sedbergh senior school
Sedbergh School is seeking to appoint a House Chef to join the Catering Department.
Reporting to and working with the Executive Chef Manager, the successful candidate is expected to have experience as a Head Chef or Chef de Partie looking to head his/her first kitchen.
The successful candidate will lead dedicated teams in their own Boarding House kitchens to provide varied and healthy meals for our pupils. They will also contribute to catering for the Schools’ extensive calendar of annual events.
Responsibilities
The House Chef will lead a team to deliver food and service that is of a high standard, whilst working within a budget.
Key aspects of the role
- Deliver high standards of cooking and presentation.
- Give an excellent customer service experience at all times, to pupils, staff and guests.
- Manage the performance of staff, in line with company policies and procedures.
This is a permanent, full time position. Details about this vacancy are as follows:
- 40 hours per week
- Working 5 days out of 7, one day being at the weekend.
- Starting Salary: Up to £22,500 dependent upon skills and experience
Sedbergh School also offers staff benefits, which include contributory pension scheme with life cover and staff benefits package.
If you are interested in this position, please call Lizzie Harrison on 015242 79205 or email eh@sedberghschool.org.
Closing date for applications is 20th April.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Full-time/Permanent
Located in the stunning scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and on the doorstep of the Lake District, Sedbergh is a thriving Boarding School which boasts outstanding facilities and exceptional staff.
Sedbergh has a national reputation in a variety of areas. We are growing in numbers thanks to the calibre and commitment of our staff; we are now seeking a Head of BTEC Sport to join our vibrant School, where opportunities abound for pupils and staff alike.
This post is available from September 2021.
An application form may be obtained:
- as a download from this webpage;
- by email from HRadmin@sedberghschool.org;
To download a brochure, please click here.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Closing date for applications is Monday 19 April at 9.00am.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and The Disclosure and Barring Service.
Full-time
Located in the stunning scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and on the doorstep of the Lake District, Sedbergh is a thriving Boarding School which boasts outstanding facilities and exceptional staff.
Sedbergh has a national reputation in a variety of arenas. We are growing in numbers thanks to the calibre and commitment of our staff; we are now seeking a full time Visual Impairment Teaching Assistant to join our vibrant School, where opportunities abound for pupils and staff alike.
This post is available from September 2021.
An application form may be obtained:
- as a download from this webpage;
- by email from HRadmin@sedberghschool.org;
For more information, please download our brochure here
Closing date for applications is Friday 16 April 2021, at 12noon.
Interviews are scheduled for the week commencing Monday 19 April 2021 (details to be confirmed).
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and The Disclosure and Barring Service.
Job Title: Graduate Resident Assistant (Music)
Location: Sedbergh School & Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School
Salary: £11,000 per annum + accommodation
VACANCIES AVAILABLE AT SEDBERGH SENIOR SCHOOL AND CASTERTON, SEDBERGH PREP SCHOOL.
Sedbergh School and Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School are now seeking full time Graduate Resident Assistants (GRAs), to enhance the Music provision for our pupils, on fixed-term contracts for the academic year 2021/2022.
Posts are available in both the Senior and Prep Schools and will be ideally suited to anyone considering music teaching as a career, who would like a year of experience in a supportive environment, prior to beginning a PGCE or other teaching training. The successful applicants will enjoy the chance to shape our enthusiastic young musicians, in a school with a strong musical heritage. A recognised Music degree and high level of musicianship (particularly piano) is required for the post.
Sedbergh is very much accustomed to the training and induction of young staff, with a team of GRAs on both sites, and the successful candidates will be carefully guided through their time here. Many of our previous Music GRAs have gone on to successful teaching careers, some even within the School itself!
The post will be available from September 2021.
For further information, please download the Candidate Information Brochure here, or email hradmin@sedberghschool.org.
How to Apply
An application form for this post may be found here.
Completed applications should be emailed directly to hradmin@sedberghschool.org.
The closing date for applications will be 5.00pm, Friday 23rd April 2021.
Initial interviews will be carried out remotely via Zoom or Teams. Shortlisted candidates will then be required to attend an interview in Sedbergh in the week commencing Monday 3rd May 2021.
