Senior Houseparent (Maternity)
Sexey's School
Somerset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Actual salary £25,428 per annum based on full time equivalent salary of £27,362
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Apply by:
- 18 April 2024
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and empathetic Senior Houseparent to join our highly committed boarding team. Responsible for the welfare and pastoral care of our boarding students, resident house staff undertake evening, wake-up and weekend duties providing appropriate pastoral support for those in their care.
The successful candidate will have the ability to work and communicate with young people, excellent organisational and interpersonal skills and the desire and commitment to make a difference to young people’s lives and their experience of boarding.
The working rota includes 3 x wake ups, 3 x evening shifts (3.30pm - 11pm) plus 1 x 6 hour admin day and one day each weekend, 2 weekends out of three. Accommodation and meals provided whilst on shift.
Our students are a delight to work with: they are articulate, hardworking, well-motivated and display our 7 core values in the way that they treat each other. We pride ourselves on our positive staff/student relationships.
Sexey’s School has a strong team of staff who are caring, supportive and working with a ‘determination to be exceptional in all that we do’.
Actual salary £25,428 per annum based on full time equivalent salary of £27,362
43.5 hours per week, Term time only plus one week (36 working weeks)
Fixed term contract to cover maternity leave until 17 July 2024 or until the post holders return, whichever is earlier.
For application details and further information please visit:
https://www.quantockedtrust.co.uk/page/?title=Vacancies&pid=13
email:QETrecruitment@quantockedtrust.co.uk
Durleigh Road, Bridgwater, TA6 7HW
Building Character, Shaping Futures
Closing date: noon on 18 April 2024
Early applications are strongly encouraged and we reserve the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate before the above dates.
Shortlisted candidates may be subject to online searches as part of our safer recruitment processes.
The Quantock Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
The advertised post is subject to an enhanced DBS check References, Right to Work in the UK and other pre-employment checks.
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About Sexey's School
About Sexey's School
Sexey’s is a leading Church of England, co-ed state boarding and day academy for ages 11-18. The school is one of only thirty eight state boarding schools in the country and, with 200 boarders, is one of the largest. The fact that so many students and staff live on the school site gives the school a strong family and community feel, making it a very friendly and rewarding place in which to work.
The school is relatively small for a secondary school with around 590 students, 180 of which are in the Sixth Form. The school provides a predominately academic A Level offering for ages 16-18. The majority of our sixth formers, usually well over 90%, will go on to higher education, many at Russell Group universities.
Sexey’s School has always had a strong academic tradition. In recent years the school has always featured prominently in the national league tables for comprehensive schools. Sexey’s is listed as a Top 100 State school according to The Telegraph. The expectations are high both in terms of the work ethic and student behaviour. Visitors to the school often comment that students are polite, welcoming and confident without being arrogant and, above all, that they appear very happy at the school. This makes Sexey’s a very positive school environment in which to work and it is set in one of the most beautiful areas of the country. The Sunday Times lists Bruton in the Top 10 of the most desirable places to live in Britain and it was the number one destination to visit this summer. With its own railway station, Stourhead National Trust Park, the new contemporary Art gallery, Hauser & Wirth at nearby Durslade Farm, Godminster Cheese and the celebrated restaurant At the Chapel on Bruton High Street, you can understand why.
Sexey’s is a CofE Academy in the diocese of Bath & Wells, and while Christian affiliation is not a prerequisite for a teacher at Sexey’s, there is an expectation for members of staff to support and embrace the Christian ethos and values of tolerance, respect and kindness. Similarly, an understanding of the boarding context of the school is essential and staff are expected to contribute to the boarding dimension, though working in the boarding houses is not essential. Those who choose can be residential or non-residential, and this is subject to a separate contract and additional remuneration. As a boarding school, the terms are shorter than other state schools but the school day is a little longer and staff are required to contribute to the After School Learning (ASL) programme – which ranges from a variety of sport, music, art, drama, culture and a whole lot more.
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