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Matron

Employer
Brighton College
Location
Brighton, East Sussex
Salary
£6,833 per annum pro-rata (£22,488 full time equivalent)
Closing date
31 Oct 2021

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Sector
Education, Support
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

Brighton College is seeking to appoint a part-time (2 days per week) Matron of a boarding house, to start in December 2021. This role will work term-time (35 weeks) plus 3 additional days in the school holidays. This role is fixed-term until December 2022, for the purposes of providing maternity cover.

Key responsibilities

  • To liaise with boarding house staff on any matters concerning the pupils and their welfare
  • Dealing with issues at the start of the day, e.g. Pupils late out of bed due to illness
  • Checking registration data and assisting with follow-up
  • Visiting pupils rooms regularly to check they are tidy and orderly, helping them develop strategies if they find this difficult
  • Being a presence in the house when academic staff are teaching
  • Making sure the pupils are regularly putting their dirty clothes in the laundry
  • To liaise with laundry staff to ensure that all bed linen and clothing is laundered and      returned to houses regularly and promptly
  • Oversee the bed change on a fortnightly basis
  • Liaise with the cleaners to make sure that they pupils are keeping their rooms to a good standard
  • Making sure the house and rooms are clean and tidy for visiting parents and VIPs
  • Report any maintenance issues that have arisen
  • Liaising with the Health Centre when there  are ill students
  • Taking students to medical, dental and other health associated appointments
  • Meeting with the pupils to discuss any ideas to improve the House or solve any problems
  • Sewing for the pupils
  • Printing of notices for display and maintaining the noticeboards
  • Distribution of post to the pupils
  • Collating all the information for the matches on Saturday and liaising with catering         regarding any special meal requirements
  • Collating Saturday activity sign ups and information
  • Meeting regularly with the Health Centre staff to discuss medical issues/pupils
  • Collating all the information from parents/guardians regarding exeat and holiday        arrangements
  • Being available during the day to chat to pupils (especially at the start of the year when new boarders are settling in)
  • Taking and collecting cash to/from the Bursary on behalf of the pupils or the boarding house
  • Ensuring the pupils have a birthday card/cake for their birthday
  • Helping the pupils to organise and shop for House events such as the ‘At Home’, ‘Christmas Dinner’ etc.
  • Keeping a key/code register for the individual room safes and ensure they are returned
  • Helping with the general administration of the House
  • Maintaining accurate labels for pupil room plates, laundry cupboards and pigeon holes
  • Any other general duties as required
  • To provide medical cover for pupils with the support of the Health Centre, liaising closely with the Senior Nurse on all health matters pertaining to boarders
  • To help maintain discipline with College and House rules and guidelines
  • To liaise with the kitchens for boarding snacks and food rations to houses
  • To help with the house lettings by checking rooms, reporting damage, and ensuring that the rooms are then ready for boarders to  return
  • Be present on Open Days
  • Meet prospective parents when they visit the house.

Safeguarding responsibilities

  • This role will involve daily contact with pupils and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children
  • All staff and volunteers have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.

Company

Brighton College is one of the UK’s leading schools and the oldest public school in Sussex.

The College was recently named ‘England's School of the Decade’ by The Sunday Times. The award was given on the basis of our exceptional examination results as well as our fundamental emphasis on kindness and social engagement.

The Sunday Times also named Brighton College ‘England’s Independent School of the Year 2019’, the second time in a decade the school has won this accolade. The Week magazine named Brighton College ‘Most forward-thinking school in Britain’ for two years running in 2017 and 2018. Tatler magazine awarded Richard Cairns the title of ‘Head Master of the Year 2012-13’, and Brighton College was named UK ‘Independent School of the Year 2013- 14’ at the Independent Schools Awards. The last full ISI inspection in 2015 awarded the College the top grade in every category including ‘Exceptional’ for teaching and learning.

The Brighton College family of schools also includes Brighton College Nursery, Pre-Prep & Prep School, St Christopher’s School and Handcross Park, educating a further 1,150 children aged 3 to 13. Overseas, the College has opened Brighton College Abu Dhabi, Brighton College Al Ain, Brighton College Dubai and Brighton College Bangkok, with Brighton College Singapore the most recent addition, having opened in September 2020.

There has also been major investment in new facilities over the last ten years. This has seen the construction of five major buildings on the main site, including the new £55m School of Science and Sport which opened in January 2020, which includes eighteen state-of-the-art laboratories alongside a new sports hall, 25-metre swimming pool, fitness centre and roof-top running track. Other recent additions include two new boarding houses, a state-of-the-art Music School and the Yeoh Building, a teaching building which includes 22 classrooms for maths, history, economics, politics and EAL, alongside an innovative Creative Learning Centre, opened in 2017.

Above all, Brighton is a very happy place where staff and pupils feel fulfilled and purposeful. We are proud to have taken a progressive stand on diversity, equality and inclusion and we are committed to furthering this agenda through our teaching, and all aspects of the life of the school. We are a member of the School Inclusion Alliance and an important aspect of our vision for education is to increase diversity among our teaching staff to enrich all aspects of the life of the College and provide diverse role models for all pupils. We pride ourselves on being a warm, inclusive and respectful community, where our staff are welcoming and positive and our pupils are intellectually curious and kind.

Company info
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Telephone
01273 704386
Location
Eastern Road
Brighton
East Sussex
BN2 0AL
GB

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