Full-time, Fixed-Term, Term-Time Only Contract (September 2026-July 2027)

Salary: Up to a pro rata amount of £23,580 gross pay (as per our term time contract, which is based on a 12-month duration)

Whitgift is one of Britain’s leading independent boarding and day schools for boys aged between 10 and 18 years, with approximately 1500 pupils and over one hundred boarding pupils. It is set in an attractive 48-acre parkland site in South Croydon enjoying excellent links to London, Surrey and the south coast.

We are seeking to recruit an inspiring Graduate Drama Assistant with expertise in a variety of Drama and theatrical performance disciplines to support an extensive production schedule and help in stretching our keen Drama students as theatre makers.

The role is wide-ranging and varied, providing support to the directors of school shows and stage management, organising and administering the wider theatrical training of the pupils with theatre trips and visits, and working with the pupils in clubs and societies, as well as on casting and mentoring.

The Graduate Drama Assistant will report to the Director of Drama.

The expected end date for this role is July 2027 (exact date in July to be agreed)

We welcome applications from all parts of our community as we aspire to attract staff that match the social and cultural diversity of our student intake.

To apply, please visit www.whitgift.co.uk/vacancies. For any queries, please telephone 02086889222 or email the Human Resources Department at SchoolHR@whitgift.co.uk

Applications will be reviewed daily, and we invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible. The School reserves the right to withdraw the vacancy at any time.

Whitgift School (part of the John Whitgift Foundation) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Where applicable, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service and online media checks. It is an offence to apply for a role at the school if you know that you are barred from regulated activity with children.

All roles within the school involve contact with children and are therefore classed as regulated activity. Child protection and safeguarding are the responsibility of everyone who works or volunteers in our school. All staff must be committed to providing a safe environment for children and supporting the school’s safeguarding ethos.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants are required to declare all convictions and cautions, even those that are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules, to assess suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose information relevant to safeguarding prior to interview.