Resident Graduate Assistant (RGA)

  • Organisation: Ipswich High School
  • Location: Suffolk
  • Tenure: Fixed Term
  • Closing Date: Friday 31 May 2024

We are seeking to appoint a Residential Graduate Assistant to join us for one academic year starting September 2024. The successful candidate will play an important role in our boarding, living and working in the boarding house, and will also ideally support the school in a particular area, for example: the Sports department, the Learning Support department or the Prep School.

Ipswich High School is a leading independent school in Suffolk, proudly educating hundreds of pupils between the ages of 3 – 18. Based on a beautiful 84-acre campus, five miles outside of Ipswich, the school has long enjoyed a high profile across the region for its academic success and superb pastoral care.

The RGA will reside in staff accommodation which will be situated in the boarding house and will play an active role in the running of the boarding house. Our RGA will work either a Saturday or Sunday each week to support activities and trips designed to enrich our boarders experience of British culture. There will be at least one protected day off each week.

You will be expected to take an active interest in the development of each and every boarder in your care.

Our RGA will receive:

Boarding Essentials BSA Certificate

Access to school facilities including the swimming pool and gym

A qualification in first aid

High-quality accommodation

All meals provided during term-time

Invaluable experience of working in a school environment

At the end of the tenure, our RGA will have gained confidence and experience which will be invaluable in whatever career they choose.

Please return the completed application form by email to the HR Officer at recruitment@ipswichhighschool.co.uk or by post to: HR Officer, Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1AZ.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, you should assume that your application has not been successful.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to pre-employment screening, which includes an enhanced DBS and reference check prior to appointment.

We are seeking to appoint a Residential Graduate Assistant to join us for one academic year starting September 2024. The successful candidate will play an important role in our boarding, living and working in the boarding house, and will also ideally support the school in a particular area, for example: the Sports department, the Learning Support department or the Prep School.


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Ipswich High School is a leading independent school in Suffolk, proudly educating hundreds of pupils between the ages of 3 – 18. Based on a beautiful 84-acre campus, five miles outside of Ipswich, the school has long enjoyed a high profile across the region for its academic success and superb pastoral care.

The RGA will reside in staff accommodation which will be situated in the boarding house and will play an active role in the running of the boarding house. Our RGA will work either a Saturday or Sunday each week to support activities and trips designed to enrich our boarders experience of British culture. There will be at least one protected day off each week.

You will be expected to take an active interest in the development of each and every boarder in your care.

Our RGA will receive:

Boarding Essentials BSA Certificate

Access to school facilities including the swimming pool and gym

A qualification in first aid

High-quality accommodation

All meals provided during term-time

Invaluable experience of working in a school environment

At the end of the tenure, our RGA will have gained confidence and experience which will be invaluable in whatever career they choose.

Please return the completed application form by email to the HR Officer at recruitment@ipswichhighschool.co.uk or by post to: HR Officer, Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk IP9 1AZ.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, you should assume that your application has not been successful.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to pre-employment screening, which includes an enhanced DBS and reference check prior to appointment.


Ipswich High School

Ipswich High School
Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AZ

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