Assistant House Parent Job

Matron Job

I am working with an outstanding coeducational boarding and day preparatory school located in an idyllic village setting near Godalming in Surrey.

The school is at a very exciting stage in its development. Girls were first admitted in September 2021 and a girls’ boarding house was opened in September 2022 which has gone from strength to strength.

The Role:

Reporting to the Head of Boarding, Housemaster/mistress the aim of the Matrons’ Team is to support the smooth running of the boarding house and to create a homely, happy and stable atmosphere. The Matron should be in sympathy with the ethos and aims of the school.

The role operates across both the girls’ and boys’ boarding houses. There may be scope for the successful candidate to contribute more broadly and in wider areas of school life.

• Supporting the Housemaster/mistress in the running of the boarding houses
• Sharing in the pastoral care of the boarders, including spending time with the boarders playing a game, reading a story, helping with homework, chatting and listening etc
• Punctual attendance in carrying out duties according to the Matrons’ rota
• Keeping a tidy and welcoming Matrons’ Room
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date records of pastoral and medical matters
• Keeping good communications with parents and being a friendly voice at the end of the telephone when concerned parents call
• Looking after boarders in sick bay /medical room
• Maintaining accurate records in the administration of medical attention and medication
• Accompanying pupils to hospital or dental appointments as required
• Providing first aid on some match days
• Helping the boarders pack and unpack
• Overseeing the tidiness of the boarders’ changing room lockers
• Attending the boarding staff meeting
• Attending both statutory training and any other training deemed necessary for the role
• Where duties permit, supporting the school by attending communal events and major school events
• Any other reasonable requests or duties made by the Housemaster/mistress or the person acting in a capacity as the Housemaster/mistress.

You:

• Qualifications and experience
• Good education
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
• Experience working with children aged 7-13
• Excellent inter-personal skills, empathetic, caring, kind and compassionate.
• The initiative to work their own, and the sensitivity to work as part of a team
• Reliability and integrity
• Energy and enthusiasm

Hours: Approx 50 hours per week (Term Time Only)

• Weekend Leave (from Friday after the boarding house has been checked and closed for the weekend until Sunday evening)

• There may be times when Matrons are required for extra duties in times of emergency, for covering sickness or to assist the School during major events.

Salary: Up to £24,000 GPA

Interviews: ASAP

Start: January 2024

Consultant: Kelly Bothomley