Deputy Head (Pastoral and Co-Curricular)

Marlborough College Malaysia is an independent co-educational day and boarding school which opened in August 2012 with 350 pupils. Now in its third year of operation, the school has 730 pupils (188 boarders) and will expand in a controlled manner over the next five years to a maximum capacity of around 1260 pupils.

It is situated on a secure 90 acre campus in the rapidly developing Iskandar region of Johor, on the southern tip of Peninsular Malaysia just across the causeway from Singapore.

The College is made up of three parts: a pre-preparatory school (Reception - Year 3), a preparatory school (Year 4 - Year 8) and a senior school (Year 9 to Year 13). Our oldest year group at the moment is Year 12 (Lower Sixth) which will be our first Upper Sixth leaving cohort in July 2016.  External examinations are IGCSE at 16 and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at 18.

The school is a genuine expansion of Marlborough College UK (and not a franchise) and is managed and governed by a number of people who have a strong association with the school in Wiltshire, England.

Further details can be found on the College website: www.marlboroughcollege.my

Following the internal promotion of Mark McVeigh to become Head of Senior School, a vacancy has arisen for the Deputy Head of the Senior School. This role encompasses co-curricular and pastoral responsibilities, in addition to support in all areas of College life.

The successful applicant will be a member of the Senior Management Team of the College and the management team of the Senior School and will play a key role in the strategic development and operational management of the College as a whole. It is essential that he/she will be a good team member and in sympathy with the College's aims and objectives. These include a strong desire to create a boarding community in the Senior School which provides an education similar to that delivered in Marlborough UK. He/she will promote the reputation of the College and ensure that dealings with pupils, parents and wider communities are courteous and constructive.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach a reduced teaching timetable.
Responsibilities of the Role

To be responsible to the Master for the following duties:

General

• Update College pastoral and co-curricular policies, rules and regulations and ensure consistency of practice
• CR and HM's Handbook
• Be a member of Senior Management Team and the management team of the Senior School
• Contribute to the professional review of teaching staff
• Interview new teaching staff
• Organise the MCUK exchange programme
• Direct the Gap Students and Post Graduate Assistants 

Pastoral

• Lead the pastoral care of day and boarding pupils (and staff) including the Prep School boarding community
• Develop strategies to promote boarding
• Direct HMs, supporting them in all aspects of their role
• Direct the tutor system and train tutors
• Direct pupil welfare
  - liaising with Head of PSHE and Sani Senior Nurse
  - prepare Special Needs / Medical Conditions lists
• Help to appoint HMs, RHTs and Dames
• Direct Dames' pastoral and Sani duties
• Direct registration and absences
• Help to appoint and manage Prefects
• Direct preparation for Boarding Inspections
• Conduct House visits to check compliance with National Minimum Standards

Co-curricular

• Direct the Co-curriculum with Directors of Sport, Music, Drama, Activities
• Chair a Co-curricular Committee
• Coordinate activities at lunchtimes, weekends, Studies and afternoons
• Compile co-curricular data, direct duty rota (including weekends) and monitor duties
• Direct social activities
• Direct school routines and the Almanac
• Oversee all tours, trips and expeditions
• Liaise with the Transport Manager about bus issues
• Oversee inter-House competitions

Ideal Candidate Profile

The successful applicant will be a key player in the life and future of one of Malaysia's leading independent schools. Plans for the future are ambitious, distinctive and exciting and the Deputy Head of Senior School will have a high profile and carry serious responsibilities.

The following are viewed as ideal qualities for the post:

• Educated to degree level with, preferably, a teaching qualification and/or further qualification
• Experience of independent boarding schools either in a Senior Management position, or Housemaster/Housemistress, Director of Studies or Head of Department role.
• Knowledge, or experience, of international education
• The capacity  to retain balanced judgement at the end of long working periods
• The ability to work to tight deadlines and agreed schedules
• Strong and concise communication skills in various forms
• Good interpersonal skills, including courtesy and good humour
• The ability to be a successful ambassador for the College and to make effective use of internal and external networks
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Personal integrity

Remuneration

An attractive remuneration package including a relocation package, housing with paid utilities, private health insurance and subsidised places at the College for dependents, will be available to the successful candidate.

Application

Should you wish to have an informal conversation or if you have further question please email the Master, Mr R B Pick: rbp@marlboroughcollege.my

An application form and further details can be found on the College website:
www.marlboroughcollege.my

Please send a covering letter (no more than 1 side of A4), a recent photograph, curriculum vitae and a completed application form to the Master's PA, Ms Norita Ahad, nahad@marlboroughcollege.my  by November 10th 2014.

Interviews will be arranged in both England and Malaysia at mutually convenient times over the next few months. It is hoped that the appointed candidate will take up the position in September 2015 and the appointment will be made before the end of the Michaelmas term 2014.