We are currently recruiting for Assistant Housestaff for our Boarding Houses.
Key duties include:
- Providing a responsible, supervisory adult presence in our boarding houses
- Dealing with emergencies
- Being available for boarders – both to address concerns and to engage socially
- Weekend duty – attending meals and check boarders’ attendance
- Evening duty – assisting Houseparent/House Tutor with evening routines which may include preparation of suppers, checking boarders have completed duties, supervision of bedtimes, lights out, lock-up routine
- Checking out/in of boarders at weekends
- Arranging doctor’s/dentist’s appointments and if necessary transporting boarders to these appointments
- Reporting day to day repairs to Houseparents
- Supervision of cleaning staff in absence of Houseparent
- Answering telephone and passing on messages to Houseparents
- Laundry
- Repairs of boarders’ clothing
- Dispensing medicines
- Stock control of medicines, including ordering
- Stock control of cleaning materials, light bulbs, etc including ordering
Letters of application, accompanied by the completed application form (available on this page) should be emailed to recruitment@dollaracademy.org.uk or sent to The Human Resources Manager, Dollar Academy, Dollar FK14 7DU before closing date of 22nd September 2023. Please note that we reserve the right to appoint a candidate before the closing date, early applications are therefore encouraged.