Job Description
House Parent - Every Saturday Term-Time Only
Downside School has an opportunity for a part-time House Parent to join one of our boys boarding houses. Downside School is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11 to 18. Supporting the House Master and Assistant House Master, you will form part of a House Parent team who looks after the welfare, safety, and pastoral care of students in our boarding houses. This role is working in Roberts which houses approx. 50 boys.
The role of a House Parent involves ensuring our boarding-houses feel like a home to our pupils and involves building positive and professional relationships with pupils, parents, and school staff.
House Parents work as part of a dedicated team, assisting with and contributing to the supervision and care of pupils in the boarding House, and the smooth running of the House during the School day. This includes responsibility for their clothing/uniform, health (in conju...