Boarding House Supervisor

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School; Queensland; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School in Ascot, Queensland, is inviting applications for a Boarding House Supervisor. The role focuses on caring for boarders, guiding them in daily life, wellbeing and academics while they are living away from home.

This on-site position requires rostered evening shifts across seven days during term time. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience with children and teenagers, a nurturing yet structured approach, and the ability to build rapport with

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and teenagers.
• Caring, supportive approach balanced with consistency and structure.
• Ability to build genuine rapport with boarders, parents and staff.
• Commitment to rostered shifts across seven days during term time.
• Confidence maintaining boarding routines, rules and procedures.
• Study in education, health science or similar would be highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide care, guidance and supervision to support boarders in daily life.
• Support boarders with routines, wellbeing and academic commitments while living away from home.
• Work on-site with rostered evening shifts across seven days per week.
• Maintain boarding routines, rules and procedures to ensure a safe, welcoming environment.

Skills

Experience with children

Pastoral care

Education

Education

Health Science

Job description

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School – Ascot QLD

St Margaret's Anglican Girls School is one of Queensland's leading independent schools, fostering in students confidence, compassion, academic excellence and a life long love of learning. We look for all staff to be committed to and in harmony with the Anglican ethos of the school.

Our award-winning boarding house is currently inviting applications for the role of:

The Role

The Boarding House Supervisors play an important role in the daily life of our boarding community, providing care, guidance and supervision to ensure boarders feel supported, connected and at home.

With a strong pastoral care focus, the successful candidate will support boarders in an assigned year level with their routines, wellbeing and academic commitments while they are living away from home.

This is an on-site position based at our school campus. Whilst you may choose to live onsite this is not a requirement of the role. It is, however, a requirement to do multiple sleepover shifts as rostered weekly. Hours will be allocated on a roster system across 7 days of the week. The majority of shifts are of an evening. This is a full-time role commencing in Term 1, 2027.

The successful candidate

We are looking for someone who enjoys working with young people and can contribute to a warm, structured and welcoming home away from home. The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Experience working with children and teenagers
• A caring, supportive approach balanced with consistency and structure
• An ability to build genuine rapport with boarders, parents and staff
• Commitment to rostered shifts across seven days during term time
• Confidence maintaining boarding routines, rules and procedures
• Study in education, health science or similar would be highly regarded

What we offer:

In return, you will join a vibrant and supportive boarding team and enjoy:

• A welcoming, knowledgeable and supportive team environment
• School holidays off
• A range of staff wellbeing initiatives.
• Generous professional growth and career development opportunities.

If you are passionate about supporting young people and would like to grow your boarding career at one of Australia’s top boarding schools, we would welcome your application.

The successful candidate must hold a valid blue card before commencing employment. Candidates without a current blue card are encouraged to apply early.

St Margaret’s is committed to the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people. All candidates must complete screening before appointment and comply with school policies and relevant child safety legislation.