciplinary offences relating to children or young persons and whether you have been the subject of any child protection allegations or concerns and if so the outcome of any enquiry or disciplinary procedure.
• Your full employment history will be checked, any significant gaps will require explanation and proof of any relevant qualifications will need to be provided.
• You will be required to complete Child Protection Training via e-learning prior to commencing employment.
• Pre-employment health screening will be carried out.
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