Houseparent

The Houseparent has overall responsibility for creating a safe, secure and learner-centered environment in the school hostel. This position requires frequent and meaningful interactions with students in a variety of settings. The Houseparent oversees academic support, other staff supervision, facilities management, student conduct, crisis intervention, and social justice education, while conducting his work in a student-centered manner.

The Houseparent will ensure the hostel and grounds are in good working order and are kept clean and neat. He/she will oversee a developmentally appropriate chore programme that actively engages students in participating in home care, while also learning responsibility.

The below also includes, but not limited to, the responsibilities:
**1. Academic supervisor**
- Supervise boarding students during evening study time and assist them with academic questions in order to help them progress academically.
- Tutor English Writing and Reading comprehension skills to boarding students in groups or individually every time a teacher points that students need extra-curricular support in the areas mentioned above.
- Keep accurate records of content and topics covered for academic support for boarding students.
- Keep constant communication with boarding students' teachers in order to assure continuous and sustainable progress.
- Communicate with the principal and produce reports on a weekly basis of extra-curricular/academic support provided. The report should have students' names, date and time as well as topics covered.
- Assist and support teachers deliver and monitor the Residential Life / Boarding Academic Programme.
- Assist and supervise boarding students on weekend activities such as sports, self-study, field trips and other activities that demand supervision.

**2.** **Houseparent**
- Have a good understanding and working knowledge of the Standards for Boarding Schools.
- Supervise the Assistant Houseparent including clear roles and responsibilities, and periodic Performance Management Review.
- Develop and manage the Student Leaders, so that they can play an effective leadership role in House.
- Keep suitable records of students’ progress, welfare, health, emotional problems, achievements and misconduct.
- Ensure that all stakeholders understand the aims and objectives of boarding, and the principles on which community life is based.
- Ensure that the personalised needs of each student are identified and communicated to staff as needed, to ensure that student talent and potential are developed and maximised.
- Ensure the safety and security (including emotional) of all students at all times, including meal times, weekends, and on trips; ensure that adequate contingency arrangements are in place.
- Liaise with the school Medical team to ensure that students’ medical requirements are properly catered for; to encourage students to adopt a healthy life style.
- Liaise with parents effectively to support their child’s health, safety, well-being and progress. To ensure that family incidents and problems are brought to the attention of those who need to know.
- Counsel students at a time and place which is conducive to good communication, concerning any emotional, academic, social or behavioural problems they may have.
- Perform any other key tasks which the Principal may reasonably assign.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: RM3,000.00 - RM3,500.00 per month

**Benefits**:

- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
COVID-19 considerations:
Yes. Abiding with all SOPs from KKM

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kuala Lumpur: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's (preferred)
**Experience**:

- Houseparent/Warden: 3 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- Excellent English (required)
- Mandarin (preferred)
Shift availability:

- Overnight Shift (preferred)
- Night Shift (preferred)
- Day Shift (preferred)