New Hall is seeking to appoint a House Matron to play a vital role in the largest Catholic independent boarding and day school in the UK. Description We are seeking to appoint a House Matron to play a vital role in the largest Catholic independent boarding and day school in the UK. The House Matron is expected to understand and be prepared to commit to the Catholic ethos of the School. Possessing patience, empathy and understanding, the successful candidate will provide the very best standards of care and support to our boarders. Working closely with the Heads of Boarding (HoB), and the Assistant Heads of Boarding (AHoB), the House Matron will provide pastoral care to boarders, sharing responsibility for their physical, social and emotional wellbeing and presentation within the House. They will also contribute to establishing a 'home' environment for boarders through the day-to-day routines and culture of the House. Key Responsibilities to support the Catholic ethos of the School and contribute to the spiritual growth and development of boarders through worship, prayer and reflection to support the HoB and AHoB in maintaining an outstanding boarding environment that exceeds the National Minimum Standards and promotes the House within the wider School community to build positive relationships with boarders and their families, attending School events and maintaining effective communication with parents to foster a caring, inclusive and respectful House community, promoting high standards of behaviour, equality and diversity to support the pastoral care, wellbeing and successful integration of all boarders, including new students to encourage boarders' personal development, independence, healthy routines and responsibility for their belongings and living environment to monitor boarders' welfare,



maintain accurate records and liaise with the Health & Wellbeing Centre regarding medical and wellbeing matters to undertake room inspections, manage lost property and ensure boarders maintain high standards of dress, appearance and personal organisation to work with Housekeeping, Porters and the House leadership team to ensure the House is clean, well maintained and prepared for the start of terms to uphold safeguarding responsibilities, remain vigilant to welfare concerns and supervise authorised visitors to the House as required to support House security, fire safety procedures, Health & Safety compliance and risk assessments to assist with House administration, ensuring all paperwork is completed in line with the NMS The Successful Candidate Will Be Expected to have a clear understanding of, and commitment to, the aims and ethos of a Catholic independent boarding and day school to care about the School's charitable work and public benefit and to help nurture the spirit of service to others to be educated to A Level standard (or equivalent) to have previous experience of working in a School, or similar educational environment to have excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills to demonstrate a high level of accuracy, discretion and attention to detail to demonstrate the ability to build positive and professional relationships with students, parents and staff to have a transparent understanding of the importance of promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children to show commitment to supporting student wellbeing and pastoral care to demonstrate a calm, approachable and empathetic manner when working with young people to be able to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively and work under pressure to demonstrate a positive, proactive and flexible attitude What New Hall Offers 35 days' holiday (including

📌 House Matron (Alton)
🏢 Independent Schools Association (ISA)
📍 Alton