Contract details:

• 15-20 hours per week, including evenings and weekends
• Term time only, 33 weeks per year
• Fixed term one year contract
• Pay rate £16.11ph plus holiday pay

The role: You will assist the 12 House Matrons during their break times, time off or if they are absent. It is a varied role, spending time with the boys and providing pastoral support, accompanying boys to specialist medical appointments and emergency hospital visits, administering standard medication and providing pitch-side support during sporting afternoons and events. You will also assist colleagues with general tasks when it is busy in the Medical Centre. It is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys supporting young people and wants to work part time whilst keeping themselves free during the school holidays. For more information please view the job description attached to this advertisement.

The skills: This role would suit a candidate who has informal or professional experience of caring for others, ideally young people. You will be a warm, empathetic person who is observant and proactive to ensure the wellbeing of those in your care. You will be flexible to deal with issues that are unplanned for, highly organised, demonstrably calm in an emergency and able to drive your own car. Your positive, practical approach and excellent written and verbal communication skills will enable you to build good relationships with colleagues, boys and parents.

The benefits: Benefits include automatic enrolment in the School’s pension scheme, free school meals, use of the School’s sports facilities such as the swimming pool and gym, and subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs.

The environment: Harrow School is situated in Harrow on the Hill in north-west London and is one of the best-known schools in the world. Around 835 boys study at Harrow and live in the School’s 13 boarding houses.

Early application is recommended and interviews may take place before the closing date.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are values that are important to us at Harrow. We believe in diversity of thought and actively welcome anyone regardless of their background to bring their valuable and relevant skills to our community.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All successful applicants must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with any past employer and the Disclosure and Barring Service, and it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. No member of staff will be able to start until these checks are complete and this process takes, on average, a month. Please plan accordingly.