Old Swinford Services Limited seeks to appoint a Female Graduate Resident Tutor who must have a suitable degree (any school subject including Sport or Music), to contribute to the work of a department at Old Swinford Hospital School. The Graduate Resident Tutor shall also assist the Housemaster in a Girls Boarding House with boarding duties and responsibilities.
Welcome to OSH
Old Swinford Hospital is one of the country’s leading state boarding schools. A large number of the School’s students are boarders who come from a wide range of backgrounds in the UK and also from the EU and overseas. A third of our pupils are day pupils, who usually go home after lessons, unless they are involved in sport or music, CCF or DofE. The School is now on an exciting journey to become fully co-educational by 2025. Girls joined us in September 2021 in Year 7, whilst the Sixth Form has been mixed since 2004.
OSH is calm place to work. It is inclusive, tolerant and welcoming. The atmosphere is supportive and orderly, and it is also very relaxed because for many of our pupils their school is also their home. Parents, pupils and staff are all on the same side and our pupils want to learn before going out into the wider world and making their own contribution to it.
We have recently had two very favourable Ofsted visits, one for boarding and one for curriculum. You can see these via our websitewww.oshsch.com We enjoy a very good academic reputation and regularly feature in the lists of the most academically successful maintained schools. We’re not about league tables, however. We pride ourselves on developing in our pupils a balance of academic achievement, character and resilience and we’ve been doing this now for nearly 360 years.
Our extensive extra-curricular programme contributes to our pupils becoming happy, healthy and interested young people, for whom sport, music, art, drama, outdoor pursuits feature in their everyday lives.
A major building programme has recently been completed which includes a large extension to an already impressive sports centre, an all-weather floodlit sports pitch, a new teaching block with a specialist arts room, a performing arts centre and a new senior boarding house.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following skills:
* Must have a degree in a school subject;
* Excellent interpersonal skills;
* An ability to work with a range of age groups;
* An ability to think on their feet and organise and lead a range of suitable activities;
* Ability to support students in their learning;
* A team player;
* Self motivated;
* Good planning and organisational skills;
* Conscientious, reliable and enthusiastic;
* Ability to work independently and to be proactive either alone or as part of a team;
* Flexible attitude to work, willingness to work unsociable hours including evenings and weekend work;
* Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
Job Specification
The Graduate Resident Tutoris responsible to a Subject Leader and the Housemaster of their appointed house with boarding duties and responsibilities.
There are both opportunities to contribute to the existing good work of a department, or to explore new directions in consultation with the Subject Leader. The Graduate Resident Tutor is expected to:
* to act as classroom instructor as and when required by the Subject Leader or a member of the SLT;
* assist in the classroom;
* organise out of hours clubs;
* help with general administrative tasks within the department;
* help with the administration and delivery of the co-curricular programme;
* offer help, support and encouragement to students;
* assist with weekend activities;
* be flexible to support any department requested by the Headmaster;
* provide some evening supervision for a department;
* any other tasks that may from time-to-time be reasonably required by the Headmaster, Subject Leader or Housemaster.
In addition, the Graduate Resident Tutor is responsible to the Housemaster of the appointed house and is expected to provide supervision as a Residential Boarding Tutor. As a Graduate Resident Tutor you are expected to live in your accommodation when the school is in session. Any individual nights when the Graduate Resident Tutor needs to be away from the accommodation must be agreed in advance with the Housemaster. The accommodation could be single or shared and no partners will be allowed to live or stay in the accommodation.
The Graduate Resident Tutor shall assist the designated Housemaster in the routine operation of the boarding house and be responsible for the good order and discipline of the house at all times when on duty. She shall take an interest in the welfare and progress of all the boys in the house and support the house as appropriate in house activities, house competitions and the like. She shall take responsibility as a pastoral tutor for boys in the house. The Residential Boarding Tutor shall undertake all duties in accordance with the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools.
Main Boarding Duties will include:
* Attend House Assemblies;
* Undertake weekday House duties at least one day per week as part of a weekly rota. This shall include but not be limited to:
* Being on duty in the house in time for the formal start of Prep until the end of duty at 11.00 pm unless otherwise agreed with the relevant Housemaster;
* Supervising Breakfast, Tea and Supper in the Dining Hall on the House Duty Week as part of the Duty Rota.
* Undertake weekend house duties on at least as part of a termly rota. This shall include but not be limited to:
o Being on duty in the house from during the allocated sessions as agreed with the Housemaster;
o The Sunday duties being occasionally double shifted (8.30am to 6.30pm)
o Help cover Outweekend Duties when the House is on Duty;
o The supervision of the dining hall for meal times is the responsibility of the Duty House Housemaster and his tutor team during the weekend with the support of the Senior Duty Team.
* To contribute to the House Audit Plan;
* Take an interest in the welfare and progress of all the boys in the house and support the house as appropriate in supporting house activities and house competitions;
* Provide duty cover in the house when requested in the absence of the Housemaster and/or Matron;
* To assist with the weekend activity programme when required;
* To assist with Matron duties when requested;
* To attend Open Events when requested by a member of SLT;
* Lead or supervise at least one extra-curricular activity under the direction of the SLT.
Remuneration & Hours
The position is fixed term, full time contract from 1st September 2025 and lasting no longer than to 10th July 2026.
The salary for a full academic year is £13,325 paid in eleven monthly equal instalments. Accommodation is provided free of rent and all charges.Your accommodation will be either a single or shared flat in a boarding house, you are expected to live in during term time and no partners are allowed to stay.You will be entitled to eat all meals in the School Dining Room during term time.
In line with current regulation, you will, if you are eligible, be offered a workplace pension through NEST.
Old Swinford Services Limited welcomes applications for employment from all sectors of the community.
Suitability to Work with Children
Old Swinford Services Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants are required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
The School reserves the right to close the job advert early where sufficient applications have been received and so we encourage early applications to ensure consideration for the post.
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