House Parent

About the School

Queen Elizabeth’s School, Gurugram is part of the wider Queen Elizabeth’s Global Schools network and carries forward the long-standing tradition of Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet. The school focuses on academic excellence, character development, and cultural enrichment while building a modern, international learning environment.

The school’s aim is to develop confident, capable, and responsible young people who can think independently, lead with intention, and contribute meaningfully to society. It values discipline, innovation, tradition, and a strong global outlook.

Role Overview

The school is looking for a dedicated, empathetic, and committed House Parent to support and shape an excellent boarding experience for students in Gurugram. This role is central to building a safe, structured, and nurturing residential community where students can grow academically, socially, emotionally, and personally.

The House Parent will work closely with boarding, pastoral, safeguarding, and academic teams to strengthen student wellbeing, encourage independence, and promote a strong sense of belonging. The position demands a role model who understands that boarding care goes beyond accommodation and includes character building, community life, and lifelong values.

Key Responsibilities

The role includes residential care, student wellbeing support, boarding management, safeguarding, communication with parents and staff, and wider participation in boarding life. The House Parent will also contribute to student development, health support, attendance monitoring, academic routines, emergency response, and house culture.

Residential Life and Student Wellbeing

• Build a friendly, safe, and inclusive atmosphere within the boarding house.
• Offer strong pastoral care and emotional support to boarders.
• Support students’ physical, mental, emotional, and social wellbeing.
• Develop trusting relationships so students feel secure and heard.
• Promote independence, self-discipline, confidence, responsibility, and resilience.
• Observe student wellbeing closely and spot concerns early.
• Use positive guidance and restorative approaches to maintain behaviour standards.

Boarding House Management

• Oversee morning, evening, study, meal, bedtime, and weekend routines.
• Keep the residential setting organised, orderly, and well managed.
• Ensure students follow boarding expectations and school policies.
• Manage room assignments, attendance, movement records, and boarding logs.
• Support house-based recreational, cultural, sporting, and community activities.
• Encourage a culture of inclusion, mutual respect, and belonging.

Safeguarding and Student Safety

• Maintain very high standards of child protection and safeguarding.
• Apply boarding safeguarding procedures consistently and professionally.
• Respond appropriately to issues such as bullying, self-harm risk, peer conflict, and wellbeing concerns.
• Assist with emergency procedures, crisis situations, and health and safety measures.
• Make sure students are properly supervised at all times.
• Keep clear safeguarding and welfare records while protecting confidentiality.

Student Development

• Guide students in their academic, personal, and social growth.
• Create opportunities for leadership and student voice.
• Help students build life skills, healthy habits, and positive relationships.
• Promote cultural respect, diversity, international-mindedness, and inclusion.
• Recognise achievements and encourage all-round development.

Parent and School Communication

• Develop constructive relationships with parents and guardians.
• Share regular updates on wellbeing, pastoral matters, and student progress.
• Work with teachers, counsellors, nurses, safeguarding leads, and leadership teams.
• Attend parent meetings, school events, and boarding activities.
• Communicate in a professional, timely, and confidential manner.

Health, Attendance, and Academic Support

• Oversee or administer prescribed medication as per school policy.
• Accompany students to medical appointments when needed.
• Work with the School Nurse on illness, injuries, and ongoing medical concerns.
• Keep accurate medical, welfare, attendance, and room-check records.
• Carry out daily registration and monitor sign-in and sign-out procedures.
• Manage leave, overnight permissions, and student whereabouts.
• Supervise evening prep or homework sessions and support study habits and time management.
• Liaise with teachers on academic progress and balance between study and co-curricular life.

Boarding Community, Culture, and Induction

• Plan activities that build a strong house spirit and community identity.
• Support evening and weekend programmes.
• Encourage participation in co-curricular activities.
• Create traditions, celebrations, and student-led initiatives that strengthen house culture.
• Organise inter-house competitions, birthdays, festivals, and other community events.
• Welcome new boarders and help them settle into residential life.
• Support international students in adjusting to the boarding environment.
• Pair new students with boarding buddies where suitable.

Emergency, Risk, and Administrative Duties

• Respond appropriately to medical emergencies.
• Take part in fire drills and evacuation procedures.
• Be available for boarding duty rotas and on-call arrangements.
• Contribute to risk assessments for boarding activities, trips, and visits.
• Follow health and safety requirements carefully.
• Maintain boarding incident reports, logs, welfare files, and leadership reports.
• Support boarding admissions and student induction processes.

Professional Expectations

• Represent the vision, standards, and values of the school in daily work.
• Take part fully in boarding life, staff meetings, training, and professional development.
• Work with professionalism, sound judgement, integrity, and discretion.
• Carry out other duties that fit the needs of the role.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

The school expects a residential community that is welcoming, respectful, and free from discrimination. The House Parent will be expected to challenge prejudice, bullying, harassment, and inappropriate behaviour promptly, while ensuring every student feels valued regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or background.

Safeguarding Notice

Queen Elizabeth’s Global Schools is an equal opportunities employer and places student safeguarding at the centre of its culture. All staff are expected to share responsibility for protecting student wellbeing and to report any concerns without delay. Appointment is subject to thorough child protection screening, including checks with previous employers and Police Clearance Certificates from every country in which the applicant has lived.

Candidate Profile

The school prefers applicants with a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent qualification. Experience in a boarding school, residential life, pastoral care, education, or student welfare setting is highly relevant, especially where the candidate has supported children or young people in a residential or educational environment. Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection is essential, and prior international school experience is an added advantage.

Applicants should also be prepared for evening, weekend, overnight, and residential duty schedules. First Aid certification, or a willingness to obtain it, is considered beneficial.

Skills and Attributes

The ideal candidate brings excellent pastoral care ability, a strong understanding of adolescent development, and effective behaviour management skills. They should be able to mentor students, support emotional wellbeing, resolve conflicts, manage crises, and maintain accurate records. Strong communication, interpersonal, organisational, and teamwork skills are essential, along with cultural sensitivity, mental health awareness, and anti-bullying practice.

Personal qualities should include warmth, empathy, resilience, calm judgement under pressure, professionalism, trustworthiness, flexibility, accountability, and a genuine commitment to holistic education and student character development.