House Parent

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Native/near native competence in spoken and written English is essential

Candidate Profile

We are looking for House Parents who are hard-working, organised, sensitive and reliable and for those who are willing to go the extra mile to ensure the safety and well-being of the students in their care. House Parents must have the ability and skills to build a caring, friendly and positive rapport with students, while, at the same time, being able to deal appropriately with challenging welfare and discipline issues when required.

The ability to build a friendly but professional rapport with staff members in the house, set standards and norms of good practice and deal with any problems swiftly, fairly and appropriately, are all basic requirements of this post.

We aim to give students an educational, culturally-enriching and memorable summer experience in a safe and supervised setting and we are looking to employ professional staff who will accept this responsibility, and have the necessary wide-ranging skills, experience and commitment to help us achieve this goal.

Qualifications

Applicants with any professional training in areas such as child care, social work, education, counselling or psychotherapy are particularly welcomed, as are applicants who are first-aid qualified or willing to become first-aid qualified prior to taking up the post.

Experience

Applicants must have a minimum of 1 years experience of working with children in a professional setting, preferably, in a variety of contexts.
Previous summer school or residential experience would be an advantage, as would experience of working with international children and of working in a customer-care role.

Compensation

From £650 per week.

Statutory holiday pay (currently 5.6 weeks per year) is paid pro-rata with each salary payment on top of the stated weekly salary.

Accommodation is provided. Meals are provided by the Summer School when on duty.

Working Hours

Hours vary slightly depending on the centre and shift worked, but a typical working day is 1pm - 11pm.

House Parents are entitled to one full day off per week, this is likely to be Saturday.

Working Day

At lunch and dinner, House Parents will be on duty in the dining room supervising the queue, servery or dining areas or they will be looking after any students who may be sick.

During the afternoon, when students are in class or activities, House Parents will show presence around the campus, liaising with the Welfare Manager, Nurse, domestic staff, the Senior Team members, undertaking general duties relating to students’ safety, welfare and well-being.

During the afternoon activities sessions, House Parents may take part in activities assisting the Activities staff, but focusing on welfare and well-being issues.

On arrival days (Sundays), House Parents will usually be on-site, making sure the bedrooms for new students are clean and tidy, showing new students to their rooms and helping them to settle in.

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