Working in a boarding school is an experience like no other. The sense of community is very strong and the opportunity to get to know both girls and staff is more apparent than would be the case in a day school. There are lessons on a Saturday morning and our term dates are shorter than schools in the state sector, although we adhere wherever possible to the half term dates of the local authorities in order to support our staff with children of school age.
Only applications from female applicants will be considered. This is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with Schedule 9 Part 1 of the Equality Act.
This is a busy role in a busy boarding school, in which girls require around-the-clock support. Graduate Assistants are allocated a period of consolidated time off of 48 hours per week. In addition, the appointee will be entitled to 2 hours downtime per day. The exact hours are being currently evaluated as the needs of the Houses are emerging. The role may therefore be a part-time, full-time, or weekend capacity. The Residential Graduate Assistant should expect to be on first-call overnight depending upon the rota. The Residential Graduate Assistant may be called upon during school holiday time to help meet girls arriving at airports to escort them back to school and to provide support to the Stay in For Leave Out (SIFLO) programme on Leave Out weekends, a total of 10 x 24 hour periods across the year.
Accommodation is provided within the school for the purposes of fulfilment of duties, subject to the terms of a special licence agreement. This may change from time to time for operational reasons and is generally only available in school term time, although permission may be granted to stay during school holidays if requested. Meals are also provided during term time.
The primary role of a Residential Graduate Assistant is to assist in delivering outstanding pastoral care for the girls in the school, under the leadership of a Housemistress and the Deputy Head Pastoral you will help to provide a relaxed, warm and caring environment which the girls are happy to call ‘home’. The Residential Graduate Assistant supports the Housemistress, sharing the day to day concerns of caring for the girls and all aspects of running the boarding house. The duties and responsibilities of the assistant will depend not only on the age and therefore the needs of the girls in the house, but also on what is agreed with the Housemistress and the Deputy Head Pastoral bearing in mind the appointee’s skills and other commitments within QM from time to time.
All applicants must complete the school’s official application form, available below or via this link to our website providing a full career history and names and contact details for two referees. Completed application forms should be returned to: recruitment@queenmargarets.com no later than 0900 hours Monday 14th October 2024.