Housemistress/Housemaster

Uppingham School is looking for a dynamic Housemistress/Housemaster (HsM), to play a key role in our boarding house team. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the future development of boarding at Uppingham, during a time of energy and change.

One of 15 boarding houses, the Lodge is our girls' Sixth Form house based in a beautiful gothic-revival building near our Western Campus. You will help provide an excellent boarding house provision, ensuring that each boarder is given a sense of community, inclusion and above all safety and security.

The HsM is the principal adult in the life of a boarder. Therefore, you will act as a visible role-model for our pupils, exemplifying only the very highest standards of personal behaviour, whilst ensuring the same from each member of your team. You will engage with pupils during mealtimes, at the evening house call over, and informally by simply being in the same building.

The HsM lives in the private side of the house, which provides family sized accommodation. Assistance with reasonable removal expenses is provided.

You will be a warm and dynamic character, who possesses pastoral experience of boarding, as well as experience of boarding house management (e.g. as a Deputy/Assistant HsM). You will need excellent communication, organisational and classroom management skills, pairing this with well-developed pastoral instincts and emotional intelligence.

This is a demanding yet rewarding role, that offers a chance to make a lasting and meaningful impact on students, ensuring a rich and stimulating boarding experience.

In return Uppingham offers a community that values people. We are warm, compassionate and mutually supportive. This is reflected in our working environment and the benefits we are able to offer:

• 50% contribution to premiums for the School’s private health scheme
• Free Westfield Healthcare
• Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)
• Free staff lunches in term-time
• School fee discount
• 25% Holiday Club discount for children at local Nursery
• Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Occupational Health Services
• Free annual flu jabs
• Recognised as a “Disability Confident” employer
• Recognised as a “Mindful” employer
• Recognised as “Investors in Diversity”

For further details on this role and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date: Monday 4 March 2024, 9.00am.

Longlist interviews: Thursday 14 March 2024.

Shortlist interviews will follow.

Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview.