Non-Resident Boarding Assistant

Sapientia Education Trust; Wymondham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapientia Education Trust's Wymondham College Prep School seeks a Non-Resident Boarding Assistant (NRBA) to join the boarding house team. This bank position provides quality care and pastoral support to boarding pupils, reporting to the Head of Boarding and Assistant Head - Pastoral.

The NRBA role is on a bank basis for up to one academic year, with duties allocated annually to new staff and volunteers. The post emphasises enthusiasm, flexibility, and a professional role model on site.

Qualifications

• A good level of literacy and numeracy
• For existing staff, experience in a relevant role within the Prep School.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality care and pastoral support to boarding pupils.
• Work as part of the boarding house team under supervision.
• Bank basis for up to one academic year with duties reallocated annually.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Job description

Non-Resident Boarding Assistant

Location: Wymondham

Salary: Scale Point 5 FTE £26,427, Hourly Rate £13.70 plus holiday pay

Vacancy Type: Bank

Wymondham College Prep School opened in September 2020 on the site of Wymondham College, with two Reception classes, a total of 60 pupils. In September 2021 we opened our doors to our new Prep School building, as well as our new boarding facilities, Underwood Hall.

We believe that every child deserves to love their time at school and to remember it fondly. To facilitate this, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, inspiring and well-organised Deputy Boarding House Manager to join our richly rewarding school and boarding house.

THE POST

Reporting to the Head of Boarding and Assistant Head - Pastoral, a Non-Resident Boarding Assistant (NRBA) is an integral part of the Prep School’s boarding house team, primarily providing quality care and pastoral support to our young people in the boarding houses.

This NRBA post is on a bank basis and reallocated annually to new staff and volunteers who wish to continue, based on availability of duties for volunteers (once mandatory duties are filled) and previous performance in role.

As a Non Resident Boarding Assistant (NRBA) you will be an integral part of the Prep School’s boarding house team, to primarily provide quality care and pastoral support to our young people in the boarding houses.

This NRBA post is on bank basis for up to one academic year and reallocated annually to new staff and volunteers who wish to continue, based on availability of duties for volunteers (once mandatory duties are filled) and previous performance in role.

Wymondham College Prep School is member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET). SET is an expanding education Trust with 12 Primary and 9 Secondary schools.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The personal competencies expected of the Prep support staff are:

• The ability to communicate clearly and tactfully using appropriate methods and an awareness of the impact of your own communication on others;
• Able to maintain positive relationships with all and able to work as an effective and flexible part of a team; willing to change methods of work and routines to benefit the team;
• Willingness to accept responsibility for your own actions; the ability to prioritise effectively, meet deadlines and accept challenges.
• Be able to multi-task and work under pressure.

The personal competencies expected of a Non-Resident Boarding Assistant are:

• Be enthusiastic and keen to work with young people in assisting them with their personal and social development;
• Have a keen sense of humour;
• Be energetic, flexible and positive;
• Be imaginative, articulate, adaptable and keen to make a difference;
• Act professionally and as a role model for our students when on site.

The qualifications and previous experience required are:

• A good level of literacy and numeracy
• For existing staff, experience in a relevant role within the Prep School;