Relief Matron

Oundle School; Desborough; On-site; GBP 7,300 - 7,900; Full time

Job summary

Oundle School is seeking a Relief Matron to support our Junior boarding house. The role involves supervising and caring for pupils, focusing on their physical, social and emotional wellbeing.

It is not a live-in post and requires 16 active hours over a 30 hour cover period, with regular in-house shifts and standby time as scheduled. Relief Matrons are encouraged to engage in school life, interact with pupils, and assist with medical needs.

Qualifications

• Provide care for pupils and support physical, social, and emotional wellbeing.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for pupils in Junior boarding house.
• Interact with pupils and encourage tidiness and good routines.
• Attend House events and be involved in school life.

Skills

Pastoral support

Interpersonal skills

Team interaction

Job description

Working under the direction of the Housemaster/Mistress, you will supervise and provide care for the pupils, ensuring their physical, social and emotional well-being. This role is for a Relief Matron to support our Junior boarding house. This is not a 'live in' role and there is no requirement within this role to be on standby overnight in House., This role will be 16 active hours over a 30 hour cover period. The normal hours of work are as follows

Relief Matrons are encouraged to attend House events and to become involved in the life of the School. You will have a lot of interaction with the pupils - this can involve anything from helping with medical needs, encouraging the pupils to tidy up after themselves, a sense of humour is a must!

The School will ensure you are fully trained and supported to enable you to perform your role with confidence and to the best of your ability. Every member of staff at Oundle School is thoroughly committed to ensuring pupils have all the pastoral support they need and this creates a wonderful atmosphere to work in.

The School has a fully staffed Health Centre; therefore, the Relief Matron will not be required to have any formal medical or nursing qualifications. However, all Relief Matrons are required to have a current First Aid qualification, which the School will provide training for if you do not hold this.

The School

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open-minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders. Academic results are steadfastly excellent.

A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim., The Corporation of Oundle School has an internal recruitment department, but where agency support is required, we will engage our trusted partners. Our adverts are intended to encourage direct interest from potential applicants, not recruitment agencies. Speculative CVs sent from sources other than directly from a candidate will not be acknowledged or considered.

Monday: 7:30am to 2:30pm in house

2:30pm to 4:30pm on standby

4:30pm to 7:30pm in house

7:30pm to Tuesday 7:30am on standby

7:30am to 1:30pm in house

Your working weeks will be 33 weeks per annum (Paid for 37.63 weeks which is inclusive of annual leave entitlement)

Your pro-rata salary will be £7,664 per annum (FTE £29,791 per annum)