Permanent Role Starting April 2025
The Deputy Housemistress/Master (Deputy HsM) holds an invaluable position within the framework of an outstanding and highly motivated pastoral team. They should be a skilled practitioner with experience in a residential setting who has the capacity to care for, guide and motivate pupils, while working and living in one of our fifth form boarding houses (ages 14-16). Boarding arrangements are structured horizontally with pupils living in their own year groups. The quality of the care and support pupils receive from the House Staff is of critical importance to the school’s success and to the happiness and future success of our students.
This is a teaching post. A full time teacher takes 20 lessons per week, plus associated planning and marking duties. The Deputy HsM receives a 5-period reduction per week and therefore teaches 15 periods alongside their House responsibilities. In the fifth form houses, the Deputy HsM acts as one third of the full residential cover (evenings, on0call overnights and weekends) alongside the Housemistress/Master (teaching), and the Assistant Houseparent (non-teaching). Addtional Pastoral Assistants help to cover the daytime hours while teachers carry out one evening duty in house per week.
The salary scale for this role will depend on experience, starting from £28,400 - £47,307 (teaching payscale, CA1 - CA8). It is a full-time contract (paid for 52 weeks of the year), working 35 term time weeks per year, with all school holiday weeks recognised as annual leave.
A Deputy HsM’s work is not of a nature which lends itself to the rigid definition of hours.
We look forward to receiving applications from teaching candidates who are ready to embrace the full and varied life of a busy boarding school; caring for, guiding and supporting our students.
Closing date for applications: Monday 13th January 2025 @ 09.00 (although we reserve the right to appoint earlier so please apply early)
Interview date: w/c 20th January 2025 (unless an earlier appointment is made)
What we offer:
* Discounted membership of the St Mary’s Calne Sports Club
* Fee remission for daughters educated at St Mary’s Calne and for sons and daughters educated at St Margaret’s Preparatory School
* Complimentary meals in the Dining Hall during term time
* Free on-site parking
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee Life Cover