Housemaster/Housemistress

Location: Marlborough
Closing Date: 12/05/2025 23:59
Contract Type: {Contract Type}
Position Type: {Advertised Full Time / Part Time}
Expiry Date: 12/05/2025 23:59

Marlborough provides an exceptional, contemporary education set in a beautiful environment steeped in history.  It is a welcoming community where ambition and scholarship are highly valued, creativity is celebrated, diversity is embraced and where each pupil is encouraged and challenged to be the best that they can be.

We are seeking a dynamic colleague who is committed to the busy life of a full boarding school.  The successful candidate will lead the pastoral team in house and must have excellent pastoral instincts and significant experience of pastoral care, preferably in a boarding environment.  In addition to leading the House, the successful candidate is expected to teach approximately 60% of a teaching timetable including A level.  Any academic discipline that is part of the College curriculum will be considered.

The College is a full boarding school working seven days a week including evenings during term time.  All staff are expected to contribute to the co-curricular life of the College outside the academic working day.  The successful candidate will be provided with spacious accommodation attached to the house.

 

To submit an on-line application, click on the 'Apply' button above. Please specify on your application which of the above roles you are applying for.

If you require any accommodations or additional support during your application process, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the Recruitment team; email: thepeopleteam@marlboroughcollege.org, or phone: 01672 892461 

 

We reserve the right to close this role early if a suitable number of applications are received. We may also call applicants for interview whilst the role is still live. Early applications are therefore encouraged. 

Marlborough College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the College is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."