Graduate Assistant, Art
September 2024 to July 2025
We are offering a placement for a recent graduate, with an Art related degree or equivalent, who may want to gain experience of working within a school environment prior to training as a teacher. Your role will involve different functions across the whole school; leading individual sessions and small groups and working alongside the class teachers to design, develop, and deliver exceptional lessons.
Associated pastoral duties may include organisation and assistance with a wide range of art, sport or music clubs after school, as well as evening activities / overnight duty for boarders, supervising prep, free time and lights out.
This role offers accommodation, board and a salary in return for variable hours and days worked to support both events and other functions within the school calendar. In addition, we offer a rewarding environment, as well as a number of notable benefits such as free school lunches, free on-site parking and use of our schools’ gym and pool facilities.
King Edward’s, Witley is a co-educational boarding and day 11-18 school for some 470 pupils, around 30% of whom are full boarders. We are an HMC school and proud of our unique heritage and place among British co-educational independent schools.
To apply, please complete the Application Form or for further details, visit our website www.kesw.org or contact the HR Department on HR@KESW.ORG or telephone 01428 686739. Closing date for applications: 12pm, Thursday 2nd May 2024.
Applications will be considered on receipt and early application for this wonderful opportunity are recommended, as we reserve the right to interview and offer the position prior to the closing date.
We are fully committed to equality, diversity and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Please refer to our websites or ask HR for our child protection and rehabilitation of offenders’ policy. All successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced disclosure through DBS. Applicants from underrepresented groups are particularly welcome.