Housemistress/master – starting September 2026, Sixth Form

The Boarding Schools' Association; Greater London; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in Greater London is seeking a Housemistress/master to manage a boarding house for approximately 60 pupils. The successful candidate will create a supportive and vibrant environment, guiding and motivating students aged 16-18. This role includes collaboration with various educational and health teams and may involve teaching a reduced number of lessons. A full-time position offering a salary between £28,985 and £48,254 based on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience with boarding environments and pastoral care.
• Ability to work collaboratively with various teams.
• Capacity to inspire and motivate students.

Responsibilities

• Manage a boarding house with around 60 pupils.
• Create and maintain a welcoming family environment.
• Liaise with senior leaders, tutors, and health staff.

Skills

Experience in a residential setting

Ability to manage a team

Strong collaborative approach

Guidance and support skills

Job description

Closing Date: 9 January 2026
Telephone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Salary: £28,985 – £48,254
Employment Term: Full TimePermanent

The Housemistress/master (HsM) holds an invaluable position within the framework of an outstanding and highly motivated pastoral team. They should be a skilled practitioner with experience in a residential setting who has the capacity to manage a boarding house of around 60 pupils and a team of 2 addtional residential staff plus domestic staff and evening. Alongside this, they must be driven to care for, guide and motivate pupils, while working and living in one of our sixth form boarding houses (ages 16-18). Boarding arrangements are structured horizontally with pupils living in their own year groups. The quality of the care and support pupils receive from the House Staff is of critical importance to the school’s success and to the happiness and future success of our students.

As part of the broader pastoral and residential team, you will work with your House team in creating and maintaining a vibrant and welcoming family environment in which students feel happy, fulfilled and well supported. You will have a strong collaborative approach, liaising daily with senior leaders, tutors, teachers, the Health Centre and the estates and domestic teams. Your support will enable the students in your boarding house to thrive and fulfil their potential in all areas of school life.

If in a teaching role, the Housemistress/master, will teach a reduced number of lessons (10) in their chosen subject as part of our academic curriculum.

Additional Pastoral Assistants help to cover the House during the daytime hours while all other teachers carry out one evening duty in house per week.

Salary is dependent on experience. Range from £28,985 – £48,254 (teaching). It is a full-time contract (paid for 52 weeks of the year), working 35 term time weeks per year, with all school holiday weeks recognised as annual leave.

A HsM’s work is not of a nature which lends itself to the rigid definition of hours.

We look forward to receiving applications from teaching or non-teaching candidates who are ready to embrace the full and varied life of a busy boarding school; caring for, guiding and supporting our students.

Closing date for applications: Friday 9 January 2026 @ 9am