Boarding House Parent - St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom - Claremont School

Claremont School

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St Leonards-on-Sea, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Description
House Parent (Summer School)

Location:
Claremont School Senior School site, Bodiam, UK

Line Manager:
Director of Summer School

Role context

The Summer School at Claremont runs over a 6-week period from July to August, and accommodates 100 students per week.

Claremont School is a member of the International Schools Partnership (ISP). ISP have 63 Schools around the globe with over 56,000 students attending those schools. The Summer School will initially be offered to students aged 11 to 17 from within the group.

The main aim of the Summer School is for the students to improve their English in an interactive, inclusive, cultural and fun environment.

The House Parents will be responsible for the day-to-day running of a Boarding House, ensuring the safety and emotional well-being of students and upholding the good name of Claremont Summer School, ensuring their enjoyment, safety and well-being.

Key Responsibilities

To undertake the daytoday running of a Boarding House by holding welcome and house meetings, ensuring all domestic systems are in place and functioning optimally (cleaning, laundry, maintenance), making sure bedtimes are adhered to, carrying out room inspections and conducting Health & Safety checks in order to provide a clean, tidy and safe living community in which students feel comfortable and cared for.
To ensure student bedrooms are kept clean, tidy, making beds each day and clearing rubbish from the bedroom and make sure that all bedrooms are ready for when the students return to them each day.
Together with the Director of Summer School, to create a House Supervision Rota to provide adequate levels of staff supervision in the Boarding House at all times, making sure that staff on duty observe and manage students' behaviour effectively in order to ensure the wellbeing of every student and uphold the good name of Claremont School.
To observe, monitor and manage student conduct and behaviour and deal with any incidents of aggressive behaviour or bullying immediately in order to promote a harmonious international community in which every student can be confident, unafraid to voice opinions and thrive, no matter what their beliefs, customs or differences may be.
To work collaboratively with all residential staff, sharing information as necessary so as to provide a strong, competent and consistent welfare service to ensure the physical and emotional wellbeing of all attending students, constantly being mindful of their attitude, demeanor and performance and dealing with minor problems and referring serious problems to the Director of Summer School. To take personal responsibility for any homesick students and ensure all safeguarding
To look after any sick students who are under the care of the Nurse, but who need to stay in bed, making sure they are comfortable and have access to food and water, in order to provide students with a firstclass care and welfare service.
To take House registers at the appropriate times during the day (wake up, afternoon and evening), following protocol at all times in case any student is absent or goes missing, in order to ensure students' safety.
To actively manage and supervise students during meal times (queue, serving area & seating areas) in order to ensure a calm and pleasant catering experience for students, catering staff being particularly mindful of and acting upon students who seem to not be eating.
To assist the Activities Leaders with (and when appropriate, lead) a range of sports and activities sessions positively, competently, professionally and safely (reading and understanding all relevant Risk Assessments) in order to provide a firstclass Social Programme for all students attending the Summer School.
To take personal responsibility for ensuring that every student in the Boarding House completes their online arrival/departure questionnaire on time and to act upon any negative feedback given by students in order to provide a firstclass programme of study, sports, social events and excursions.
To undertake airport transfers warmly and positively, following all timings accurately, to provide a competent and professional meeting and departure service of the highest quality and with mínimal waiting times.
When in the Boarding House, deal with any emergency situation that may arise during the night in order to ensure the safety of the students, staff.
To turn around the Boarding House ready for the next intake, including the making of beds.

Other Responsibilities

Undertake such other reasonable responsibilities and tasks that may be assigned by the Director of Summer School.

Person specification

Previous experience of working with children is essential.
Experience dealing with international students is preferred.
Experience of working in a summer school or education context is preferred.
Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a fastpaced, highly changeable, highly pressured and o