WHO IS INVESTIN?

InvestIN’s mission is to bridge the gap between school and the workplace. Our 1 - 2 week immersive experiences provide ‘the ultimate work experience’ for 15 - 18 year olds through a combination of interactive simulations, site visits, seminars, networking sessions and career coaching to build an understanding of their dream career.
We have a global reach with over 70,000 students from 100+ countries and 4,000+ schools attend our Summer programmes, with 50% of our students joining us from countries abroad. Around half of our students stay with us in our central London accommodation, enjoying our exciting social programme of evening and weekend activities and additional opportunities to network with their peers.

EXPERIENCE IS TRUTH:

We believe that to learn is to experience. Our mission is to deliver professional experiences to young people that they would otherwise consider a far-flung fantasy. This ‘experiential learning’ appeals to all the senses and requires live in-person interaction; providing a welcome counterpoint to the restrictive and atomised environment of cyberspace.

THE ROLE

Our Senior House Parents will play an integral role in the operational running of one of our residential centres and the safeguarding and pastoral well-being of the students in our care. Senior House Parents will be responsive and reactive, supporting the Centre Manager to ensure the smooth running of their centre and acting as a first point of call for Safeguarding concerns throughout their shifts. They will manage a team of 1 - 3 Senior Pastoral and Activity Leaders (SPALs), each SPAL managing approximately 3-4 PALs who care for approximately 25 students. Senior House Parents will work closely with the Centre Manager to ensure a strong, efficient team presence for the students. Their core responsibility is ensuring the safety and enjoyment of all students under their care.

KEY DUTIES

Site Management:

• Support the overall management of one of our Halls of Residence (UCL Garden Halls or College Halls)
• Act as the lead in the absence of the Centre Manager, ensuring continuity of operations and support for staff and residents.
• Help ensure the smooth and safe running of the centre
• Support the CM with fire duties including evacuation if required

Staff Management

• Directly manage 1-3 SPALS, providing operational support and advising on safeguarding and other pastoral care.
• Acting as a triage point for SPALs and PALs escalating any relevant issues to the Centre Manager or DSL
• Run daily evening meetings with the centre team, facilitating any updates, handovers or follow-ups where necessary
• Attend regular handover meetings with the Centre Manager
• Support SPALs in their responsibilities of line managing PALs and ad-hoc support on InvestIN’s evening social programme

Safeguarding & Pastoral Support

• Triage sickness or ill-health of students in accommodation, ensure students are cared for and provided with any medical intervention as required
• Triage all concerns from junior centre staff, offering support and advice in instances of safeguarding concerns, bullying or other issues
• Act as a point of contact for all students across a 24-hour provision, providing support, intervention and advice relating to health, safety and wellbeing
• Spend one night per week on-call for emergencies
• Support on external site visits, escorting students to venues where applicable and providing Safeguarding support on key programme days
• Manage communication between InvestIN & parents regarding student’s behaviour, safety and well-being including sickness or ill-health
• Oversee the monitoring and reporting on the well-being of students in your care, including ensuring the implementation of individual risk assessments for students with additional needs and providing regular checks on unwell students
• Maintain up-to-date records on all InvestIN’s reporting platforms

Behaviour Management:

• Oversee and have a positive impact on the overall residential experience including completing regular dorm checks, managing student expectations and behaviour against our Behaviour Matrix, continually risk assess the safety of the facilities and communicating any hazards or risks to the on-site team, escalating concerns to the Centre Manager or Residential Manager where necessary
• Act as point of contact for escalation of behaviour management issues
• Conduct behaviour management meetings and ensure that warnings and behaviour plans have been documented and actioned by junior centre staff and the programme team

Other:

• Understand and act in accordance with InvestIN’s ethos and cultural values (set out below)
• Adhere to InvestIN’s safeguarding policy and staff/student Code of Conduct procedures and practices.
• Undertake mandatory safeguarding and child protection training and other professional development activities to ensure that you remain compliant in meeting InvestIN’s duty of care in safeguarding practice. (KCSIE 2024)

Please note this list is indicative rather than exhaustive, and you may be required to take on additional responsibilities to ensure the well-being of students in your care.
What would a normal day look like?
While the reactive nature of this role means responsibilities may look different day-to-day, a typical day might include:

Morning:

• Be an active presence for the students and staff during breakfast
• Triage any safeguarding, well-being or health concerns
• Receive handover from nighttime watch and action on any concerns
• Oversee the beginning of PALs’ shift, communicating relevant handover notes
• Support students leaving on time for programmes (escorted by PALs) and lead on room checks for non-responsive students, ensuring that all students are accounted for
• Support with parent and student queries if needed
• Facilitate the smooth running of student departures for the programme

Daytime:

• Respond to safeguarding issues throughout the day, including following up on queries
• Regular monitoring of communication channels both internally and with parents.
• Action any outstanding parent communication regarding safeguarding, well-being or health concerns
• Oversight of ill students staying behind

Evening:

• Triage any concerns as students return from their programme
• Attend daily team meetings
• Maintain a general presence at evening activities and support any behavioural management or logistical issues
• Oversee a smooth ‘bedtime’ ensuring all students are in their rooms

DETAILS OF ROLE

Location: Bloomsbury, Central London
Hours: Hours typical of a boarding school setting, with set responsibilities at key hours of the day and on call the rest of the time (you will be asked to ’opt out’ of the 48-hour Working Time Directive). One full day off per week.
You will accrue Annual Leave throughout your contract at a standard rate (25 days per year pro-rated). Due to the nature of the role it is unlikely you will be able to take extended leave during your contract.
Salary: £750 per week, plus 2 meals a day and accommodation
Contract: Fixed term contracts available between 30th June and 30th August, with additional training week dates tbc
Full summer contract employment dates 30th June - 19th July, 24th July - 9th August, 15th August - 30th August.
Medium-term contract employment dates 30th June - 19th July & 24th July - 9th August
Short term contract employment dates 21st July - 9th August
A full-summer contract would have breaks in employment on 20th - 23rd July and 10th - 14th August.