Please note: early application is advised as an appointment will be made upon finding a suitable candidate.
We look forward to hearing from you
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
casterton sedbergh prep school
Sedbergh School are currently seeking a careful and responsible Driver to undertake the Lancaster to Casterton School Run.
In this position, you will pick up and drop off children along a predetermined route and maintain a safe and friendly atmosphere for all children in your care.
You will ensure our School vehicles are well-maintained, fuelled, cleaned and checked. You will have experience in dealing with children and it is essential that you have a full, clean driving licence with D1 status.
This will be a permanent, term time only post. Details about this vacancy are as follows:
- 25 hours per week with the possibility of additional Ad Hoc hours
- Working days: Monday to Friday – 6.30am – 9.00am & 4.30pm – 7.00pm
- Salary: £9.01 per hour
Sedbergh School also offers staff benefits, which include contributory pension scheme with life cover and staff benefits package.
If you are interested in this position, please call Lizzie Harrison on 015242 79205 or email eh@sedberghschool.org.
An application form can be obtained:
- as a download from the Sedbergh School website: http://www.sedberghschool.org/senior/Information/Vacancies
- in email from eh@sedberghschool.org
Safeguarding the welfare of children is of the highest priority to Sedbergh School. Every employee of the school has a responsibility to:
- Protect Children from abuse
- Be aware of the School’s safeguarding procedures
- Know how to access and implement the required procedures
- Keep a sufficient record of any significant complaint, conversation or event
- Report any matters of concern to the Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Attend annual in-service training provided by the School.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Job Title: Head of Music
Location: Casterton, Sedbergh Preparatory School
Contract Type: Full-time, permanent
Salary: Competitive, in line with skills & experience
Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School is situated in a spectacular rural location in the Lune Valley, an ideal place for living out the ethos of allowing children to be children. We strive to realise the potential in all of our pupils, from the classroom to the stage, or to the sports pitch.
We are now seeking a full time Head of Music, commencing in September 2021. The successful candidate will support the Director of Music in the running of the Music Department in the Prep School.
Music has a central role here at Sedbergh. More than half of the pupils across all age ranges are involved in the extensive co-curricular output, be it through 1:1 lessons, or as a member of our choirs and ensembles. The department is housed in a separate building at the heart of the Prep School campus, and the School makes much use of the local church for concerts and chapel services, situated at the very foot of the school grounds.
Our ideal candidate will be a skilled musician, resourceful, highly motivated and hard-working. They will be expected to contribute to the extensive extra-curricular programme of music, including leading choirs and arranging concerts.
The post will be available from September 2021.
An application form may be obtained:
- by email from hradmin@sedberghschool.org;
- as a download from the bottom of this webpage.
For further information, please download a copy of the candidate information brochure here.
Further details about this post can be obtained from: hradmin@sedberghschool.org
The closing date for applications will be Sunday 18th April, 2021
Initial interviews may be carried out remotely via Zoom. Shortlisted candidates will then be required to attend an interview in Casterton in the week commencing Monday 26th April. Please indicate if you would be unavailable for any date during this week.
Please note: early application is advised, as an appointment will be made upon finding a suitable candidate. The School reserves the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and The Disclosure and Barring Service.
Job Title: Graduate Resident Assistant (Music)
Location: Sedbergh School & Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School
Salary: £11,000 per annum + accommodation
VACANCIES AVAILABLE AT SEDBERGH SENIOR SCHOOL AND CASTERTON, SEDBERGH PREP SCHOOL.
Sedbergh School and Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School are now seeking full time Graduate Resident Assistants (GRAs), to enhance the Music provision for our pupils, on fixed-term contracts for the academic year 2021/2022.
Posts are available in both the Senior and Prep Schools and will be ideally suited to anyone considering music teaching as a career, who would like a year of experience in a supportive environment, prior to beginning a PGCE or other teaching training. The successful applicants will enjoy the chance to shape our enthusiastic young musicians, in a school with a strong musical heritage. A recognised Music degree and high level of musicianship (particularly piano) is required for the post.
Sedbergh is very much accustomed to the training and induction of young staff, with a team of GRAs on both sites, and the successful candidates will be carefully guided through their time here. Many of our previous Music GRAs have gone on to successful teaching careers, some even within the School itself!
