Gap Student

Job Description: Gap Student

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Summary of the role:

Gap  Students  are  asked  to  turn  their  hand  to  an  enormous
variety  of  tasks.  They  are  not  expected  to  be  experts  at  any
but  it  is  important  that  they  are  willing  to  have  a  go  at  and
assist with any activities. They should go about their work with
commitment, enthusiasm and a smile. A member of staff, they
are a conduit between the staff room and the children.

Reports to:

Deputy Head - Pastoral

Main duties and
responsibilities:

• Promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and

young persons for who you are responsible and with whom
you come into contact.

• Supporting the coaching of games – netball, hockey, football,

cricket, rugby, tennis.

• Supervising clubs – usually with another person.

• Supervising After School Club(s) – usually with another

person.

• Assisting individual pupils in the classroom.

• Assisting Pre-Prep teachers in the classroom.

• Supervising break times

• Performing administrative duties for teachers such as

photocopying.

• Supporting the Matronal and Boarding staff in the

boarding house

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• Creating attractive display boards.

• Accompanying teachers on trips / excursions / tours and

overnight stays.

Duties and
responsibilities:

•  Responsible to the Head of the Pre-Prep for Teaching and

Learning in the Pre-Prep.

•  Responsible to the Director of Sport for sporting activities.

•  Responsible to relevant staff for clubs.

•  Responsible to the Bursar for the maintenance      of the site

& grounds.

You may also be required to undertake such other comparable duties as the Head requires
from time to time.

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Person Specification

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and
young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Essential

Desirable

These are qualities without
which the Applicant could not
be appointed

These are extra qualities
which can be used to choose
between applicants who meet
all of the essential criteria

The professional, technical or
academic qualifications that
the Applicant must have.

The professional, technical or
academic qualifications that
the Applicant would ideally
have.

Method of
assessment.

Qualifications

•  Five GCSEs grade C

•  First Aid.

and above or
equivalent

•  Two A levels or
equivalent.

•  Lifeguard.

•  Any sports coaching

award.

Applicant’s
certificates.

Experience

The categories of work or
organisations, types of
achievements and activities
that would be likely to predict
success in the role.

The categories of work or
organisations, types of
achievements and activities
that would be likely to
contribute to success in the
role.

Method of
assessment.

• Proven experience of

• Some experience of Prep

working with children in a
formal or informal setting.

school life.

• Ability to interact

comfortably with pupils,
parents and colleagues.

• Babysitting.

• Working within a holiday

activity club.

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Application
Form.

Interview.

Professional
references.

The skills required by the
Applicant to perform effectively
in the role.

The skills that would enable
the Applicant to perform
effectively in the role.

Method of
assessment.

Skills

• ICT  –  competent  use  of
hardware
and

software
relevant to school setting.

• Ability to referee / umpire

sports.

Application
Form.

• Proven

experience

of
sporting  activities  –  playing
for school etc.

and/or

• Proven  experience

the
Creative  Arts  –  playing  an
instrument,  being  involved  in
drama, artist.

in

• Sporting success at a high

Interview.

level of competition – rugby,
hockey, tennis, netball,
football, cricket etc.

Professional
references.

• Creative – have taken part

in productions and
performances.

• Camp America, PGL

experience.

Knowledge

The knowledge that the
Applicant is required to have
in order to perform effectively
in the role.

The knowledge that would
enable the Applicant to
perform effectively in the role.

Method of
assessment.

Knowledge of the typical
workings of a Primary or Prep
School.

Application
Form.

Interview.

Professional
references.

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The personal qualities that the
Applicant is required to have
in order to perform effectively
in the role and to ensure that
the Applicant safeguards and
promotes the welfare of
children and young people.

Personal
competencies
and qualities

The personal qualities that
would assist the Applicant to
perform effectively in the role.

Method of
assessment.

Application
Form.

Interview.

Professional
references.

• Motivation to work with

children and young people.

• Good sense of humour, wit.

• Positive outlook – a view of

• Ability to form and maintain

optimism.

appropriate relationships and
personal boundaries with
children and young people.

• Emotional resilience in

working with challenging
behaviours.

• Positive attitude to use of
authority and maintaining
discipline.

• Enthusiasm, commitment.

• Perseverance and

determination.

• Tolerance and patience.

• Kindness, sensitivity and

caring.

• Passion for sport and/

• Ability to use discretion and

creative arts.

to independently.

• Ability to work effectively

within a team.

LC July 2025

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