Wellbeing Assistant
St Leonards School is seeking to appoint a Wellbeing Assistant to provide support for social, emotional and mental health needs of pupils at St Leonards School. The appointed person will be based in our Wellbeing Hub where their primary focus is to receive and keep safe any pupils who have a need to step away from classes.
The Wellbeing Assistant will liaise with school staff as required, in particular the school office, Medical Centre, Year Group Heads and Pastoral Team, Senior House Staff and members of the Executive team.
Please see the candidate pack for further information.
The closing time and date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 19 March 2025. Interviews will be held during week commencing 24 March 2025.
St Leonards is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, where all members of the community – colleagues ,pupils and families - are seen and valued. This culture ensures that St Leonards delivers an outstanding global education in a multi-cultural living, learning and working environment.
All successful applicants will be required to undertake a check wit! h the Scottish Criminal Records office and either hold or be accepted for membership of the Disclosure Scotland Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme.
About St Leonards
St Leonards is a friendly and forward-look ingindependent, coeducational, boarding and day school situated on an historic campus at the heart of the university town of St Andrews. The school enjoys an unrivalled location - there are sandy beaches, world-class Links golf courses, and historic sites on its doorstep.
St Leonards delivers the inspiring, globally-recognised International Baccalaureate curriculum (which has been praised by university admissions officers for its focus on deepening learning offering wider subject options, and enriching minds) for pupils aged five to 18, and was the first school to be accredited as an all-through IB school in Scotland.It is one of just two schools in the UK to actively offer all four IB programmes, ensuring a seamless learner journey. The youngest pupils follow the Primary Years Programme, which goes hand-in-hand with the vibrant Outdoor Learning programme at St Leonards.
This is followed by the Middle Years Programme and (I)GCSEs. In the Sixth Form, pupils choose between the Career-related Programme and the Diploma Programme.
St Leonards enjoys a rich sporting heritage, and continues to boasta strong record of achievement with pupils representing the school nationally in golf, rugby, lacrosse, hockey, horse riding, and small-bore rifle shooting. The leading five-tier Golf Programme continues to go from strength to strength, the Duke of Edinburgh Award is the fastest growing of all Scottish independent schools, and an exciting calendar of trips and activities ensures pupils leave St Leonards equipped with the skills required to succeed in today’s ever-changing world.Truly an education ‘Ad Vitam’ (for life).