Job Description

Epsom College in Malaysia provides a unique opportunity for gap year students from the UK to experience international boarding life and work alongside our dedicated pastoral team members in our boarding houses.
The primary responsibility of a gap assistant is to spend time in the boarding house, working with the students to support them pastorally and academically and to work with the boarding House team supporting the ethos, culture and routines of the house.
Gap assistants will support the evening and weekend activity programme.
Gap assistants will be expected to support 3 CCA activities per week.
Gap assistants are encouraged to volunteer in a department. Volunteer work within a department will be directed by the Head of Department. This could include working with classroom teachers as a teaching assistant, supporting particular students or groups of students, support with resource development, societies, room presentation and trips.
Gap assistants will have one full day off per week, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, depending on the rotation, as well as another weekday evening. It is important to note that all on-site boarding staff, including Gap Assistants, need to be flexible around working hours. A willingness to help out and an ability to show initiative are essential qualities.
Main areas of responsibility

• Duties in the Boarding House range from tasks such as assisting with the evening routine of the boarders, running activities for the students on weekends, which may include trips off-site, updating the online House blog, updating notice boards within the house, coming up with ideas to decorate the house and assisting with prep (study) time, support students who may require extra assistance with organisation and supervision of the Sports Hall in the evening.
• To help ensure the students are doing their homework quietly and sensibly. To assist students who ask for help with their homework. To guide them where possible.
• To help organise the students involved and take part in the running of the House competition, help motivate those participating and generally boost House spirit. To help with CCA activities each week.
• Work within departments is largely voluntary. Tasks range from administrative work, to acting as an Assistant Teacher in lessons, to coaching and organising sports or arts events.
• Gap Assistants may well be asked to take on extra duties outside of their normal programme. These could include, but are not restricted to, assisting admissions, school productions, trips, Open Day Events and Parent Teacher Conference evenings.
• Any other tasks as deemed appropriate by HMMs, HoB and AHoB and HoDs

Safeguarding

• Abide by the school safeguarding policy and keep abreast of any changes.
• Have regard for and promote the need to safeguard students\xe2\x80\x99 well-being in an international boarding school setting.

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