Wycombe Abbey
Day Matron (Full-Time)
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Day Matron Position
We are looking to appoint a Day Matron to join the team to provide support to the boarding House team, working with girls aged 11-17. This is an important support role within our pastoral teams, working under the direction of the Housemistress, Deputy Housemistress, and Senior Resident Matron to create a welcoming, supportive, encouraging, and cheerful environment for our girls.
Boarding is the key to our continued success. The School has a culture that stimulates and inspires throughout the day, seven days a week, empowering girls to achieve their best, academically and socially. In our happy and close community, each girl is known, and cherished, as an individual. Consequently, every girl's potential, whatever that might be, is explored and fulfilled.
Reports to
Housemistress (Airlie) and Senior Resident Matron.
Contract
Permanent, term-time only contract. The first three months will be a probationary period.
Hours of Work
37.5 hours per week, Wednesday to Sunday, during Wycombe Abbey Term Time. Wycombe Abbey term time consists of 32 working weeks plus 5.6 weeks holiday and bank holiday pay per annum.
Work Schedule
- 3.30pm - 10.30pm Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- 4.00pm - 11.00pm Saturday
Salary
£14.37 per hour (FTE of £28,022).
Responsibilities
As part of the House Team, you will help create a warm, homely, encouraging, and welcoming atmosphere for girls aged 11-17. Responsibilities include:
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- Ensuring House routines are followed
- Encouraging high standards of appearance and personal hygiene
- Running the House Dispensary and dispensing simple medication
- Maintaining careful medical records
- Overseeing the girls' clothes and laundry
- Helping maintain the tidiness of the House
- Providing pastoral support for pupils as required
You will also carry out administrative tasks requested by the Housemistress and support the smooth day-to-day running of the House.
Requirements
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working with young people and takes pride in creating a welcoming, supportive, and organized boarding environment. The successful candidate will have positive interaction with and an understanding of the needs of young people, good IT skills, and the ability to build effective and supportive relationships with colleagues and pupils.
Benefits
The School benefits from easy access to London (24 minutes to Marylebone), the Chiltern Hills, and attractive towns such as Marlow, Henley-on-Thames, and Beaconsfield. Heathrow is also just 20 miles away plus good transport links to other London airports.
Benefits of working at Wycombe Abbey include:
- Enrolment in the School's generous pension scheme
- Fee remission at Wycombe Abbey and selected prep schools
- Generous CPD training and development scheme
- Free parking
- Free meals
- Free use of the Sports Centre
- Free eye tests
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme
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How to Apply
Applicants should complete the TES application form and submit this with a covering letter addressed to the Headmistress, Mrs. J Duncan. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com.
Important Dates
- Closing date for applications: 20 September 2026
- Interview date: 30 September 2026
We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.
Commitment to Safeguarding
Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and therefore all applicants are required to declare all unspent convictions and conditional cautions, and any spent convictions or adult cautions that are not protected, as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.
We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.
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