Boarding Housemistress

  • Organisation: St Swithun's School
  • Location: Hampshire
  • Salary info Competitive
  • Tenure: Full-time
  • Closing Date: Friday 30 October 2026

The housemistress is a key person in the lives of the girls in their house. She is the main point of contact (both formal and informal) for parents and is responsible for the happiness, wellbeing, welfare and discipline of the girls in her house.

The housemistress can be a teaching or non-teaching role. If a teacher, the housemistress will teach up to 0.5 of a full timetable; we will consider candidates with any subject specialism. If not in a teaching role, the housemistress may be asked to support the school with some administration tasks for an equivalent amount of time.

The housemistress will have an overview of the girls' wellbeing and will liaise with colleagues across the school concerning their academic and personal progress. In this respect the housemistress is crucial in ensuring a link between the academic and pastoral life of the school. Houseparents' work within the pastoral team and liaise with academic, medical and administrative departments.

The closing date for applications is on Friday 30 October 2026.

Please complete our online application form which can be found linked.

For any queries about the role or the application process, please contact

HR Department:

Telephone: 01962 835798

Or email: recruitment@stswithuns.com

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The housemistress is a key person in the lives of the girls in their house. She is the main point of contact (both formal and informal) for parents and is responsible for the happiness, wellbeing, welfare and discipline of the girls in her house.


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The housemistress can be a teaching or non-teaching role. If a teacher, the housemistress will teach up to 0.5 of a full timetable; we will consider candidates with any subject specialism. If not in a teaching role, the housemistress may be asked to support the school with some administration tasks for an equivalent amount of time.

The housemistress will have an overview of the girls' wellbeing and will liaise with colleagues across the school concerning their academic and personal progress. In this respect the housemistress is crucial in ensuring a link between the academic and pastoral life of the school. Houseparents' work within the pastoral team and liaise with academic, medical and administrative departments.

The closing date for applications is on Friday 30 October 2026.

Please complete our online application form which can be found linked.

For any queries about the role or the application process, please contact

HR Department:

Telephone: 01962 835798

Or email: recruitment@stswithuns.com

Downloads


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