Boarding Assistant (non-resident) - Bank

Part of the Sapientia Education Trust

• Salary - Scale Point 5, £13.70 (plus hol pay), £26,427 FTE
• Bank contract
• Hours – as and when required
• Term Time only
• Required as soon as possible

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.

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our Trust’s website to apply via our online application form.

Closing date:    Applications are considered upon receipt; therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Interview date:  To be confirmed

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, therefore all applicants must be prepared to undergo a number of checks to confirm their suitability to work with children and young people. The Trust welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. In accordance with the Department of Education’s “Keeping Children Safe in Education September 2023, references will be sought on all short-listed candidates before interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.