About This Role
About us
Worksop College and Ranby House; one community set across two schools - educating children from age two to eighteen. We're proud of being a broad-ability school with a focus firmly on progress, recognising that every child has their own set of skills and abilities, whether it be academic, sporting, musical or otherwise. We believe that education is about more than the flight towards academic success, but about human flourishing. We want our students to be the very best version of themselves. If they are destined to attend an established University, here is where they will flourish, or if they are an outstanding sportsperson, here is where they will hone their skills. Perhaps they are a talented artist or musician, here is where they’d perfect their craft, but if these talents are yet to be revealed, here is where they’ll be discovered. We are a remarkable school, in a stunning setting, with exceptional facilities and a talented teaching staff. At our school, what matters is the individual, their aspirations and their future.
Job Description
In the Classroom
In the first few months Graduate Assistants are given plenty of opportunity to observe lessons and learn about teaching. You will be expected to support the teachers by preparing some of the activities before the lesson and also assisting in class, where you feel comfortable, during class activities.
As the year progresses, if you are keen and we are confident, you can progress to teaching elements of classwork with the support of the class teacher – so there are lots of opportunities to learn more and test your communication skills.
The Houses
Outside the classroom you will get assigned to one of the school's seven Houses. Here you will get to know the students in an entirely different environment. Your role in the House is very much one of support for the House Team.
As time progresses and you become more comfortable in the house environment, you will be expected to be available for duty nights. It might be weekly, fortnightly, or just as and when required. The duties involve overseeing prep times and bedtimes. You may also be asked to tutor some students, becoming a ‘first port-of call’ both academically and for extra-curricular guidance. You will also have the opportunity to gain a Boarding School Association online 'Induction in Boarding' qualification.
Sport
Coach, manager, first-aider, referee and chief organiser.
There are four games sessions a week (one junior, one senior and two combined). Where you are comfortable/qualified, you will be involved in delivering these sessions in some way. We offer a full range of sports from hockey, netball, rugby, cricket, tennis, swimming and athletics and cross country. There is also an alternatives games programme running alongside this. School fixtures usually take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays and you will travel with your team (possibly driving a school minibus - once qualified) and offer support, again as coach, referee etc.
Evening Activities
The co-curricular programme runs on a Monday, Tuesday, Friday (4.30-5.30) and on a Saturday morning. You will be expected to contribute here and help the Heads of Sports facilitate sports scholar and mass participation sessions. In the evenings the astro, sports hall and gym are open to our boarding community, and you will help to supervise these sessions on a rota basis with the other members of the grad team.
Safeguarding & Child Protection
For this post applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including, but not limited to, reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Applicants Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon the satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.
Disclosures
We will appoint, train, develop and promote on the basis of merit and ability alone. It is a stipulation of the Governors and a statutory requirement that members of staff appointed to Worksop College should be shown not to have any criminal record, which might prevent them accepting a post at the College. Accordingly, the College requires permission from all members of staff to make an appropriate investigation. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Equal Opportunities
Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.
Benefits
Working at Worksop and Ranby House is as much about a lifestyle choice as it is about pursuing a satisfying career path. We have high expectations of our staff and reward with an attractive benefits package, which includes:
An annual allowance, paid monthly, September to July with term-time only working
On site free accommodation
Free Laundry service
All meals provided during term-time
Mentoring by experienced and motivated staff
Longer holidays than the maintained sector
Access to gym, sports hall and swimming pool
Free onsite parking