Housemaster / Housemistress

**Salary**:
Housemaster/Housemistress

**Job type**:
Full Time, Fixed Term

28 February 2025

**Job overview**:
**Position Overview**: We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic Housemaster/Housemistress (HMM) to join our international boarding school community. Reporting to the Deputy Head (Pastoral) and the Headmaster, the HMM will play a crucial role in managing the resources, organization, and administration of the House. This position is integral to ensuring the safety, discipline, and overall well-being of all pupils, which are vital to our College's success.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Pastoral Care: Provide exceptional pastoral support to all pupils, identifying individual needs, strengths, and areas for improvement to foster their growth.
- Collaboration: Communicate with teaching staff to ensure that pupils’ backgrounds and circumstances contribute to their learning journey.
- Academic Support: Monitor pupils’ academic performance and assist with online learning to support Tutors and pupils alike.
- Counselling: Offer guidance on emotional, academic, social, or behavioural challenges in collaboration with the College Counsellor.
- Safeguarding: Adhere to the College’s Child Protection Policy and report concerns to the Deputy Head (Pastoral), maintaining accurate records on our safeguarding platform, ‘CPOMS’.
- General Administration: Manage daily operations in the House, including registration, attendance records, and liaising with medical staff regarding pupils’ health needs.
- Parent Engagement: Serve as parents' primary point of contact, ensuring they are well informed of their child's progress and addressing any concerns.
- Team Leadership: Mentor a team of tutors and staff, ensuring familiarity with child protection policies and promoting a safe environment.
- Facilities Management: Work with the Bursar and facilities staff to maintain House standards and ensure a safe, engaging living space for all pupils.
- Flexible and reliable
- Approachable and consistent
- Energetic and resilient
- Patient with a genuine interest in pastoral development
- Confident in communicating with parents
- Calm under pressure, with a good sense of humour
- Capable of balancing reflective practice with sound judgment

**Application Process**: To apply, please submit your CV with your current and expected salary and a cover letter outlining your relevant experience and personal attributes tailored to this role.

**About**Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM)**:
**Epsom College in Malaysia (ECiM)**
- Persiaran Kolej, Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan
- Darul Khusus
- 71760
- Malaysia

+60 2404 188

**British Tradition, Global Learning, Universal Success**

At Epsom College in Malaysia, our aim is to provide exceptional all-round opportunities - academic, social, sporting and cultural - in a safe and supportive community. We are a school that aims for excellence, and values both achievement and endeavour. We challenge pupils to develop their talents and broaden their interests, to become confident in themselves, and to be tolerant and appreciative of others.

Established in 2014, Epsom College Malaysia is the only sister school of Epsom College, the United Kingdom's 'Independent School of the Year' in 2022-2023 and one of the UK's top co-educational boarding schools as voted by The Telegraph and The Times. In 2024, Epsom College Malaysia was awarded double Beacon School status by the Council of British International Schools (COBIS) for 'Student Welfare' and 'Leadership in the School.' It stands out among 450 members globally, being the only school in Malaysia to receive such status and one of only six to receive the double Beacon school honour.

Located on an 80-acre private campus with world-class facilities, just an hour outside of Kuala Lumpur city centre and 15 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Epsom provides a true British boarding school experience - an on-campus community feel, engagement with academic staff in a pastoral setting and a distraction-free academic environment - to its Day, Weekday and Full-boarding students. Through partnerships with the world-renowned Mouratoglou Academy for tennis and LALIGA for football, the establishment of the ECM Golf Academy and the commencement of the ECM Music Academy in 2024, we are the only international school in Asia offering a curriculum integrating academic excellence together with high-performance sports, music and the arts.

The school's state-of-the-art facilities, dedicated staff, and diverse student community make it a top choice for families seeking a first-class, balanced education. Whether it is in the classroom, on the sports field, or in the arts, Epsom College Malaysia aims to inspire students to unlock their full potential and become global citizens who make a positive impact in the world. Parents have discovered the benefits of space, time, safety, adventure, and all-around success for their children at Epsom, safe in knowing that all their need