House Manager, Craigleith
THE ROLE An opportunity has arisen for a House Manager to join Craigleith Boarding House at Fettes College. Reporting directly to the Houseparents and working closely with the Head of Sixth Form and alongside the wider pastoral team, you will be required to fulfil several key responsibilities. The successful candidate will be a fully committed professional; an open and friendly team player contributing to a rewarding and vital part of the whole life of the House. Craigleith is the 6th form boarding house, opened in September 2007, and accommodates the whole of the Upper Sixth Form during their last year of
school. KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The main duties and responsibilities of the role are as follows but given the flexible nature of it, the following list cannot be described as exhaustive. • Organise House events and attend key ones, eg casino night, Spring Ball, Leavers’ Ball, etc. • Presence and cover in House - first port of call for students when Houseparents are teaching. • Fully part of the House team, working closely with Houseparents, Head of Sixth Form, Assistant Houseparents and Matrons. • Providing administrative, secretarial and organisational support. • Open door, someone for the students to talk to, providing pastoral support • Responsibility for all House administration, eg room lists and plans, tutor and dining hall rotas, taxis, Recommended Leave and holiday plans, charges information to Finance, etc. • Registration of students daily and contacting parents to chase absences • House maintenance – reporting faults and repairs through the FRED maintenance system. • Ensuring the House is stocked with stationery, sundries, etc, including shopping for House snacks and treats at the cash and carry. • Works closely with Houseparents – sharing of information both ways, pastoral and academic • Be able to dispense medicine as needed (but transfer responsibility for medical matters to Matrons). • Keeping on top of emails and chasing missing students • Work with Matron(s) on end of term shutdowns and beginning of term openings. PERSON SPECIFICATION • • • •
Strong administration/organisational skills Experience of event management desirable Confident in dealing with students, parents, colleagues Collaborative and team-working approach
• Shared responsibility approach • Positive “can do” attitude • Team player who is willing to get stuck in, use initiative and be flexible in approach and hours • Personable and approachable • A willingness to enter into the spirit of the school, and contribute to the wider life and work of the school • Commitment to safeguarding HOURS OF WORK / BENEFITS Hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm with a one-hour unpaid lunch break, during school terms, with possible overlap in the first and last days of the holidays. Cover for Matron on a Thursday afternoon (2 pm to 7.30 pm) and attendance at key house events in the evenings (approximately 1-2 per term). The remuneration package will be competitive and will, to an extent, depend on the experience of the successful candidate. You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Operational Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt-in date. The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator. The College offers a matching scheme up to 10% of salary. Lunchtime meals may be taken in the Dining Hall free of charge during term time and when catering is provided and at other times, when catering is provided and you are on duty. Parking is free of charge within the campus grounds. Gym membership at Westwoods Health Club is also available. Life insurance and a first-class Employee Assistance Programme (EAP). New staff at Fettes join a friendly and supportive team with a vibrant mixture of age and experience. We value every member of staff’s contribution to the life of the school.
APPLICATION PROCESS To apply please submit an Application Form (available from https://www.fettes.com/about-us/vacancies), your CV and a covering letter outlining your suitability for the role via email to recruitment@fettes.com, along with the contact details of 2 referees. If you would like further information prior to applying for this role, please contact Mrs Carolyn Harrison, Deputy Head (Pastoral) at cm.harrison@fettes.com. An offer of employment will be subject to two satisfactory references being obtained from your referees and a clean report being obtained on you from the Disclosure Scotland PVG Scheme in view of the contact you will have with children during your normal duties. Closing date for applications is Friday, 15th April 2022 at 1 pm. Interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held week commencing Monday, 25th April 2022, with the post starting late August 2022. Fettes College aims to provide a workplace in which all staff are treated in a fair and consistent manner. We will ensure, to the best of our ability, that staff and all others who have contact with the College are not discriminated against, either directly or indirectly. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity in all areas of dealing with staff, whether in recruitment and selection, promotion or training and development. We are keen to welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds into our staff body. If you would like a friendly conversation with an employee who identifies as an ethnic minority, please feel free to contact Sara Medel Jiménez (s.medeljimenez@fettes.com) who will be happy to share her experience of Fettes College.
ABOUT FETTES Fettes College is a leading HMC co-educational boarding and day school close to the heart of Edinburgh. It has a strong tradition of academic, sporting and cultural excellence underpinned by outstanding pastoral care. Fettes opened its doors in 1870 and became fully co-educational in 1980: it is now an independent school of some 800 students. There are 592 students in the Senior School (1318 years) and 208 students in the Preparatory School (7-13 years). The academic staff in the College consists of the Head and 92 full-time members of the Common Room. Our Prep School shares the same site and consists of a further 29 full-time teaching staff. The school stands on a magnificent site of approximately 100 acres, but still within walking distance of Edinburgh’s city centre. The historic main building holds the Chapel, Library, the English, Classics and History Departments as well as the Medical Centre and two boarding houses. A large purpose-built teaching block (the Spens Building) houses Art, Modern Languages, Mathematics, Economics, Geography, and Music. The Theatre, Science Laboratories and Dining Hall are adjacent. The Preparatory School and seven further boarding houses (including a purpose-built U6th House) are also on the campus. Our sports facilities (including extensive playing fields, two all-weather pitches and a private Health Club) are excellent.
As well as our teaching staff we employ over 220 Non-Teaching Staff across the many departments, including Estates, Security, Housekeeping, Finance, Admissions and Marketing with a pervading sense of community amongst staff, students and parents alike. THE AIMS OF THE COLLEGE Fettes College aims to nurture the individual while fostering a happy, wellordered and caring community with strong family values at its core. To this end, we will do our utmost to ensure our students: • Receive the highest possible quality of education within a boarding environment. • Feel safe, valued, have a sense of personal worth, are thoughtful and considerate of the needs of others, possessing a willingness to take on responsibility. • Develop their self-confidence, integrity, emotional resilience, loyalty, good manners and humour, leadership skills and teamwork. • Value a sense of community and service, and develop a clear sense of right and wrong, equipping them for life beyond Fettes. • Are provided with equal opportunities regardless of gender and identity, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity or religion. • Are encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves in everything they undertake.