Description Ipswich High School – Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1AZ £27,229 - £27,596 per annum pro rata 45 hours per week Full time, term time plus 14 days Permanent Reference: 0990 Required as soon as possible We seek to appoint a Houseparent for our boarding house. This role will be a key residential position in the boarding house, consequently, the successful candidate will assist the Housemistress in providing excellent pastoral care for our boarders who are aged 11-18. You will be a responsible and caring person, who will enjoy working and living in our school community. You will: have excellent communication and organisational skills have proven ability to form professional relationships with children have a sympathetic and understanding approach with a good sense of humour support the housemistress by ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of all boarders ensure the smooth running of the domestic and laundry systems for the house have understanding and empathy have the ability to balance a friendly disposition with the need to promote the highest standards of behaviour and discipline. Supervisory skills would be an advantage as she/he will be supervising the domestic staff and leading some duty boarding staff This rewarding role provides school accommodation all year round for the successful candidate and meals during term time. For more information and how to apply: Further details and an application pack can be obtained from the school website www.ipswichhighschool.co.uk. Please return your application form by post to the HR Officer, Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1AZ or by email to recruitmentipswichhighschool.co.uk. Closing date: 9am, 27 January 2025 If you have not heard from us two weeks from the closing date, please, assume that your application has not been successful We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post. Ipswich High School is a leading independent school in Suffolk, proudly educating hundreds of pupils between the ages of 3 - 18. Based on a beautiful 84-acre campus, five miles outside of Ipswich, the school has long enjoyed a high profile across the region for its academic success and superb pastoral care.