Day House Matron/Assistant

Day House Matron/Assistant (Maternity Cover)

35 hours per week, 34 weeks per year

We are seeking to appoint a Day House Matron/Assistant to join our team on a fixed-term contract basis from September 2024. This is a maternity cover role, due to end in April/May 2025. The successful applicant will oversee the domestic arrangements for pupils within two adjoining boys’ day houses, with particular responsibility for assisting with pastoral care and contributing to the supervision and wellbeing of the pupils.

As a Day House Matron/Assistant, your responsibilities would include:

• Support the Day House Parents in the provision of excellent pastoral care for the pupils
• Be a visible adult presence and report any concerns to the House Parents, as well as be the responsible adult within the houses in case of emergencies
• Contribute to House registrations and notices and insist on high standards of both pupil behaviour and dress in-line with the School rules
• Liaise with the Catering Department to ensure breaktime snacks are distributed to pupils in the House across the week
• Arrange for repairs by notifying the Maintenance Department of any problems via the online maintenance system, and reporting those likely to involve student charging to the House Parent
• Monitor communal and study areas for cleanliness/tidiness, the stocking of House provisions and the promotion of an effective working environment daily

What we are looking for:

• Educated up to GCSE or equivalent
• Must be able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality and discretion
• Must be IT literate and be competent in using Microsoft Office
• Previous experience working in a school or with young people (desirable)

About Us

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 650 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A Levels in the Sixth Form.

The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision and enhanced pension contribution. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.

Applicants are required to apply online by using the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, an application form and job details are available from the HR Department.

Email: recruitment@worth.org.uk

Telephone: 01372 710277

Closing date for applications: 31st October 2024*

*We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.