Houseparent

St Mary’s Music School is seeking to appoint a full-time Houseparent, to work in the Boarding House team responsible for boarders’ welfare and pastoral care. 

The successful candidate will work closely with all boarding house staff, including the Boarding House Manager, Head of Guidance and Headteacher, to develop consistent and effective pastoral care of all boarders.  Houseparents are responsible for ensuring that boarders’ wellbeing and happiness is met and ensuring boarders remain safe and well looked after.

Houseparents should be energetic, adaptable and sympathetic to the needs of young musicians and ideally should have a background or training in pastoral care. 

All Houseparents in independent schools are required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or with the General Teaching Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Social Care Council or other approved regulatory body.  The school supports employees who are not already registered with an approved regulatory body to complete a suitable course leading to full registration with the SSSC.  Failure to complete a suitable course within a suitable time frame may lead to termination of employment.

For those who are already registered with an approved body, job specific training will also be offered.

The post will be full-time, permanent, and commences in August 2022. 

For further details, including a job description, please download the information pack below.

Employee Application Form

Information Pack and Job Description (pdf format)

Closing date for applications: extended to 10am, Friday 17 June 2022

For queries or questions relating to this post, please contact:

Dr JoAnna Collings
Bursar
Tel: 0131 538 7766
Email:  vacancies@st-marys-music-school.co.uk