The post will be available from September 2021.
For further information, please download the Candidate Information Brochure here, or email hradmin@sedberghschool.org.
How to Apply
An application form for this post may be found here.
Completed applications should be emailed directly to hradmin@sedberghschool.org.
The closing date for applications will be 5.00pm, Friday 23rd April 2021.
Initial interviews will be carried out remotely via Zoom or Teams. Shortlisted candidates will then be required to attend an interview in Sedbergh in the week commencing Monday 3rd May 2021.
Please note: early application is advised as an appointment will be made upon finding a suitable candidate.
We look forward to hearing from you
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Job Title: Prep School Secretary (Maternity Cover)
Location: Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School
Salary: Competitive, in line with skills & experience
Casterton, Sedbergh Prep School is situated in a spectacular rural location in the Lune Valley, an ideal place for living out the ethos of allowing children to be children. We strive to realise the potential in all of our pupils, from the classroom to the stage, or to the sports pitch.
We are now seeking a Prep School Secretary to cover the current postholder’s maternity leave, ideally commencing in May 2021. The role will be part-time, term time only, working 20 hours per week (0.4 FTE).
This is a vital position within the Prep School, and the successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring a smooth, friendly and professional secretarial and administrative service, in support of the Prep School Front Office.
The successful candidate must be able to work as part of a busy team, receiving visitors in a professional and courteous manner, and have a warm rapport with parents and children alike.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent secretarial and IT skills, yet also be able to act as the first point of enquiry for pupils, including ‘first triage’ for any pupil reporting unwell or injured, at the occasional times when the medical room might be unmanned.
The post will be available from May 2021.
For further information, please download the Candidate Information Brochure here, or email hradmin@sedberghschool.org.
How to Apply
An application form for this post may be downloaded from the bottom of this webpage (please use the 'Support Application Form' document). Alternatively, please email hradmin@sedberghschool.org.
Completed applications should be emailed directly to hradmin@sedberghschool.org.
The closing date for applications will be 5.00pm, Friday 23rd April 2021.
Interviews are planned for the week commencing Monday 26th April 2021.
Please note: early application is advised as an appointment will be made upon finding a suitable candidate.
We look forward to hearing from you
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Apprenticeships
Sedbergh School is looking for an enthusiastic Catering Apprentice to join their team. You will be a paid member of staff whilst taking part in an accredited programme.
On a Sedbergh School apprenticeship you can gain all the skills and training you need for a successful and rewarding career whilst having the full support of the Catering manager and his team. You will develop vital experience and qualifications while you earn a wage on a fulltime permeant contract enjoying full employee benefits, including swimming pool, gym and free parking.
You will follow the standards as set out on the NVQ framework and will have an in-house assessor supporting you to make sure that you understand all the key aspects of your role.
The duties of the Apprentice Chef will be wide and varied and the key responsibilities are:
- To help prepare, assemble, cook all menu dishes, providing high quality dishes for the customers.
- To help produce menus, whilst ensuring compliance through the schools nominated suppliers.
- To help provide the highest quality service to pupils, staff, parents and guests in line with the schools standing.
- To both assist and supervise the general cleaning of the kitchen, maintaining high standards of hygiene.
For more information click here.
How to Apply
If you would like to be part of our team and enjoy this fantastic experience, please email Lizzie Harrison on eh@sedberghschool.org. You can also call us on 015396 20303.
The application process will be a short informal first stage interview and then the successful candidate will be invited back to spend a day in Sedbergh School, where you will get the opportunity to know the team and impress them with your work ethic, enthusiasm and positive attitude.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity
Sedbergh School is looking for an enthusiastic Equine Apprentice to join their team. You will be a paid member of staff whilst taking part in an accredited programme.
The Apprenticeship programme is delivered in the workplace and supplemented with training at an approved centre. You will be getting the practical skills and technical knowledge you need to complete a recognized qualification whilst having the full support of The Equine Director and other members of Equine Staff.
