Post Date: 2012-08-04/Desired Course(s):
Not Specified/Application Deadline:
September 30, 2012/Experience: 1-3 yrs /Job Status: fulltime /Location:Ondo
Job Details:
Opportunities for good quality experienced teaching and
non-teaching staff are now available at Preston
International School as listed
below. If interested, please kindly follow the instructions below:
Job Title: House Parents (Male & Female)
Job Description
You are responsible
for the following:
In the mornings:
Wake up early and
prepare students for school.
Do morning devotion
with the children.
Supervise the
students in the early morning duties
Inspect students’
(especially junior students) dressing and personal hygiene e.g. hair, finger
nails, teeth and dressing before breakfast.
Liaise closely with
the house wardens to ensure discipline and care of the children.
Eat with the children
at breakfast.
During lessons:
Meet with classroom
teachers as and when necessary to discuss the children under their care.
Check students hostels,
note and report necessary repairs to the maintenance section using the repair
request forms.
Do spot checks on
students’ wardrobes and belongings to ensure that they have all their boarding
house items. Note those who have items missing and follow up.
Note and record names
of students who do not comply with boarding house rules and follow up with
corrections and
punishments after school (laying of beds, proper use of hangers, arrangement of
wardrobes, separating dirty and clean clothes and a host of other rules).
Supervise the work of
house wardens to ensure that the hostels are clean and tidy including toilets,
bathrooms and laundry areas.
During dinning time:
It is compulsory for
house parents to eat with the children at all times (breakfast, lunch and
dinner).
The house parents
must stay with the children from their house as detailed in the dinner
supervision schedule (junior and senior dining halls)
The house parents
must stay for the whole duration of the eating time for breakfast, lunch and
evening meals.
Make sure that
general prayer is offered before food is served.
Make sure that
students are orderly and follow the dining hall rules in the dining halls.
Make sure that
students collect their food and eat them.
Must be vigilant to note
the children who are off food because of dislike for the particular food or
illnesses etc.
Take register during
meal times to note and prevent absence from meals.
All resident staff
are responsible for setting a good example for students to follow.
Weekends:
Supervise students’
Saturday house cleaning and inter house competitions.
Supervise and join in
sports activities at the weekends
Ensure that all
students come out of the hostels during weekend activities
Supervise students’
clothes washing, hair making etc
Supervise students’
prep in the evenings
Supervise the
activities of the house wardens
In the Hostels- After
School Hours:
See to the welfare of
students in the hostel
To ensure the strict
observance of the school rules and regulations (Siesta, speaking in low tones,
etc).
To liaise as
necessary with the Principal, Vice Principals (academics and admin), Head of
Boarding, Year Heads, Resident and Non-resident Tutors, Parents, Guardians and
staff on matters relating to the welfare of boarding pupils through the House
Parent’s weekly meeting.
Refer sick children
to the health centre and ensure they are well looked after.
Maintain a close
liaison with the Nursing staff regarding all medical matters relating to the
pupils in their charge.
Discipline of
students in the hostel
Promote high moral
standards among students
Counselling of
students and referral to school counsellor
Ensure that students
come into or are out of the hostels at the appropriate times for activities
Ensure all rooms and
hostels are locked at all times when students are supposed to be out of the
hostels.
Ensure that lights
out is observed.
Ensure that all
students are in their beds before going to sleep. From time to time do a ‘spot
check’ at 11.30 p.m / 12 midnight that all students are where they are supposed
to be.
Do a roll call at
lights out.
Supervise collective
bed time prayers.
Supervise the
Saturday hostel cleaning exercise, conduct an inspection and give positions
accordingly.
Extra Curricular
Activities
Accompany children on
excursions.
House parents must
join in club activities and other social events in the school.
Engage with the
children in after-school activities.
Emotional, Moral and
Spiritual Support
House parents must
help needy children become emotionally, educationally and socially stabilized
in a healthy, happy environment
Check the dressing of
the students for their activities and correct them
Oversee the hair do and
hygiene of the students
Conduct spot checks
on wardrobes every morning. (Belongings should be well-arranged and dirty and
clean clothes should not be rumpled together).
Attend meetings with
the head of boarding to discuss challenges facing you as a house parent
Be a member of the
House Parents’ Committee and attend the Friday meetings with the directors.
