Housemistress 

Required for January 2027 

Are you an ambitious, compassionate pastoral leader looking to make a highly visible impact? The Royal Masonic School for Girls (RMS) is seeking an experienced Housemistress to transform the pupil experience and support he strategic direction of our boarding community.

About RMS

Set within a stunning 300-acre parkland estate, RMS is a leading independent school educating over 800 girls, aged 2 to 18. We provide an exceptionally working environment and are proud to be one of the top-performing schools nationally for Value Added at GCSE and A Level. We have heavily invested in our facilities to provide an outstanding environment for both staff and students, including continually upgraded boarding houses, a new Performing Arts Centre, a bespoke coffee shop, and a dedicated wellbeing room. Furthermore, our location offers a perfect balance of countryside beauty and exceptional connectivity, with direct links via the M25, Chiltern Railways, and the Metropolitan Line.

The Role

Leading a dynamic boarding team, you will oversee the welfare, academic progress, and personal development of approximately 30 full, weekly, and flexi boarders spanning from Years 5 to Year 11. This is far more than a supervisory role - you will be empowered to drive innovative boarding practices, shape strategic pastoral initiatives, and play a crucial part in boarding recruitment alongside our Admissions and Marketing team.

Whether you are a qualified teacher or a dedicated pastoral professional with relevant experience, we welcome your application. For teaching candidates, we provide a significantly reduced teaching allocation (up to 40% of a full-time timetable), ensuring you have the dedicated time needed to truly champion and lead your House.

We strive to be a great employer and are deeply committed to the wellbeing and continuous professional development of our staff. We offer a highly competitive package for the role:

• Free residential accommodation in a House flat 
• A day and a half off per week, alongside a structured rota (3 weekends on duty per term, resident up to 5 nights a week Term time).
• Competitive salary and staff pension scheme.
• Extensive leadership and continuous professional development (CPD) programmes tailored to your career stage.
• A comprehensive Staff Wellbeing programme featuring free flu jabs, swimming, fitness classes, and social events.
• Subsidised gym membership, cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, and school fee discounts.

The Ideal Candidate

You will be an enthusiastic, highly organised, and resilient leader with excellent interpersonal skills and a proven track record of working successfully in a boarding or pastoral environment. You will lead by example, maintaining the highest standards of safeguarding and pastoral care, while bringing fresh, innovative ideas to inspire our students and staff.

Please note: We welcome female applicants only, as this position is in a girls’ boarding house. This is a genuine occupational requirement in accordance with schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act.

To make an application:

• Please read the attached Job Description before completing your application.

• To apply, complete the My New Term Application Form, using the Supporting Statement section of the form to detail your suitability for the role, how your knowledge, experience and training meet the person specification. Please note CVs are not accepted. Link to apply: 

• The closing date for applications is Thursday 25th June at 9.00am. Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, and we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time, please apply as soon as possible.

• Interviews will be held as soon as possible

• If you have any questions or would like to discuss this role further, please contact HR at hradmin@rmsforgirls.com or telephone the School on 01923 725762.

The Royal Masonic School is an equal opportunities employer, dedicated to promoting equity, celebrating diversity and fostering inclusion in every aspect of school life for both pupils and staff in order to enable every individual to thrive. Our school community is built around our core values of inclusivity, courage, ambition, kindness, perseverance and integrity. Through the promotion of these values, we aim to ensure that every individual at RMS is celebrated and empowered to develop both personally and professionally. We encourage applications from everyone who shares these values and will embrace them at all times.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The Royal Masonic School for Girls is a Private Limited Company, Registered No 1339867 England, Registered Charity No 276784