Resident Graduate Assistant (RGA)

  • Organisation: Ipswich High School
  • Location: Suffolk
  • Tenure: Full-time / Fixed Term / Internship / Gap Year
  • Closing Date: Thursday 31 August 2023

We are seeking to appoint Residential Graduate Assistants to join us for one academic year starting September 2023.

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.

We are seeking to appoint Residential Graduate Assistants to join us for one academic year starting September 2023. 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.

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. They will also take part in some weekend activities and support trips, one Sunday per term, with a day off in the week to compensate.

It will assist successful candidate in their role if they naturally enjoy the company of young people and have a fun-loving disposition that young people can relate to and with which they can feel comfortable. In general, you will be expected to take an active interest in the development of each and every boarder in your care.

Our RGA will receive:

• 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.

We are seeking to appoint Residential Graduate Assistants to join us for one academic year starting September 2023.


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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.

We are seeking to appoint Residential Graduate Assistants to join us for one academic year starting September 2023. 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.

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. They will also take part in some weekend activities and support trips, one Sunday per term, with a day off in the week to compensate.

It will assist successful candidate in their role if they naturally enjoy the company of young people and have a fun-loving disposition that young people can relate to and with which they can feel comfortable. In general, you will be expected to take an active interest in the development of each and every boarder in your care.

Our RGA will receive:

• 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.


Ipswich High School

Ipswich High School
Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AZ

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