BOARDING ASSISTANT

How to apply : Please send applications (subject email : Position + Location) consisting of a CV and a covering letter (max. 2 sides of A4) explaining the candidate’s suitability and experience making explicit reference to the Job Description and Person Specification to

Why Inspired Schools?

Inspired offers a great opportunity for students and recent graduates to be transformed by an enriching experience. While exploring new and exciting environments, you will be able to learn about yourself and to expand your teaching progress to new levels.

It is a chance to be part of a different model of education that prepares pupils as multi-skilled individuals and embrace future endeavours empowered by their abilities.

Inspired schools are individually designed and developed in response to their environment and location and remain anchored in the vibrant cultures in which they inhabit. Collectively, they form an international community that nurtures each student's academic and personal development with the application of a progressive, dynamic, and innovative educational model.

What are we looking for?

If you want to get involved in an international experience and help children to develop their skills, join us! We are looking for a student who has :

• University Qualification
• Exposure to multiple cultures and cultural sensitivity
• Approachable nature combined with excellent listening skills
• Understanding and appreciation of all aspects of boarding life
• High standard of personal and professional conduct
• Flexible and imaginative with the passion to provide students with different life activities

The Boarding House is committed to providing an excellent standard of pastoral care and academic support for all its students.

Main Responsibilities

• To provide for the safety, good discipline and pastoral well-being of all students in the boarding community
• To make time for each individual boarder, ensuring good and effective communication with all boarders
• To ensure a calm environment is established on the bedroom corridor.
• To, where possible, attend the Boarding House meeting each week.
• To support the School's disciplinary policy and, by encouragement and reward and by a clearly understood and fair system of sanctions, foster an acceptance of the code of conduct of the Boarding community and School;
• To strive to ensure that the individual circumstances, needs, strengths and weaknesses of each student are identified and known by staff as needed, so that individual opportunities, talents and potential are developed and maximised
• To take reasonable steps to ensure the safety and security of all pupils at all times when they are in the Boarding House
• To encourage pupils to adopt a healthy lifestyle
• To ensure that pupils treat the belongings of others, and the fabric and furnishings of the Boarding House, with respect
• To be aware of the academic strengths and weaknesses of pupils
• To support pupils regarding any emotional, academic, social or behavioural problems that they may have
• To fulfil the requirements of the school’s policy on child protection