Houseparent (C)

**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 will also have 10 - 14 periods of teaching load which will be arranged by the Principal.

**Duties & Responsibilities**:
**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.
- 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.

**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.

You shall perform other duties that may be assigned to you by your supervisor from time to time.

**Requirements**:

- Prior experience working with children.
- Ability to meet health and physical requirements of the position.
- Driving records and credit history in good standing.
- Good sense of humour and high personal standards.
- Proactive, Calm under pressure, able to inspire, motivate and support students, parents/carers and colleagues.
- Have sound and proven experience of teaching and working within a boarding environment.
- Proven experience of leading teams of people.
- High standard of written and oral communication.
- Excellent organizational and administrative skills

**About UCSI International School Sdn Bhd**:
The UCSI Schools Group has 3 campuses in Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur Campus, Subang Jaya Campus and Springhill Campus. Two of its campuses focuses on British school curriculum while the other one focuses on the IB.While maintaining a strong focus on core curriculum which includes British school curriculum with Cambridge IGCSE and International Primary Curriculum, we aim to complement the formal curriculum with a series of CCAs which students’ experiences form a cornerstone of their holistic education for the 21st century. The rapid advancement of technological innovations, global competition, and a push towards a knowledge-based economy require that our students learn to have a repertoire of soft and hard skills to enable them to succeed in a future economy that is still in the making. Through our unique CCA experiences, our students can exhibit soft skills like creativity, leadership abilities, teamwork, flexibility, communication skills, resilience and an enterprising spirit that will enable them to stay relevant for the future.UCSI International School focuses on eight critical characteristics in our learning content and experiences. The rapid advancement of technological innovation, global competition, and a push towards a knowledge-based economy require that our students have a repertoire of soft and hard skills. We therefore place a strong emphasis on Character Education, Global Citizen Skills, Problem-based Collaborative Learning, and co-curricular activities amongst others, forming a truly holistic education for the 21st century.Our emphasis in education isn’t only labelled in academic and creative excellence, but to equipped students with 21st century skills such as character, communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, while inculcating virtues such as integrity, honesty, and empathy in our students. We believe that students that have a developed moral compass and practical wisdom in a challenging and fractured world will ma