Host Families

Exeter Mathematics School, Exeter, Devon, EX4 3PU

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  26 April 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Pastoral, health and welfare
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Payment: £165 per week for 4 nights per week (Mon to Thu), up to 38 weeks a year.
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: £165 per week

What skills and experience we're looking for

Do you have a spare room or two at home? We are looking for caring, warm and supportive families to provide a home-from-home for our 6thform students whilst they study at Exeter Maths School.

We’re looking for hosts that are…

• Welcoming and Supportive
• Able to encourage growing independence
• Able to provide private space for a student or two
• Kind, thoughtful and responsible

What you’ll be doing…

• Creating a home-from-home for boarding students
• Guiding the student(s) to be able to cook, clean and take care of themselves
• Being available in the evening and for overnight emergencies
• Providing evening meals, breakfast and facilities for making snacks and lunch
• Being a listening ear and provider of support and guidance
• Communicating parents and school staff when necessary

What the school offers its staff

In return you’ll get…

• £165 a week
• Training and support to equip you in the role
• The fulfilment that comes from enabling students to thrive

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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Exeter Mathematics School

• School type: Free School, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth form or college
• School size: 128 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Exeter Mathematics School website
• Email address: jobs@exeterms.ac.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/exeter-mathematics-school

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