Assistant House Parent

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE ROLE: To be a vital part of the AJH House Team at Upper School in delivering excellent, compliant, pastoral care for the students in that House. SUMMARY OF THE ROLE: The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and deputising for the House Parent of AJH (Years 12 and 13) at Upper School, ensuring that students have a secure and supportive ‘home from home’ during term time. Suitable training and ongoing support will be provided. CONTRACT TERMS: Start Date: September 2026 Hours: Full-time with two evenings per week and three weekends per term (plus exeats) off duty (although staff may be called upon in an emergency). For clarity the working week runs from Sunday evening until Friday and the weekend constitutes Saturday. This situation reflects current working rotas, however flexibility is required on occasion as these may have to be adapted to meet operational requirements. Every effort will be made to provide a 24 hour period of non-contact time per week. Where this may not be possible for timetabling reasons, then suitable arrangements for substantial periods of non-contact time will be made. House staff must be resident during term time (even on nights off), in case of emergency, but may ask permission from the Assistant Principal Pastoral & Welfare, (APPW), for occasional absences for special occasions. No holiday may be taken during term time, the last week of the summer break or when there is planned INSET. There is also requirement to provide two weeks of cover during the Spring and/or Summer Intensive Courses. Salary: circa £29,700 per annum Location: Aud Jebsen Hall, Pimlico, London, SW1 Application Closing Date: 25 May 2026 MAIN DUTIES: Ensuring The Royal Ballet School’s ‘Boarding Principles’* are effectively implemented in the day to day life of the House Being a part of creating a structured, secure but enabling community in House where students can grow and flourish artistically, academically and as human