Hostel Matron at Kings Pearl Centre

Job Summary

• The Matron will be responsible to the Head of Boarding and will assist with the health, wellbeing and cleanliness of the pupils and the cleanliness and condition of their clothing.
• The role requires the matron to remain awake during the night duty for such time as to ensure adequate supervision and care of the pupils, particularly ensuring that various housekeeping and cleaning activities are completed to ensure the high level of pastoral care of the pupils is not compromised.

Responsibiliies

• To maintain the pupils’ health and safety.
• To contribute to and implement personal care programmes overnight and during the day if applicable
• To be a full team member, undertaking such housekeeping duties as required.
• To record events, routine activities as required and incidents using the appropriate documentation and files, and participate in pupil planning and evaluation as and when appropriate
• To ensure that the Head of Boarding is made aware and kept fully informed of any concerns in relation to safeguarding and/or child protection.
• To be aware of the School policies and to act in accordance with them.
• To get the pupils up in the morning ensuring they are clean and tidy when they present themselvesfor the day.
• To help with hair drying and showering during morning or afternoon breaks and to assist with serving snacks at break and lunchtime.
• To assist in laundering of the pupil’s clothes, towels and bedding.
• To change sheets and bedding regularly.
• To change soiled or wet bedding.
• To tidy and clean the boarding bathrooms,boarding common rooms and other rooms as required.
• To mend the pupils clothing.

Requirements

• OND.
• 3 years work experience.
• Working with children out of their home environment
• Ability to offer a high level of pastoral care to pupils
• Patient, unflappable, flexible and adaptable.