Casual Boarding House Supervisors

Ipswich Girls Grammar School including Ipswich Junior Grammar School offers high quality nondenominational education to students from Kindy to Year 12 (coeducation from Kindy to Year 6 girls only Years 712. Established in 1892 the School is one of eight original Grammar Schools in Queensland. At Ipswich Girls & Junior Grammar School we aim to educate students so that they love to learn for life and lead with grit and grace. We pride ourselves on providing a personalised holistic education with a focus on academic excellence.

THE OPPORTUNITY

A short 30minute drive from Brisbane the Schools heritagelisted campus is conveniently located in the middle of Ipswich. We offer the opportunities of a large city with the quiet feel of a smaller town.

We are currently seeking casual Boarding House Supervisors to support the happy Boarding House community of students to achieve their full potential academically socially and personally. There is an opportunity to work a variety of shifts including early morning and evening in line with the Boarding House roster.

In this busy role you will be responsible for the welfare and supervision of middle and senior school boarding students during meals in supervised study times and on outofschool activities.

The successful applicants will work as part of an excellent and energetic team. In this varied role you will be focused on:

• Undertaking supervisory duty within the respective boarding area and in accordance with Duty of Care requirements.
• Supervision of boarders which may include general oversight of the daily routine tutoring of students supervising students on excursions or other activities.
• Requirement to be oncall for emergencies and responding to students care overnight on a rostered basis.
• Attending and supervising other boarding functions such as House dinners and other House occasions and social outings.
• Being involved in the general care guidance and discipline of all boarders both when on duty and when not on duty when appropriate.
• Perform general and administration duties as required to support boarding students and the effective operation of the Boarding function.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

To be successful in this role you will be highly motivated with the ability to work with a cohesive team of Boarding professionals as well as

• Degree or Certificate IV in an area relevant to this role (e.g. psychology social work counselling or residential care) is highly desirable but not a requirement.
• A keen interest in and experience with working with middle and secondary school aged students.
• Ability to provide a friendly supportive and positive example and influence for all boarding students.
• Be an effective team member and be able to work independently within the house supporting and promoting the house guidelines.
• Attention to detail and the ability to respond efficiently to competing demands.
• Senior First Aid and Defibrillation (CPR) or be willing to obtain upon commencement in the role.
• Eligibility to work in Australia and be a holder of or can obtain a Working with Children Suitability Card (Blue Card).
• Ability to work weekend rostered shifts.

Culture fit and attitude are also highly important to us so a passion for the work you do and the ability to understand and work within our vision mission and values is paramount to your success in this role.

APPLY NOW

If this sounds like you and you are interested in joining a highly respected school community click theAPPLY NOWbutton viaSEEKand provide a copy of yourCV two referees and a cover letteraddressed to theHead of Boardingoutlining your experience as it relates to this role. Please address the selection criteria (over no more than two pages) contained within the Position Description which can be found on the Schools websiteCareers Ipswich Girls Grammar School (iggs.qld).

Applications that do not address the selection criteria may not progress to the next stage of the recruitment process.

The successful candidate will be able to take advantage of our great benefits program including access to Salary Sacrificing including additional superannuation opportunities ongoing professional development and a supportive and engaging work environment.

We thank you for taking the time to send us your application for this role. We assess every application and will contact you directly if you are successful in moving to the next stage.