Graduate Boarding Assistant

Boarding:

Reporting to: Housemistress

- To act as a member of the school's boarding and residential staff team
- To support the house staff in providing pastoral care for the girls and taking an interest in
them as individuals.
- To work with the team to provide a safe, healthy and happy environment for the students
to enjoy.
- To be resident in the boarding house as required (single person accommodation) and not
less than 5 nights a week.
- To be an excellent role model for the boarding students
- To work with flexibility with regard to the rota to ensure all duties are covered and that
the boarding house is fully staffed.

Specific duties

- Morning wake ups, making sure that boarders are prompt to breakfast and neatly dressed
for the school day
- Attend to students who wake during the night, as required
- Room tidiness checks
- Supervision of the dining room at mealtimes
- Break and lunch duties, as required
- Supervision of study and junior recreation, as required
- Evening supervision of the boarding house.
- To offer a variety of activities through the week, with preference for Sport.
- Supervision of weekend trips

Academic (please note, this may not be required)

Reporting to: HOD or Subject Coordinator

• To work collaboratively with the subject coordinator to assist in the Department as required



Medical (please note, this may not be required)

Reporting to: The School Nurse

-To assist the nursing staff with the general running of the medical centre and the care of
students in the boarding house

Specific duties

- To assist with the care of any student seeking medical advice
- To make appointments for and escorting boarders to dental, opticians and other health
related appointments
- To escort pupils with minor injuries to an A&E department, if required
- To assist with injured students or minor illness under the supervision of the nurse on duty




- To change beds, as required in the medical centre and the boarding sick rooms
- To order and collect prescriptions as required
- To assist with first aid cover at school events once training has been completed
- To act as Lifeguard for swimming lessons and boarding swimming activities.

General:

- To assist with office administration of the boarding house (and medical centre)
- To regularly update noticeboards and displays relating to boarding (and the medical
centre)
- To understand and adhere to the strict confidentiality requirements of the school
- To make use of the schools CPOMS systems for communication of concerns
- To assist the boarders maintain high standards of personal hygiene and infection control
to minimise the risk of spreading an infection around the school.
- To maintain high standards of professional appearance and manner at all times when on
duty
- To be on duty as required by the boarding rota including the day before and the day after,
the beginning of term as required by the housemistress
- To seek feedback on performance and complete CPD in line with school policies
- To support school events taking place on evenings and weekends as required
- To understand the typical health, hygiene, safety and security risks that exist, or may exist
within the department. Know how to assess the risks associated with these hazards and
how to minimise them. Report any accidents or near accidents accurately and in a timely
manner.
- To be aware of all emergency procedures
- To attend the termly fire drills and all training as required by the head of boarding/ school
nurse
- All staff share the responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
and must adhere to and comply with the school's safeguarding policy.
- All staff are responsible for Health and Safety and for adhering to the school's policies and
procedures.
- This is not a definitive list and the responsibilities and duties may well change as necessary
to meet the changing needs of the school.
- All staff are required to undertake whatever else may be reasonably requested by the
Head of Thornton College in support of the Aims of the School.