Summer School House Parent

Location

Windsor, Berkshire | United Kingdom

Job description

Looking for a fulfilling career opportunity? Join the fastest-growing education company in the UK as part of our staff team! This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the delivery of exceptional summer courses while gaining valuable experience in education.

As a House Parent, you’ll be responsible for the welfare, safeguarding, and discipline for a group of children taking part in one of our Juniors residential courses for international students aged 9‒12.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Responsible for the welfare, safeguarding, and discipline of your group of 10‒15 students, including taking a register at set times each day.
• Build rapport with students, set correct behaviour expectations and ensure swift response to any welfare or safeguarding issues.
• Support the Activity Manager in delivering the social and cultural programme by being prepared for activities, leading excursions and day trips .
• Manage the performance and behaviour of a small team of Course Coordinators .
• Manage and record the cost of delivering the course for your group in accordance with a set budget.
• Contribute to administrative duties, including gathering marketing material.
• As a residential member of staff you will share overnight duties, responding as needed to any welfare, safeguarding, or disciplinary issues that may arise.

Location : Windsor. Residential role at no extra cost to the employee, meals provided when on duty. You’ll work and live in one of the most prestigious independent school locations in the country. Participating in our social and cultural programme could include day trips across the UK and local activities.

Minimum requirements

• Experience working with children or young people ideally in a residential setting
• Professional, diligent and organised
• Great verbal and written communication
• Able to work to a prepared budget
• General competency in IT skills
• Right to work in the UK (we cannot sponsor work visas for this role)

Safeguarding

Oxford Summer Courses Limited is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and has robust safeguarding policies. References are requested and will be scrutinised. Where appropriate, they will be validated with the providing referee. We also undertake enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks to ensure all our staff are suitable to work with children.

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Salary

£750 per week