Main Purpose of the Role
The Deputy Head of Boarding is an integral member of the Boarding Management team. This role focuses on fostering a student-centered boarding environment, providing each student with the opportunity to shine. As one of the two Deputy Heads of Boarding, you will manage a community of around 60 staff members and 300 boarders. You will serve as the link between students, parents, and the academic side of the school, leading the creation and maintenance of a familial environment where students feel secure and well-supported.
Daily interactions will occur with Heads of Houses, House Parents, academic leaders, teachers, pastoral care teams, the medical center, finance, housekeeping, and the school leadership team. The Deputy Head of Boarding will reside on campus and be a member of the school’s Management Team, ensuring the day-to-day pastoral care of students.
The position is available as soon as possible, with a start date of August 3rd, 2026.
Key Responsibilities
Relating to Leadership
- Actively promote the ethos of RISE.
- Foster an environment of equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- Provide leadership to benchmark individual student achievement using a data-driven approach.
- Ensure that students thrive in their personal development.
- Engage in staff recruitment initiatives.
- Promote the use of Nord Anglia University to enhance professional development.
- Create a positive team atmosphere.
- Encourage a holistic approach to enhance the quality of student outcomes and development.
- Inspire school spirit and community involvement.
- Collaborate with Admissions and Marketing to promote CDL.
Relating to the Boarding Team
- Guide Heads of Houses in their responsibilities and mentorship roles.
- Lead Performance Evaluations for team members.
- Provide an effective induction programme for new staff.
- Disseminate weekly bulletins to staff.
- Co-chair weekly staff meetings.
- Equip boarding staff with tools to guide student engagement follow-up.
- Engage in a whole-school approach.
Relating to Students
- Ensure a comprehensive and effective student induction programme.
- Design an attractive and engaging activity programme through student voice meetings.
- Provide a stimulating evening talks programme for student learning.
- Offer additional support to students as needed.
- Foster opportunities for students to express their voices within the community.
Relating to Parents
- Cultivate positive relationships with parents.
- Communicate with parents regarding individual success, support, and discipline issues.
- Guide parents through individual student development pathways.
- Promote the Boarding Experience to current and prospective parents.
Ensuring Student Engagement
- Maintain detailed notes on student profiles.
- Contribute to House Reviews.
- Identify talents and passions in new students and promote their growth.
Ensuring Discipline in the Student Body
- Implement the REACH Boarding Software for common use.
- Produce House reports focusing on discipline and lateness.
- Ensure consistency in disciplinary actions across Houses.
- Promote good behavior among students.
- Contribute to House Reviews.
Shared Responsibility for the Assembly Programme
- Co-manage the monthly Boarding Assemblies programme.
- Ensure student engagement opportunities are highlighted during assemblies.
- Promote music and celebrate success through awards evenings.
Shared Responsibility for House Spirit
- Enhance team spirit within each House.
- Manage house competitions to increase participation.
- Assist with student allocation to Houses.
- Support House Reviews.
- Ensure implementation of the Wellbeing aspects of NMS.
- Facilitate the operation of the Inter House Competition.
Responsibility for the Activity Programme
- Manage the weekend activities programme.
- Ensure a balanced offering of activities, sport, and culture.
- Design trips during holidays for students.
- Encourage high student participation.
- Promote collaboration between Day and Boarding Students.
Skills and Competencies
The ideal candidate will have extensive boarding experience in a demanding international context with a focus on excellence. You thrive in a fast-paced and flexible environment, demonstrating robust organizational skills characterized by a methodical and structured approach. Your interpersonal abilities are crucial, marked by strong listening skills, openness, empathy, and attentiveness. You exemplify leadership within a team, adept at coaching and fostering team member development. You possess a dynamic problem-solving approach, continuously seeking innovative solutions. Comfortably navigating both analytical and creative tasks, you are resilient, complemented by a well-balanced sense of humor.
Essential Information
It is essential that the position holder is always aware of Child Protection guidelines and maintains professional boundaries while developing effective working and caring relationships with students. You should understand and embrace the importance of diversity and inclusion, standing against discrimination in any form. Background investigations and reference checks for the past ten years will be conducted during the selection process.
Who We Are
Collège du Léman is one of Switzerland’s most prestigious international day and boarding schools, located on the edge of Lake Geneva with stunning views of the Swiss Alps. We are part of the Nord Anglia family, which includes over 89 schools worldwide. At Collège du Léman, we strive to shape generations that embrace differences, changing our world for the better, embodied in our values of “RISE” (Respect, Internationalism, Spirit, and Excellence).
Our diverse community comprises over 120 nationalities, all coming together on a picturesque campus covering 8 hectares. Students follow national and international curricula, with English, French, and bilingual programs available.
Apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.