Boarding House Parent Assistant & Youth Event Coordinator -P/T

This dual-focus role combines pastoral care as a House Parent Assistant within the boarding house with leading weekend excursions and cultural trips across Cyprus. You will manage daily routines, support student welfare, and organize cultural events to connect international boarders with Cypriot heritage. The role involves close collaboration with the boarding team and requires flexibility for shift-based work including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Daily Routine Management: Supervise wake-ups, meals, evening study sessions, roll calls, and lights-out to maintain structure.
• Pastoral & Medical Support: Monitor student welfare, hygiene, and room tidiness while liaising with school nurses, psychologists, and house parents.
• Campus Life Enrichment: Support student participation in sports, evening clubs, fitness routines, and community-building activities.
• Administration & Safety: Manage boarding logistics like dorm allocations, travel permissions (exeats), fire drills, and data logging using the Reach system.
• Trip Design & Execution: Create and implement a yearly schedule of day trips and overnight excursions to historical sites, traditional villages, museums, and natural landmarks across Cyprus.
• Logistics & Compliance: Manage transport, permissions, student-to-staff ratios, safeguarding procedures, and parent communication.
• Financial Oversight: Manage trip budgets and coordinate schedules with the boarding management team to align with academic calendars.
• Evaluation: Collect feedback from boarders after trips to continuously improve future excursions.
• Cultural Storytelling: Act as a guide during trips and host evening storytelling sessions to share local history, mythologies, and traditions.
• On-Campus Events: Organize vibrant cultural initiatives, including traditional Cypriot food tastings, music/dance workshops, and heritage days.
• External Collaboration: Partner with local guides, historians, and cultural organizations to enrich the student experience and help international boarders connect with Cypriot culture.
• Work according to the duty rota on Sundays, including public holidays.
• Report any safeguarding or welfare concerns immediately to the Designated
• Encourage boarders to use English as the primary language during trips and events.
• Participate in boarding staff training and house team meetings.
• Assist with activity planning using the Reach system.

Requirements

• Integrity, flexibility, and a strong sense of responsibility.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Genuine passion for working with children and young people.
• Ability to thrive in a shift-based environment.
• Enthusiastic, well-organised, and culturally sensitive.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills.
• Flexible and comfortable working evenings and weekends as required
• Education & Background: Higher education degree preferred, ideally in Physical Education, Sports Coaching, Education, or Youth Development.
• Youth Experience: Proven experience working with children in residential settings, boarding campuses, sports clubs, summer camps, or schools.
• Island Knowledge: Deep, authentic knowledge of Cyprus' geography, history, and traditions, with a genuine passion for storytelling.
• Safety & Safeguarding: Strong understanding of risk assessments for trips; First Aid qualification is highly desirable (training will be provided).
• Language & Tech: Fluency in English (the primary campus language) is required; native or professional proficiency in Greek is a major asset for local vendor coordination. Proficient in Google Workspace and basic IT systems.
• Genuine passion for running and supervising cultural events.
• Proven experience supervising trips or excursions for children or young
• Clean Driving Licence

Nice to have

• Other languages like Greek, Russian, Ukrainian or Hebrew

Benefits

• Financials & Perks: Highly competitive salary package, free campus parking, and a friendly, international culturally rich team environment.
• Free superior accommodation: Enjoy your own private, sole-occupancy entire flat directly inside the modern Boarding House campus.
• Complimentary Dining: All delicious meals are completely free while you are on duty.
• Tech & Tools: A dedicated work laptop and mobile phone are provided for all administrative and trip logistics.
• Professional Growth: Continuous training opportunities in safeguarding, pastoral care, and student management.
• Modern, professional working environment
• Optional participation in a Group Medical Scheme
• Referral program with a 500 EUR bonus
• Continuous learning and development opportunities
• Career growth within a fast-growing poly-systemic school