Boarding Matron Location: Brighton Salary: A GBP 29,123 per annum Brighton College is seeking to appoint a Boarding Matron Reporting to: Director of Boarding Main purpose of the role: As Boarding Matron, you will work alongside the Housemaster / Housemistress to provide the pastoral care and supervision necessary for the welfare and safety of pupils. The successful candidate will start in August 2025. General Duties and Responsibilities: * Being the first point of contact with parents regarding any daily domestic issues affecting the House, establishing strong, trusting relationships over time; * Managing the day:to:day routines of the House; * In addition to organising and undertaking domestic duties, the House Matron will have a pastoral input as a parent figure in the house, and will therefore be an important member of the House team; * Helping to maintain discipline with College and House rules and guidelines; * Liaising with parents, the Health Centre and Catering about medical and dietary needs; * Dealing with issues at the start of the day, e.g. pupils late out of bed due to illness; * Checking registration data and assisting with follow:up; * Visiting pupils rooms regularly to check they are tidy and orderly, helping them develop strategies if they find this difficult; * Being a presence in the House when academic staff are teaching and acting as the first point of contact for parents; * Attending a weekly meeting with the Director of Boarding/Logistics Manager to share good practice, discuss the week before and plan for the week ahead; * Managing the domestic support in House and liaising with the Catering, Cleaning, Maintenance and Grounds Departments as required; * Making sure the pupils are regularly putting their dirty clothes in the laundry; * Liaising with laundry staff to ensure that all bed linen and clothing is laundered and returned to houses regularly and promptly; * Overseeing the bed change on a fortnightly basis; * Sewing for the pupils; * Making sure the House and rooms are clean and tidy for visiting parents and VIPs and touring prospective pupils and parents as requested by Admissions; * Report any maintenance issues that have arisen; * Taking students to medical, dental and other health associated appointments, to also include undertaking first aid response in first instance, training will be provided for this; * Provide administrative support to the Housemaster/Housemistress as appropriate; * Distributing post to the pupils; * Collating all the information for the matches on Saturday and liaising with catering regarding any special meal requirements; * Collating Saturday activity sign ups and information; * Collating all the information from parents/guardians regarding weekend, exeat and holiday arrangements; * Helping the pupils to organise and shop for House events such as the At Home, Christmas Dinner etc; * Keeping a key/code register for the individual room safes and ensure they are returned; * Managing House expenses; * Maintaining accurate labels for pupil room plates, laundry cupboards and pigeonholes; * Liaising with Catering for boarding snacks and food rations to houses; * Helping with the House lettings by checking rooms, reporting damage, and ensuring that the rooms are then ready for boarders to return; * Being present on Open Days; * Any other general duties as reasonably required. Person Specification: The successful candidate will have experience in the following areas: * Genuine interest in working in a school environment; * Experience in similar roles would be desirable; * Warm and helpful manner; * Highly organised; * Good IT skills; * Self:motivation with a can:do, positive attitude; * Ability to talk to pupils, parents and staff at all levels. Desirable * First aid trained (if not trained the successful candidate will be given full training) Hours of Work: 40 hours per week during term time, four