Assistant Housemistress – Fixed term

Woldingham has six boarding houses. Marden is home to our youngest boarders in Years 7 and 8, while Main House accommodates boarders in Years 9, 10 and 11, with three distinct boarding areas within the building. Berwick and Shanley are home to our Lower and Upper Sixth boarders respectively and are stand-alone buildings; Shanley also benefits from en-suite facilities. All boarders in Year 10 and above have single study bedrooms, while younger students are accommodated in dormitories. Across all year groups, we have a mixture of full, weekly and flexi boarders. The School is organised horizontally by year group, with each year team comprising a Head of Year, Housemistress and Assistant Housemistress. The Head of Year oversees the academic and pastoral progress of all students, both Day girls and Boarders, while the Housemistress has primary responsibility for the Boarders within the year group. The Assistant Housemistress supports the Housemistress and reports directly to them. The House team is further supported by Residential Tutors during evenings and weekends. It is important that House staff are familiar with both Day girls and Boarders. Flexi boarding is a popular initiative, with many Day girls choosing to board for one or two nights each week, meaning that they become part of the boarding house community and fall within the care of the House team. The post currently incorporates duties as a Spanish Language Assistant for up to 20 hours per week. Applicants who are able to undertake these duties are particularly welcome; however, this is not an essential requirement for the post. The School intends to appoint separately to the Spanish Language Assistant role, should this be necessary. The Assistant Housemistress will be on a reduced teaching timetable, where applicable. For a non-teaching role, there will also be circumstances where you will be expected to contribute to the wider School community in a different capacity, according to the needs of the School, a