Intern - Boarding Assistant

**Job type**:
Full Time, Fixed Term

**Start date**:
15/08/2025

31 March 2025

**Job overview**:
**Haut-Lac International Bilingual School**, welcomes students from all over the world. We provide personalized education rooted in strong values: academic excellence, personal development, cultural respect, and global awareness.

The boarding house is at the heart of our educational mission, offering a stimulating environment where students can thrive in a structured and supportive atmosphere. We believe in education that goes beyond the classroom. Our mission is to prepare students to become confident, responsible global citizens while nurturing their intellectual curiosity and cultural sensitivity. As a member of the boarding team, you will play a key role in supporting students in their daily lives and contributing to their well-being and personal growth.

As **an Intern - Boarding Assistant**, your primary responsibility is to ensure the well-being of our boarders. You will provide care, guidance, and support to each student in the boarding house, and have opportunities to participate in various areas of school life, including classroom support, extracurricular activities, and weekend events.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- T**eam Collaboration**: Work closely with the Senior Houseparents and Junior Houseparent to ensure the smooth running of the boarding house.
- **Student Welfare**: Provide exceptional care to ensure the safety and well-being of boarders.
- **Study Supervision**: Oversee and support students during evening study sessions.
- **Meal Assistance**: Assist with meal preparation and supervision.
- **Extracurricular Support**: Help organize and participate in extracurricular activities.
- **Logistical Assistance**: Assist with school transfers, including transportation to medical appointments, local clubs, and train stations.
- **Positive Environment**: Maintain an active and positive presence, fostering a supportive and caring atmosphere.
- **Additional Duties**: Perform any other tasks as required by the school.
- **Summer Camp Participation**: Work as part of a team during a 3-week summer camp session.

**Eligibility**:
This position is open only to applicants holding EU or EEA nationality.

**Required skills and qualifications**:

- Excellent command of English and/or French (ideally B2 level in both languages).
- Clean (EU) driving licence.
- Degree-level education.

**Personal Attributes**:

- Strong interest in education, pedagogy, and pastoral education.
- Ability to handle diverse situations with composure and professionalism.
- Team spirit and excellent communication skills.
- Flexibility and availability to adapt to boarding house schedules (including evenings and some weekends).
- Enthusiastic and willing to work hard and learn.
- Good sense of humour.
- A robust sense of responsibility and duty.

**Preferred Experience**:
(The following experiences are helpful but not essential).
- Pastoral experience
- Working with teenagers (especially in a residential setting)

**What We Offer**:

- A rewarding experience in an international and bilingual school environment.
- Immersion in a dynamic, multicultural team.
- A unique opportunity to contribute to the development and growth of young people.

**About**Haut-Lac International Bilingual School**:
**Haut-Lac International Bilingual School**
- Chemin de Pangires 26, St-Légier
- Vaud 1806
- Switzerland

+41 1 555 50 00

Haut-Lac International Bilingual School is a K-12 school nestled in the hills above Vevey (Switzerland) that boasts state-of-the-art campuses with breathtaking views of Lake Geneva and the Alps.

Haut-Lac is a unique school with a truly bilingual approach to education as well as learning pathways that are responsive to student progress and goals. It offers both Swiss and International students the choice between a variety of programmes such as “Learning means the World” in the infant and primary school, the prestigious IBDP, IBMYP and more recently the IBCP as well as a support programme to facilitate the return to public school in order to do a “maturity. The school also has the capacity to provide flexibility in the programme to promote elite student athletes.

Haut-Lac is a CIS accredited school.

The future of education is ever changing, and Haut-Lac is a school that prides itself on staying ahead of the trend and offering not only a quality education, but a lively school community atmosphere.

The Primary school campus and extensive whole-school sport facilities were completed in 2014. It is situated close to the secondary school in St-Légier, and comprises classrooms, specialist art and music rooms, a library, a uniform shop, a teaching kitchen and numerous offices. Modern facilities at the secondary campus include specialist IT rooms and Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology linked to a laser cutter and plastic former in the tech lab. Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz is located in the canton of Vaud, and has a total populatio