When you are in the School you will become one of us. We will guide you through your course, helping you achieve your career path, as well as showing you the steps you will need to take next to pursue it. The responsibilities for the Equine Apprentice within the department will include the following:
- To provide feed, water, bedding, and daily health checks;
- To completing records relating to routines and riding policy;
- To monitor stocks of feed, bedding and other consumables
- To ensure the correct disposal of waste from the animal areas;
- To handle ponies and horses for farrier, vet and physio;
- To clean tack; keep equipment in good order;
- To exercise, ride and groom horses in all weather;
- To assist the riding coach in the lessons, rides our and stable management;
- To prepare ponies for lessons and stable management sessions;
If you are calm and caring and have the ability to work as part of a team and under your own initiative, we would love to hear from you.
For more information click here.
How to Apply
If you would like to be part of our team and make the most of this fantastic opportunity, please see our website for more information www.sedberghschool.org or email Lizzie Harrison on eh@sedberghschool.org. You can also call us on 015396 20303.
The application process will be a short, informal, first-stage interview and then the successful candidate will be invited back to spend a day in Sedbergh School, where you will have the opportunity to get to know the team and impress them with your work ethic, enthusiasm and positive attitude.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity
Sedbergh School is looking for a Nursery Apprentice who is passionate about working with children, hardworking, trustworthy and able to use their own initiative.
You will be a paid member of the Nursery staff and at the same time you will take part in an accredited training programme at Kendal College, so you will be getting the practical and physical skills you need to complete a recognised qualification that will help you reach your full potential.
The successful candidate would be expected to:
- To support the manager and other staff in the daily running of the Nursery;
- To help plan, organise, supervise and carry out an interesting and stimulating range of activities.
- To make parents feel at ease and welcome in the Nursery;
- To help supervise children at mealtimes and rest times;
- To ensure that rooms are always tidy and inviting, and displays encourage learning;
- To inform the Nursery manager and senior staff of any accident or injury within the Nursery.
If you are a creative thinker, have good sense of humour and enjoy working with children, we would love to hear from you!
For more information click here.
How to Apply
If you would like to be part of our team and make the most of this fantastic experience please email Lizzie Harrison on eh@sedberghschool.org. You can also call us on 015396 20303.
The application proves will be a short informal first stage interview and then the successful candidate will be invited back to spend a day in The Mulberry Bush, where you will get the opportunity to know the team and impress them with your work ethic, enthusiasm and positive attitude.
Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Sedbergh Hospitality
Sedbergh School
We are seeking Catering Assistants to join the current hardworking and friendly teams
We have vacancies for the following shifts -
- 11:00am - 7.00pm
- 5.00am – 7.00pm
- Various weekend shifts
Our hourly rates are:
- £8.91 per hour for working day week
- £10.34 per hour for weekend working
- Benefits, including contributory pension scheme with life cover
Working for Sedbergh School means working within the school as a valued member staff and as part of a close-knit team in a boarding house. We are looking to employ enthusiastic people who would like a varied working environment with the opportunity to develop their careers further through NVQ or other qualifications.
For an informal chat, please do call Lizzie Harrison on 015242 79205 or email eh@sedberghschool.org
Safeguarding is committed to the welfare of children therefore all Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employer and the Disclosure Barring Service.
rong qiao
There are multiple vacancies are available at Rong Qiao Sedbergh School (RQSS), in Fuzhou, China to commence in 2020.
Rong Qiao Sedbergh School (RQSS) is a new bilingual international school that opened in September 2018. It has a very close working relationship with Sedbergh School UK and aims to deliver an exceptional learning environment, providing exciting and holistic education for both Chinese and foreign students. The school currently comprises 10% international and 90% Chinese students, with a projected final capacity of 2,700. RQSS shares the core values of Sedbergh School, UK, building on their excellent reputation and almost 500 years of history.
More information about each role, including job description and application information, can be found by clicking here.
- Protect children from abuse
- Be aware of the School’s safeguarding procedures
- Know how to access and implement the required procedures
- Keep a sufficient record of any significant complaint, conversation or event
- Report any matters of concern to the Designated Safeguarding Lead
- Attend annual in-service training provided by the School
Rong Qiao Sedbergh School is committed to safeguarding & protecting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Once your application is completed, please email to: hradmin@sedberghschool.org
