Assistant Tutors

The Boarding Schools' Association; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution in Canterbury is seeking enthusiastic graduates or GAP students for Assistant Tutor roles starting January 2026. The position involves coaching sports, assisting with boarding duties, and providing academic support in various subjects. Accommodation and meals are provided. Interested candidates should contact the Deputy Head-Academic for more details.

Benefits

Accommodation provided

Meals included

Qualifications

• Well-qualified graduates or GAP students seeking experience working with children.
• Ability to assist in coaching various sports.
• Support in English, Maths, Science, and Humanities lessons.

Responsibilities

• Assist with coaching a sporting team.
• Support boarding duties.
• Provide academic assistance in multiple subjects.

Job description

Sports coaching, Boarding and lesson support.

THE JUNIOR KING’S SCHOOL, CANTERBURY

RUGBY, CRICKET, HOCKEY, FOOTBALL

January 2026 to July 2026 or December 2026

We have vacancies for well-qualified and enthusiastic Graduates or GAP students to join our school as Assistant Tutors (Games, Boarding, Lesson support) to start in January 2026.

The Junior King’s School is a co-educational Day and Boarding School for pupils between the ages of 3-13. We offer a superb educational, boarding, extra-curricular and sporting programme for our pupils.

This role will involve,

• responsibility for your own sporting team,
• assisting with boarding duties

The role is likely to suit Graduates/ GAP students seeking experience of working with children and a view of potentially embarking on a career in teaching.

We are looking for candidates who will be able to assist with the coaching of either boys’ sport (football, rugby, hockey & cricket), girls’ sport (hockey, netball, tennis & cricket) or assist with the coaching of rowing. In addition there is an expectation that you will provide support in a combination of English, Maths, Science and Humanities lessons.

Accommodation and meals at school are provided.

In the first instance, please contact Rob Stonier (Deputy Head-Academic ) via email [e-mail] or by phone on 01227 714009 for an informal conversation.

The King’s school is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.