Do you like working with teenagers (aged 16 to 19)? Can you foster warm and supportive relationships? Do you want to make a difference to young people in the South West? We are looking for a proactive, emotionally intelligent adult to support our boarding students to thrive.
Ideal starting date: Monday 18th August 2025.
We’re looking for someone who is…
• Approachable and supportive
• Calm and consistent
• Able to take initiative
• Committed and Reflective
• Able to support our students towards independence
What you’ll be doing…
• Creating a home-from-home for boarding students
• Supporting students to live together harmoniously
• Guiding students to be able to cook, clean and take care of themselves
• Being a listening ear and provider of support and guidance
• Arranging social activities
• Staying overnight to be on call in an emergency
• Communicating regularly with main school staff and parents
In return you’ll get…
• generous holidays
• an excellent pension scheme
• access to counselling and wellbeing support
• discounted shopping
• regular training
• mentoring
• supportive, collaborative and dynamic colleagues
Approximately a third of our students board at EMS, coming from right across the South West of England. What unites them is a love of maths and its applications, but they are a diverse mix and at 16, the vast majority are staying away from home for the first time. You will work with a team of boarding tutors to provide a safe, supportive and welcoming home for our students. Throughout their time at the school, you will support boarding students to developing the living skills they need to thrive at university and beyond.
Boarding is a vital part of our provision – it enables us to provide a specialist education for those who would otherwise struggle to access it. More can be read about our boarding on our website: .
You don’t need to be a keen mathematician to take on this role (we’ve got plenty of teachers who have that covered), we need you to provide the pastoral support and guidance our young people need during this time of transition from child to adult.
EMS is fully committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all the young people we work with and expect you to be too. All appointments are subject to satisfactory DBS checks, together with the receipt of references.
If you would like the opportunity to discuss this post, please get in touch by either calling 01392 429020 and asking to speak to Grace or Yasmin or emailing. We’d love to hear from you!
Further information and an application form can be found on our website: .