Write a daily report
in the house parents’ book ensuring that issues arising are noted. Take
necessary actions to rectify identified problems
Take actions when the
class tutor or Vice Principal academics report issues concerning uniforms,
equipment and general well being of the students to you
Prep Supervision
House parents and
other prep supervisors must sign in and out at the start and end of prep.
House parents must
collect and plug in mosquito repellant at the beginning of prep and remove and
give them back to the head of boarding at the end of prep
Supervise the
children’s prep according to the prep policy
Take prep register
and deal with and investigate cases of absenteeism and illnesses
Make sure that
children study during prep
Person Specification
Must hold a degree
from a recognized, reputable university and must have completed the one-year
compulsory national youth service corps programme.
Must have
considerable experience of working with young people
House parents are
required to be fully resident in the school throughout term time. This is to
maintain their vital security and caring function.
Highly motivated and
energetic person.
Committed to the
ideals of Preston International School and the Christian ethos of the school
Considerable
fortitude, resilience, patience, a well developed work ethic, awareness of the
needs of young people, and a sense of humour.
To liaise as
necessary with the principal, vice principal, head of boarding, class tutor and
other key staff on matters relating to the welfare of boarding pupils through
the house parent’s weekly meeting.
The set duties are
the bare minimum of what is required from a house parent. A commitment to
school and boarding activities ranging from Chapel attendance to house
excursions is a prerequisite of any boarding post. In addition house parents
should know that their regular presence in their boarding house is vital in fostering
security, community and friendship.
House parents must be
born again Christians, spiritually and morally sound and demonstrate high
integrity
A team player with a
desire to work as a supportive part of the close-knit community that exists
within the boarding house.
Able to support the
students under them in the academic, spiritual and domestic spheres
A good communicator
and with a clear understanding of the post and its responsibilities.
Willing to work in
loco parentis for the young people in their charge and will represent the needs
of these young people to the wider school, parents and guardians.
Need considerable
fortitude, resilience, patience, a well developed work ethic, awareness of the
needs of young people, and a sense of humour.
House parents are
required to pass extensive background checks, which will include a medical
examination and employment background checks.
House parents may
need to demonstrate a proven track record in working with and assisting
children
Must demonstrate the
ability to nurture each student entrusted to their care
House Parents should
be aware that they must
Not take provisions
from parents
Not give preferential
treatment to students
Not take gifts or
money from parents
Not keep provisions
or money or valuables for students
Not make calls to
parents
Not receive calls
from parents
Not give the children
in their care their personal phones to use to call their parents
Not call students to
answer calls made by the students’ parents on their own telephones
Submit all contraband
items (food, extra clothes, electrical gadgets and other non-school items)
seized from students to the Head of Boarding.
Not entertain
students in their rooms
Not openly discuss
sensitive school issues with pupils or matters related to other members of
staff.
Not store or consume
alcohol on campus.
Not smoke or use
drugs
Essential Criteria
Good decent
dressing/appearance
Good verbal and
written communication skills
ICT literate
(including ability to use the internet, email etc)
Good telephone manner
and general etiquettes
Method of Application
1. Download and
complete the relevant application form Here. Scan and email the completed pages
to preston_international@yahoo.com.
Secondly, seal the hard copies in an A4 envelope and address it to:
The Proprietor,
Preston International School,
P.M.B 786, Akure, Ondo State.
To deliver the hard
copies, either send by post to the above address or hand-deliver to the school
security post at the gate of Preston International School, Km 6, Akure-Owo
Road. (Please note that you may not be permitted to proceed beyond the gate).
2. Send an email to
preston_international@yahoo.com briefly stating your name, the job you are
interested in, telephone number, qualifications, present place of employment
and years of experience. This is for our information purposes only and for
tracking your expected completed application form. Completion of the downloaded
form is however compulsory.
3. If shortlisted,
you will be contacted and invited for an interview. If you do not here from us,
it means that you have not been shortlisted.
If successful, you
will be joining a highly motivated staff team. It is therefore required that
all Preston staff buy into the Preston philosophy and are sympathetic to the
Christian ethos which the school seeks to promote. A high level of commitment
is required and we strongly suggest that you familiarize yourself with the
contents of this website and the over-arching vision of the school. We are
looking for staff who are committed, flexible and prepared to go the extra mile
and work as part of a team with a conscientious and positive approach.
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