Reporting directly to the Director Guardians UK, this role ensures the welfare of the students in its care, providing the services appropriate to each student’s package and through excellent communication with parents, agents, schools and the students. The role liaises with host families, places students with them and arranges appropriate travel logistics for students as needed.
There will also be a requirement for the Regional Guardian to be trained and to operate as Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DDSL).
More Information
This role is permanent, Taunton School term time only – to include INSET days, exeats, arrival and departure days plus 1 extra week to be added to end/start of terms as needed.
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There will be on-call duties, which are to be shared equally between Regional Guardians throughout the times listed above and including term time weekends (for the on-call element there is no requirement to be on site and there are no restrictions on what you do during the on-call element).
There could be the opportunity for hybrid working as appropriate.
Hours
- Non on-call week - 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08.30 to 17:00
- On-call week – 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:30 to 16:00 (see ‘on-call arrangements’ document for clarification)
Equal Opportunities
Taunton School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, disability or age. Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience) in selection and recruitment.
If you have a disability and require any assistance with the application process, please contact tsrecruit@tauntonschool.co.uk
Safeguarding
Taunton School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks including ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references and a successful enhanced DBS check.
Closing Date
The closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 4th July 2023, however early applications are encouraged as they will be reviewed as received.
If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. Due to numbers of applications received for our roles, we do not provide feedback at this stage.
