House Manager

Overview

St Bede’s and St Joseph’s Catholic College are seeking to employ a full time House Manager (Pastoral). To take a central role in maintaining the highest standards of behaviour, discipline, presentation, progress, achievement and participation within the House; working with Scholastica, Ecclesia and Olympia leaders to support student academic, pastoral and social needs. Liaison with other House Managers to share best practice as appropriate.

Role Profile

To take a central role in maintaining the highest standards of behaviour, discipline, presentation, progress, achievement and participation within the House; working with Scholastica, Ecclesia and Olympia leaders to support student academic, pastoral and social needs.

Key Responsibilities:

To:

Promote and support the Catholic values and aims of the College at all times
Promote and implement College and House policies and protocols
Exercise pastoral care of students (in accordance with individual care plans where appropriate), attend care meetings, or other meetings concerned with welfare where required and support students’ emotional, cultural and intellectual development
Maintain detailed student records, with particular attention to the confidentiality, privacy and sensitivity of issues
Manage student progress and participation data, ensuring that accurate, up-to-date information is available to House leaders and tutors as required
Supervise standards of uniform and personal appearance of students of the House, liaising with tutors and/or parents as required – assist students with lost property etc
Supervise students during non-timetabled time when present in the House area to ensure an orderly environment at all times including the attendance to Masses and assemblies
Coordinate academic support for students who are struggling to complete work
Provide individual attention and guidance to students of the House, as required
Monitor standards of cleanliness, tidiness, presentation, good repair and maintenance within the House area, referring issues that arise to the site manager, Ignite or Scholastica as required
Ensure that House displays are lively, engaging, informative, accurate and up-to-date
Assist House leaders and tutors:
- by following up on student absence and engaging parents fully in our mission for every student to achieve the highest possible attendance rates
- in the management of student rewards
- in prudent management of the House budget
- by ensuring that students who are in danger of falling behind in any subject are swiftly identified and supported to catch-up
- preparing letters, reports and other documents, as required, and, where necessary, photocopy these documents for distribution
- in maintaining House discipline
- in the inculcation of good manners and courtesy
Provide first aid and attend appropriate training sessions as necessary
Participate in the College appraisal programme for support staff

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

Attend meetings in lieu of Extended Leadership
Attend retreats with assigned house – day retreats and residential retreats
Assist in the planning and induction of new students especially those who transfer after the beginning of the new academic year
Be part of the duty rota for before College opens, lunch times and after College ends, Bus duty etc.
Assist and co ordinate House/year group activities such as annual photo’s, vaccinations etc.
Collect students for lunch time detention
Support the on-call system especially when there are staff shortages
Support form tutors with fundraising activities – collect sponsor monies and ensure its delivered to finance
Escorting and supporting vulnerable students when meeting outside agencies such as Youth in Mind, Barnardo’s etc
Contacting parents/carers on behalf of subject teachers providing feedback either praise or concerns.
Assisting and supporting Olympia and Ecclesia staff with house days and events
Assist and attend parents evenings – preparation, bookings, encourage engagement with distant parents, meet and greet
Assist with internal and external examinations – supervise bag rooms
First point of call for parents/carers for –
- o Complaints
- o Welfare issues/concerns
- o Family issues/concerns
- o Endeavor to resolve complex and conflicting issues before escalation to senior leaders
- o Dealing with difficult and sometimes emotional parents who can often be angry and hostile
- o Detention issues
- o To coordinate the collection and distribution of pre-loved uniform to relevant House families

Whilst every endeavour has been made to outline the main duties and responsibilities of the post, a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail. Broad headings, therefore, may have been used, in which case all the usual associated routines are naturally included in the job profile

Employees should not refuse to undertake work, which is not specified on this form, but they should record any additional duties they are required to perform and these will be taken into account when the post is reviewed

Salary & Terms

Salary from £25340 to £27036 per year (NJC points 19 to 22) Pay award pending

37 hours per week Term time only plus two days

Location

St Bede's & St Joseph's Catholic College

Ardor | Upper School Site
Highgate, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD9 4BQ

Ignis | Lower School Site
Cunliffe Road, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD8 7AP

Applicant Information

Applicant Information - House Manager

Application Procedure

Please complete the forms below and email to Personnel

Safeguarding

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the exceptions order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Appointments will be made subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the receipt of satisfactory references and all other pre-employment checks.

Equal Opportunities

We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone is valued and respected. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or any other protected characteristic. Our recruitment process is based on merit and we encourage all qualified candidates to apply. We strive to foster a work environment where everyone can thrive and contribute to our shared success.