Permanent, Part-Time, Term-Time only
Salary: £29,968 gross pay per annum (full time, full year equivalent). Annualised hours to apply.
Whitgift is one of Britain’s leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years, with approximately 1500 pupils and over one hundred boarding or flexi-boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.
We are seeking to appoint a caring, organised and approachable Assistant Matron to support the Matron and Senior Housemaster in providing a safe, welcoming and nurturing boarding environment. This varied role combines pastoral care, student welfare and healthcare support with day-to-day boarding house administration, helping to ensure that boarders feel happy, supported and at home. The successful candidate will build positive relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues, whilst promoting high standards of wellbeing, safeguarding and care.
The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and organisational skills, the ability to manage a busy and varied workload, and a compassionate approach to supporting young people. Experience working with children or in an educational, residential or pastoral setting would be advantageous, as would knowledge of safeguarding, medication administration and housekeeping operations. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is committed to making a meaningful contribution to the wellbeing and success of boarding students.
In return, we offer a generous salary and benefits package, including a money purchase pension scheme (with Life Assurance), access to an Employee Discount Club, membership of a healthcare plan, discounted school fees for permanent posts within the Foundation, and a supportive working environment with opportunities for training and development.
We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.
We invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible as applications will be reviewed on a daily basis, and interviews may take place at any time. This vacancy may close earlier than the stated deadline if sufficient applications are received, so early submission is encouraged.
Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Where applicable, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service, online media checks and overseas checks. It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.
All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the school’s safeguarding ethos.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions, even those that are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules, to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.