Pastoral Care Assistant - Jervis and Kingsdown Boarding Houses
- Organisation: King's School Canterbury
- Location: Kent
- Tenure: Full-time / Term Time
- Closing Date: Thursday 26 February 2026
A full-time House Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant is required to join the Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant team from September 2026.
To cover JERVIS and KINGSDOWN – girls boarding houses (aged 13-18)
A full-time House Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant is required to join the Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant team from September 2026. At King’s we pride ourselves in offering a supportive, nurturing and pastorally secure environment for all our pupils. The House Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant supports the Housemaster/mistress in the personal development of every pupil in the house.
The successful applicant will need to have experience of working with young people and have a well-organised and caring approach, with plenty of energy and enthusiasm. Good IT skills are essential. Working hours are on a shift pattern covering 6 days a week during term time plus several days before the start and after the end of every term.
For further information and to apply online, please visit: Current Job Vacancies • The King's School, Canterbury Closing date for receipt of applications: 26 February 2026. Interviews to be held week commencing 2 March 2026.
The King’s School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
A full-time House Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant is required to join the Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant team from September 2026.
Description
To cover JERVIS and KINGSDOWN – girls boarding houses (aged 13-18)
A full-time House Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant is required to join the Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant team from September 2026. At King’s we pride ourselves in offering a supportive, nurturing and pastorally secure environment for all our pupils. The House Matron / Pastoral Care Assistant supports the Housemaster/mistress in the personal development of every pupil in the house.
The successful applicant will need to have experience of working with young people and have a well-organised and caring approach, with plenty of energy and enthusiasm. Good IT skills are essential. Working hours are on a shift pattern covering 6 days a week during term time plus several days before the start and after the end of every term.
For further information and to apply online, please visit: Current Job Vacancies • The King's School, Canterbury Closing date for receipt of applications: 26 February 2026. Interviews to be held week commencing 2 March 2026.
The King’s School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
