Jobs

The staff we are looking for will have experience with the 10-18 age-range in residential situations. We rely on the excellence of our staff to preserve our reputation and expect all staff to be reliable, adaptable, rational, able to work collaboratively and to form part of a team.

A Summer School moves at a fast pace, so staff have to be well-adjusted and self-confident while at the same time happy to be part of a team. An involvement in the extra-curricular programme is expected and we look for staff who are willing to assume the pastoral responsibilities that are part of boarding school life and take an active interest in children's welfare.

We aim to give our students days they will remember all their lives. To this end, we provide them with a safe and secure environment and stimulating activities. Staff are expected to wish to contribute to this.

As there is responsibility for and substantial access to children, we run DBS checks. Proof of qualifications is required – as is an explanation for any gaps in CVs. On arrival, all staff are required to sign a declaration that they are not unfit to be working with children and young people aged 10-18.

In selection and recruitment, we

1. are fair and consistent
2. do not discriminate on the grounds of sex, race, age, religion, disability or sexual orientation and we
3. comply with regulations and best practice

A note on Work Permits and why we cannot employ non-EU teachers

If you do not hold an EU passport (or have a dispensation to take temporary work as a Commonwealth citizen), you are not permitted to work in the UK unless you possess a Work Permit. An employer has to obtain a Work Permit from the Home Office to allow a non EU citizen to work in the UK. The employer must prove that EU labour is not available for the job. As EU labour is available for EFL teaching posts, we do not apply for Work Permits.

Interviewing Policy

Staff are interviewed either via Skype by Ian Mucklejohn, the Managing Director, or in person at his office.