Summary
Date Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

Vacancy Announcement

Job title: Assistant Warden

Location: Kigali

Starting: Mid-August 2021

Institution Information

Rivera High School is an international secondary boarding school in Kigali Rwanda, a private education institution that was established in 2007. It was founded in response to the President’s appeal for investors to enter the private education sector. It is a high-quality secondary boarding school with a capacity of 600 male and female learners.

Our Mission is “to produce in large numbers a special quality of student whom universities and employers will compete to enrol, due to their high levels of performance, ethics and good citizenship”.

Our vision is to “deliver a student-centred education underpinned by established teaching skills and a strong school culture which ensures that it is high-performing, disciplined, ethical, self-developmental and aware of its educational and social environment”.

We are one of the few schools in Kigali that offer 3 curriculum – the Rwanda National Curriculum, BTEC and Cambridge International. We are also an accredited BTEC and SAT centre. We are proud of the diversity of our students and staff, with over 10 nationalities represented.

Discipline is highly prized and well maintained at three levels – spiritual, social and academic.

Reporting Relationships

The Assistant Warden reports to the Head of Boarding and welfare. He/she works closely with the warden, matron, nurses and caretakers.

Job summary/overall goal of the position

The assistant warden is responsible for Maintain a proactive disciplinary profile around the campus of all girls and boys respectively; deal with minor cases on the spot; bring major cases to the Discipline Committee; serve on the Discipline Committee; assist in developing and implementing the disciplinary policies of the school.

Take on counselling duties for the boys in hostels, in collaboration with the School counsellor with the support of the Head of Faculty. Maintain standard counselling routines and bring major/critical cases to the Head of Boarding &Welfare for further management

Duties and responsibilities

Dormitory Administration

Take a Roll Call every evening when there are students in residence. Copy the Roll Call list once a week to the Head of Boarding & Welfare
Submit a Daily Report to the Head of Boarding & welfare using the format provided
Host the Weekly Inspection of the Hostel by senior staff and students
Draw up/maintain dormitory lists in which each student is allocated a room and a bed
Post the lists on the wall at the entrance to each dorm and show the Dorm Captain’s name
Label each bed and each locker with the name of the user
Post rules for conduct in the dorms and enforce them
Post the names of students given area responsibilities in respect of cleanliness and hygiene.
Post guidelines for use of the Common Room
Post the Emergency Evacuation Rules and rehearse the emergency drills
Keep a Hostel Log Book; record details of all incidents involving safety, security, infrastructure and disciplinary issues and any other anomalies.
Submit a report to the Head of Boarding & Welfare at the end of every term
Student safety

Design safety exit procedures with designated senior/responsible students
Ensure that, from day one, every incoming student knows the hostel layout and the emergency assembly points.

Exercise routine supervision of students to ensure that their safety needs are met
Ensure that emergency evacuation procedures are known to the students and well understood
Carry out regular fire drills in which every student participates. Every student group must have a designated place at the assembly point.
Ensure that the keys are accessible in case of fire; precautions must be taken to prevent abuse of the keys
Ensure that the hostels are secure against intruders
Student conduct, cleanliness and care

Monitor student behaviour in and around the dormitories; deal with offences and misconduct
Routinely report all discipline cases to the Discipline Committee or Head of Boarding & Welfare
Ensure cleanliness and tidiness in and around the dormitories.
Make daily checks on the fittings, furniture and fabrics of the hostels and report cases of loss or damage immediately.
Keep a record of such cases of loss and damage, including the name of the person responsible, once known. Develop a culture of respect for the fabrics, furnishings and décor of the hostels.
Discourage and give corrective measures, if necessary, any avoidable spoiling of the environment, including drawing graffiti and the like
Report sickness cases to the Nurse and copy Head of Boarding & Welfare for immediate management/ treatment
Ensure that students are decently and appropriately dressed on leaving the hostels. The students must leave the hostels correctly dressed in full school uniform for their next activity. The school uniform must be correctly and tidily worn.
Ensure a decent and appropriate standard of dress in and around the hostels.
Timings

Ensure wakes up, night-time roll calls and lights out is strictly enforced by the hostel staff. Hostel roll calls must be taken very frequently and in accordance with school regulations
Ensure that the students leave in good time for their next activity and that they return punctually at the end of activities
Be physically present in the hostel at critical times to ensure that students are out in time for the next activity and also to give professional support to the other members of hostel management
Routines and standards to observe

Assist the Warden in managing, counselling and share responsibilities with the Matron, assistant matron and caretaker.
Monitor and supervise the communal activities in the hostels
Enforce the TV rules and timings; hostel staff may watch with the students from time to time. (NB: The TV’s are not for use by non-hostel staff; it is important to implement this requirement.)
Develop a culture of harmonious living in the hostels - proactively discourage theft and bullying, in particular.
Be a role model to the students; counsel, guide and educate them
Monitor and report on the effectiveness and conduct of school workers assigned to tasks in the dormitories e.g. cleaners
Make frequent checks for illicit or prohibited items, such as drugs, tobacco, alcohol and weapons
Lock and unlock the hostel doors as per routine requirements
Schedule and hold dormitory meetings as a forum for students to raise issues.
Attend all school functions and staff briefings
Manage and supervise the use of school phones by students within a specified time
Work closely with the CCTV Camera staff for daily reports (both night and day) and deal with minor incidences in the report and report to the Head of Boarding and Welfare any serious cases/footage captured for further management

Person specifications

Qualifications, skills and experience needed

Professional experience and maturity
Clean professional record in an educational institution
Degree or Higher Diploma
Suitability for senior management responsibilities
Readiness to reside on-site
Balance of firm student management and a humane approach
High level of written and spoken English
Good IT and documentation skills
Exposure to international environments
Dedication,
Integrity and Stamina

Competences

Excellent interpersonal skills.
Effective communication skills for dealing with students, parents, teachers and support staff
Should be organized, energetic and self-directed.
Ability to interact at all levels.
Optimizing diversity.
Strong intellect and vision.
Aligning performance for success.
Gender-sensitive

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 60

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure

How to apply:

All interested candidates are requested to send their application letters and updated CV together with copies of their academic credentials not later than 04th July 2021,

On our email: recruitment@rivierahighschool.org

We highly encourage females or women to apply.

Note: Applicants MUST submit 3 referees one of whom MUST be their present Principal/ employer and only school email addresses are valid, NOT random Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc…..

Only qualified applicants will be contacted within 14 days after their submission

Riviera High School is an equal opportunity employer.

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