Boarding House Cover Assistant

Key areas of responsibility:
House Duties
- To provide all boarders with the best possible experience of a boarding education by ensuring a challenging and supportive environment: a home from home for boarders.
- To provide care and security for the Boarders by sleeping in the Boarding House and taking overnight duties in place of the Houseparents.
- To promote boarding as an integral part of school life.
- Develop awareness of general health, hygiene and sleeping routines in coordination with the Houseparents.
- Ensure all boarders maintain a healthy diet and mealtimes are happy and civilised.
- Liaise with Houseparents to ensure the discipline of boarders, monitoring behaviour, manners and dress to ensure they are in keeping with the School’s Code of Conduct.
- Deal appropriately with any discipline issues with regular liaison with the Houseparents and the Head of Boarding.
- Take note of any school communication which is relevant to the House and ensure that boarding students are fully prepared for the school day, trips, events and weekends.
- Ensure that the boarding area of the School looks neat, tidy and attractive at all times and that routine maintenance issues are reported.
- Comply with laundry and duty routines outlined by the Head of Boarding.
- Assist in the preparation and pack down of the Boarding House at the beginning and end of each term.
- Ensure there is a constant review of pastoral approaches, keeping up to date with developments in child wellbeing practices.
- Set high, clear and consistent expectations for student achievement and support home-based learning.
- Be flexible and adjust methods to meet individual boarder’s needs.
- Provide cover for the Boarding Houseparents and assist with activities in accordance with the Boarding Duty Rota and School calendar.

Working Hours
- Provide cover for the Junior Boarding Houseparent plus Sunday day duties (8.30am - 6pm) for a 45% position.
- The Boarding House Cover Assistants are expected to take sufficient time and responsibility to ensure the follow up of any necessary House administration.

Pupil well being
- Ensure safeguarding of students, reporting concerns to the appropriate member of staff.
- Create a positive community of mutual respect and support.
- Ensure the safety and security of all boarders when they are in the School’s care, complying with agreed staff:pupil ratios
- Have an understanding of students’ personal, academic and emotional needs and be concerned for all aspects of their development.
- Be a contact person for teaching and administrative staff regarding matters involving boarders.
- Read and adhere to the various policies of the School and support the ethos of the School by upholding it’s expectations.
- Act as a role model for students, exemplifying a positive attitude.

Accountability
- Demonstrate responsibility by motivating and enthusing staff and students.
- To effectively and efficiently assist with the organisation of the Boarding House’s resources.
- To maintain Health and Safety standards and requirements within the Boarding House.
- To approve any boarding expenses with the Head of Boarding.
- To provide for the care and wellbeing of the School’s Boarders in such a way that the highest standards of good practice are met.
- Ensure your personal beliefs are not infiltrating through your work.
- Participate in the School appraisal system.

Additional duties
- Attend all school functions as required, regardless of who is running them - School Council, Parents, other teachers, etc.
- Participate in meetings, In Service Training, preparation days and school/boarding events as required, including before the start of term, when term has finished and during long weekends.
- Make a contribution to school events and projects, assuming leadership with colleagues and initiating new ideas.
- Ensure that all deadlines are met, as published in the School calendar or highlighted by your line manager.
- Deal with emergencies of any kind, including escorting the Boarders to hospital.
- Provide in house cover as and when required by line manager.
- Engage in professional development both inside and outside the School.

Other
- Liaise with your line manager promptly, communicating clearly, listening carefully and responding to feedback appropriately.
- Demonstrate effective time and resource management.
- Work cooperatively with colleagues.
- Ensure that as a member of staff you set the highest standards (being punctual, dealing with adults and students in a sensitive manner, being open to change, appropriate dress, etc.)
- Positively embrace differing cultures.
- Preserve and promote the good name of JFK in all dealings with the community and parents.
- Work effectively with other people by treating people respectfully and equally and developing good working relationships.
- Maintain confidentiality - never publicly relay information about the School until the Director has given permission.
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