Houseparent

Houseparent

Location: Wymondham

Salary: £23,500 per annum, FTE

Hours: 3-4 nights per week, term-time only

The College has over 400 staff dedicated to supporting World Class education. The College currently is one of the top State Schools in the Country and is recognised as one of the highest performing State Schools in the East of England, this is backed up by its most recent Ofsted review which rated the College as outstanding in both Education and Boarding inspections.

The Role

Houseparent are an integral part of the boarding house staff team and play a significant role in the personal development of the students under their care. As one of the most successful state boarding schools in UK, Wymondham College provides outstanding boarding care for its students and a vibrant, inspiring team of Houseparents are vital to this continued success.

Houseparent assist the House leadership team with the care of both boarding and day students, with particular responsibility for the health and well-being of boarders and supervision of boarder during the evenings, overnight and mornings.

Key Responsibilities:

• Be responsible (to the Head of House) for the care, supervision, cleanliness and presentation of students in the House, co-ordination and liaising with other Boarding staff as necessary;
• Be aware of the College uniform and clothing requirements of students and ensure that they have all the items they require; be responsible for the good standard of clothing of students, arranging for clothing to be washed; arranging for appropriate repair of clothing, when necessary;
• In consultation with the Head of House, liaise with parents of boarders as necessary, concerning domestic, welfare and medical matters;
• Be responsible for the general health and wellbeing of those in the House, being available to students for discussion of routine medical issues;
• In the case of any doubt or concern, refer medical matters to the College Nurse/medical staff or directly to the Doctors’ surgery or hospital;
• Attend any sick students in the House;
• Ensure House log books are kept up to date and ensure any significant events during your shift are handed over appropriately before finishing the shift;
• Supervise and assist students with the completion of their laundry;

Skills and Qualifications

• A good level of literacy and numeracy
• Some previous experience working with young people is desirable, but for the right candidate with a suitable personality, not essential
• Some previous experience working in a caring role would also be an advantage
• An understanding of the national requirements for keeping children safe in education will be expected
• An understanding of the national minimum standards required of boarding schools, in respect of the care of students will be expected

Benefits

• Free on-site car parking
• A generous pension as part of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Discounts, reward cards & promo codes via their staff benefits platform
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• 24/7 access to their Employee Assistance Programme, at no cost to you.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this Multi Academy Education Trust, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

The post-holder will be required to comply with the College Code of Conduct for Staff and Volunteers.

The College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.