We have an exciting opportunity to appoint a full-time day Matron, working in an established and effective House team.
The successful candidate will assist the Housemistress with the pastoral care and wellbeing of all pupils in the House and promote the collective experience of living in a school community. Two-thirds of the pupils in the house are boarders meaning they live and sleep at school.
The successful candidate will have:
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Proven ability to form professional relationships with teenagers
* A sympathetic and understanding approach with a good sense of humour
* Previous supervisory skills
* Good all-round IT skills
The Matron’s main responsibility is to support the Housemistress by ensuring the safety, welfare and happiness of the pupils, and the smooth running of the domestic and laundry arrangements of the house. The Matron requires understanding and sympathy with the pupils, balancing friendly disposition with the need to maintain discipline.
This is a full-time role for 6 days per week, term-time plus 3 additional weeks in the holidays. Shift hours are: 07:30 – 11:30, and 12:30 – 17:30.
In addition to a very interesting and rewarding role, we offer a competitive salary up to £26,892 per annum, generous pension contributions, private medical insurance, life insurance, school lunch, free car parking, free use of school facilities when not in use by pupils (library, swimming pool, gym, tennis courts, squash courts) and access to a cycle to work scheme.
A full application pack and can be obtained from our website by visiting alternatively, email recruitment@shrewsbury.org.uk or call the HR department on 01743 280834.
Closing Date: 12pm, Wednesday 19 March 2025.
Interviews will be held at the School on Wednesday 26 and Thursday 27 March 2025.
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should a suitable candidate be appointed before the closing date.
Shrewsbury School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.