Graduate Boarding Assistant

Badminton School, Bristol, BS9 3BA

15 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  25 August 2026

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 8am

• Date listed

  13 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £22,820

Graduate Boarding Assistant job summary

Position: Graduate Boarding Assistant 2026

Location: On site, Westbury-on-Trym BS9 3BA

Hours: This is a full-time role to be worked during term time plus 15 days during the holiday period. During the week, the Graduate Boarding Assistant will be entitled to be off duty for the equivalent of 48 hours, which includes a night when she may be away from school and away from the house

The closing date for this position will be Friday 28th November

The interviews for this position will be held the first/ second week of December

The start date for this position will be August 2026

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and the school reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made; applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

We are looking for positive and empathetic Graduate Boarding Assistants to support the boarding team.

Main responsibilities include:

• To be resident within the house at all times during term time, excluding off duty time as outlined below
• Ensure that the welfare, well-being and safety of pupils is, at all times, paramount
• Sleep overnight in her allocated accommodation in case of night time emergencies, excluding off duty time as outlined below
• Ensure that when on duty the presence of boarders is checked individually and personally at times required and to report any unauthorised absence
• Assist the resident staff in escorting girls to medical appointments, e.g. dentist, optician, and are expected to help with the escorting of girls to London by coach at exeat weekends and to and from the airport at the beginning and end of terms

To be considered for this position, we are looking for the following:

• Degree or equivalent qualification
• Excellent organisation and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise confidently and sensitively with others
• Previous experience of working with children or working in an educational environment would be desirable.

For full details of the essential and desirable criteria, please see the person specification in the candidate brochure

What We Offer:

• Accommodation and meals are provided
• Additional benefits: free onsite parking, use of the school gym and heated swimming pool (at designated times)
• Pension scheme membership (including life cover)

Applicants should be aware that all email communication with HR will be sent via E-teach. We recommend that you check your emails and E-teach account regularly.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Badminton School

• School type: Independent school, ages 3 to 19
• School size: 516 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Badminton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/badminton-school

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