Assistant House Parent - Oxford, United Kingdom - Summer Boarding Courses

Summer Boarding Courses

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Oxford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

About The Role:

Contract Dates - 10/07/ /08/2024

The Role

SBC Assistant House Parents take an integral role in the pastoral care of students, supporting House Parents with the day-to-day running of boarding houses and the safety and welfare of the students within them.

It is vital that they present the flexibility, enthusiasm and communication skills necessary for a role working closely with many members of staff and students.

Assistant House Parents will often be the first point of call for students pastoral and welfare needs.

As such it is imperative they have the skills to build open, supportive and trusting relationships with children and young people.

The Site

Headington Oxford International Summer School is located in the leafy suburb of Headington in Oxford, yet it is only a mile from the very centre of the historic town.

Year-round, Headington operates as an all-girls school educating around 1,000 students from 30 different nationalities.

This international element means that the host school is perfectly geared toward providing a welcoming and exciting atmosphere for summer school students.

The facilities are excellent, with newly decorated bright accommodation for students and staff. The school is for students aged 13-16 and the capacity is approximately 200 students a week.

Ways we support our Assistant House Parents**:

Fully paid DBS check
Extensive, paid, onsite training prior to student arrival
All meals and accommodation included
CPD and Appraisals
Staff Wellbeing Initiative
Access to Employee Assist Programme (EAP)
Online safeguarding and prevent training
Professional, fun and supportive environment

Additional Role Specific Support

Paid attendance of a certified First Aid Course

_Remuneration_:
Paid weekly, one week in arrears. The weekly rate received for Assistant House Parents is £560 PLUS any accrued holiday to be paid at the end of contract)* Food and accommodation are included for all residential SBC staff.

_ Working Hours:
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***A normal working week for Assistant House Parents will consist of up to 55 hours per week over six working days

Assistant House Parents are required to work intermittently throughout the day, beginning with wake-up duties, and finishing with lights-out. Assistant House Parents work six days out of seven and will have one full day off per week.

Main Duties:

Working across boarding houses to support, supervise and account for all students through the daily routine
Encouraging positive social interaction between students
Be available and approachable to all students, addressing student behavioural issues in a professional, empathic & positively reinforced manner
Attend to students with any issue, including, but not limited to, illness, hygiene, homesickness, friendships, management of belongings, phone use, etc.
Work with all staff to develop strong house identities and ethos incorporating values of respect, tolerance, comradery and community
Help to plan and deliver inhouse activity nights for the students in your houses, supported by the other staff in your team
Attend precourse House Parent training & complete a First Aid course (arranged by SBC) to act as a school First Aider
Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students in your care
Adhere to all Health and Safety measures (including COVID safety measures, risk assessments and other policies and procedures)
Help with student transfers to and from the airport for any arrivals and departures
Be on call/overnight duty up to 6 times per week
Help transfer students to and from the airport if needed
Actively supervise and interact with students during meal and break times
Encourage students to successfully engage in the programme while helping develop independence, confidence and social skills
As with all residential work, be able to show a large degree of flexibility
Help ensure that the students do not breach the rules of the school
Engage with the students at all times, in a friendly but professional manner
Be committed to the safeguarding and welfare of students in your care

_Please see the attached Job description for a more complete list of the duties associated with the Assistant House Parent role._

About You:

SBC PERSON SPECIFICATION
All members of staff employed by SBC will be expected to bring certain key qualities to the operation. There must be a professional interest in working with young people and particularly international children.

Safety and welfare of the students is of paramount importance at SBC and a practical enforcing of this belief should be a quality exhibited by all staff.

We look for staff who are:

Approachable & empathic to the needs of students
Enthusiastic & engaging
Diplomatic, responsible & motivated
Flexible within the summer school environment
We expect all SBC staff to be able to communicate effectively with our students, using an appro