Senior Houseparent
Longridge Towers School
Northumberland
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Late August 2017
- Apply by:
- 6 April 2017
Job overview
Senior Houseparent
Required for late August 2017
Salary: £22,000 to £24,000
Longridge Towers School is seeking to recruit a Senior Houseparent to join our dedicated team within the Boarding Department from late August 2017. The salary will be between £22,000 and £24,000 depending on qualifications and experience.
A Houseparent must create a home-from-home environment that fosters respect, understanding and inclusiveness within a culturally diverse environment. If you are committed to providing a first-class pastoral care service that not only ensures students’ physical and emotional well-being, but also enables them to feel motivated and empowered to seize every opportunity, then this is a fantastic opportunity for you to join us at Longridge Towers School.
The School is situated in North Northumberland, three miles from the picturesque town of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Small, but with a growing school roll and waiting lists for some year groups, the school attracts pupils from both sides of the border as well as from overseas.
Closing Date: Friday 7th April 2017
We welcome visitors to Longridge and would encourage you to make an appointment to see what makes LTS such a special place to work. Please contact ecrossan@lts.org.uk to make arrangements or to organise an informal (confidential) discussion M Robson.
Application forms and further details of this exciting post are available by contacting ecrossan@lts.org.uk and should be returned along with a letter of application/supporting statement by the closing date.
Longridge Towers School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Longridge Towers School
Society of Heads, Independent co-educational, day and boarding, 325 pupils, aged 3 – 18 years.
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About Longridge Towers School
Longridge Towers School is a co-educational, non-denominational independent day and boarding school on the outskirts of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. The school is unique in the area for its offering a provision to students from the ages of 3 to 19. There are over 350 pupils currently on the school roll. The school’s grounds are set on an 80 acre estate, and the main house was built in the 1880s and is Grade II listed. The 4-11 junior school is situated in the separate Jerningham and Stobo Buildings, and the whole estate has been owned by a charitable trust since 1983. Facilities include a library, science laboratories, assembly hall, a specialist music room, and a dedicated art studio. The town of Berwick has a population of 12,000, and can be accessed via the A1 motorway or local train station.
Headmaster
Jonathan Lee
Values
The school’s small class sizes allow staff to form a connection to each individual, and can work with them to fully realise the best of their ability. The school benefits from its incredible surroundings, which can provide its pupils with both an excellent academic education and a wide variety of extra-curricular activities. A sense of confidence and endeavour is promoted among all pupils.
ISI
“The pupils’ personal development is outstanding throughout the school, supported by excellent pastoral arrangements and the caring approach of form teachers and tutors. Relationships between staff and pupils are excellent, as are those amongst the pupils themselves, often across the age range. The provision of boarding and the level of care provided are also excellent.”
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