Please download the application form and supplementary information form from the School website (www.badmintonschool.co.uk/our-community/current-vacancies) and save to your desktop. Once complete, please email your application form and supplementary information form back to us.
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The Graduate Boarding Assistant will support and assist a Housemistress to ensure the smooth running of the Boarding House.
Graduate Boarding Assistants are live-in posts and could be used as a steppingstone to a PGCE course or other work within a school environment. We are happy to support those with an interest in Sports Coaching, working with Junior School aged pupils, pupil wellbeing and mental health or an academic subject.
The Graduate Boarding Assistant will occupy a ‘bedsit’ with en-suite facilities; duties will not be exclusively undertaken in any one House.
Closing date for applications is 9.00 am on 10th March 2023
Salary:
Badminton operates its own pay scale. Staff joining Badminton School are assimilated on to the Badminton Scale at a point appropriate to their qualifications and experience and the post to which they are appointed. The School offers membership of a contributory pension scheme and has a contractual sick pay scheme.
The salary will be £16,240 per annum.
Hours:
40 hours per week, Term-Time only (35 weeks per year).
During the week, each member of House Staff will be entitled to the equivalent of up to 48 hours, which includes a night when you may be away from School and away from the House. Off duty time is timetabled by the Assistant Head (Boarding).
During the week, the Graduate Boarding Assistant will be entitled to be off duty for the equivalent of 48 hours, which includes a night when she may be away from School and away from the House.
The timetabling of time off will be subject to the constraints of other staff’s teaching or school commitments.
At weekends, time off will be according to the rota agreed each week across the Houses to ensure all duties and activities are staffed.
The School normally has a half term holiday of a fortnight in October, a week at the end of May, and a week in February. Dates of half term are published in the School calendar and these should be noted carefully. The main school holidays are Easter (3 weeks), Summer (7 weeks) and Christmas (3 weeks).
Holidays may be arranged only during official school holidays. It is not possible to take alternative holidays in term time.
Benefits:
Meals and accommodation is provided;
Free onsite parking;
All boarders have access to computer rooms, a well-resourced school library, Creative Arts Centre, Music School, indoor swimming pool, internet, Careers Library and all sports facilities (including; gym).
The School Health Centre is located within the School campus and is equipped with a surgery and relevant medical facilities and staffed by three SRN Sisters.
Person Specification
Applicants will:
- Have a real interest in supporting girls and enabling their progress;
- Enjoy working within a lively boarding environment;
- Have enthusiasm and energy.
Duties include, but are not restricted to the following:
Duties:
The duties of a Graduate Boarding Assistant are all connected with supporting the Housemistresses in the smooth running of the House, in undertaking specific duties delegated by the Deputy Head (Pastoral) in ensuring the welfare and safety of the pupils at all times.
These include:
- Graduate Boarding Assistants assist the resident staff in escorting girls to medical appointments, e.g. dentist, optician, and are expected to help with the escorting of girls to London, by coach, at exeat weekends and to and from the airport at the beginning and end of terms;
- Graduate Boarding Assistants will be involved in a range of activities in both the Senior and the Junior School. According to their personal interests and timetable, they may be involved in assisting in the PE department, running evening/weekend swimming sessions for boarders (if qualified); giving individual support in English, e.g. conversation, reading, with overseas students; participating in subject trips/outings/fieldwork visits; assisting with the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; assisting in Music, Drama, Crafts, Home Economics, etc.;
- At weekends, all resident staff provide the programme of activities for the girls, however, there will be some time off duty according to the specific weekend timetable. When on duty at weekends, Graduate Boarding Assistants can expect, as during weekdays, to undertake duties in any of the Boarding Houses in School;
- In cases of emergency, such as influenza epidemics, Graduate Boarding Assistants will be expected, like all resident staff, to forego some of their free time if need be, in order to supervise those affected;
- Graduate Boarding Assistants are responsible to the Assistant Head (Boarding). She will arrange a timetable for each Graduate Boarding Assistant. In the first instance, Graduate Boarding Assistants should seek advice from her on any matter, and the Head is always pleased to see a Graduate Boarding Assistant by appointment.
- In carrying out their various assigned duties, Graduate Boarding Assistants work under the direction of a Housemistress;
- Graduate Boarding Assistants will be resident in their own room within School. This may be in a Boarding House or another appropriate location on the campus. If required to fulfil House duties in an evening, the Graduate Boarding Assistant will work under the direction of a Housemistress to fulfil a number of duties.
These duties include House supervision of an evening, sleeping overnight in Boarding Houses in case of night time emergencies, meal duties, helping sort and supervise laundry duties, and generally assisting in the organisation of boarders.
Specific Responsibilities:
- To be resident within the House at all times during term time, excluding off duty time as outlined below;
- To help to maintain the discipline and appearance of pupils, and foster a secure and caring atmosphere within the House for pupils;
- To ensure that the welfare, well-being and safety of pupils is, at all times, paramount;
- To have an ‘open door policy’, which means that whenever she is present in the House and on duty, she is available;
- To sleep overnight in her allocated accommodation in case of night-time emergencies, excluding off duty time as outlined below;
- To carry out meal duties, helping sort and supervise laundry duties, and generally assisting in the organisation of boarders;
- To help ensure that all boarders have sufficient rest and that bedtime routines are maintained;
- To ensure that when on duty the presence of boarders is checked individually and personally at times required and to report any unauthorised absence;
- To be acquainted with the School’s Health and Safety Policy and to ensure that all Health and Safety guidelines and rules are followed and that the boarders are also made aware of them and comply with them;
- To assist the resident staff in escorting girls to medical appointments, e.g. dentist, optician, and are expected to help with the escorting of girls to London by coach at exeat weekends and to and from the airport at the beginning and end of terms;
- To be ‘on call’ at agreed times during the week when she may be asked to undertake an emergency medical escort or to take calls in the Health Centre.
General Responsibilities:
- To be supportive of school events;
- To attend all relevant Inset days and any relevant external courses recommended by the Deputy Head (Pastoral).
This is not an exhaustive list of tasks. Further details of the responsibilities and duties of staff may be found in the Staff Handbook.
This job description is subject to regular discussion and review.
Please download the application form and supplementary information form from the School website (www.badmintonschool.co.uk/our-community/current-vacancies) and save to your desktop. Once complete, please email your application form and supplementary information form back to us.
For further details about the post and information on how to apply please visit our website: www.badmintonschool.co.uk
Interviews to be held by arrangement.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check
BADMINTON SCHOOL, BRISTOL
Independent Boarding and Day School for 500 girls aged 3-18
