Deputy Housemistress/Deputy Housemaster 2025

From September 2025

OUR PHILOSOPHY

At Beau Soleil, we believe it’s what you do that counts. This philosophy holds true in all that we do as staff and for our students. We are a community that believes in the power of action, engagement and participation, inside and outside of the classroom.

Our unique holistic education is built around four core values: Respect, Responsibility, Ambition and Determination, which provide a framework to community life for our international student body. Our students come from over fifty different countries, with diverse academic backgrounds and a wide range of future aspirations.

With curricular programmes in both English and French, students graduate with an IB or Advanced Studies Diploma. Within this framework, small class sizes allow for a flexible programme and staff are encouraged and supported to bring new ideas to all that they do.

OUR COMMUNITY

Our location in the heart of Villars-sur-Ollon, offers an enviable lifestyle with access to skiing in the winter months and a multitude of outdoor and sporting activities throughout the year. Montreux, Lausanne and Geneva are all within easy reach for cultural adventures and inspiration.

The Beau Soleil campus is an inspiring place to work with facilities that are second to none. Our ongoing campus development and maintenence programme ensures that our students and staff thrive in an environment of which they can be rightly proud.

YOUR PROFILE

At Collège Beau Soleil, boarding is more than a place to stay—it’s an experience that builds independence, character, and lifelong friendships. Set in the stunning Alps of Villars-sur-Ollon, our boarding houses are true homes where students are supported, challenged, and encouraged to thrive.

We are seeking both a Deputy Housemaster for our boys’ boarding house and a Deputy Housemistress for our girls’ boarding house, each playing a key role in fostering a safe, structured, and vibrant environment. Working alongside the Housemaster or Housemistress, you’ll help create a family atmosphere where students feel secure, supported, and empowered. In their absence, you will take full responsibility for leading the house, ensuring students’ well-being, discipline, and personal growth.

Beyond the boarding house, you’ll collaborate with teachers, tutors, and academic leaders, ensuring a seamless connection between pastoral care and academic success. You’ll also teach a reduced number of lessons, strengthening student relationships inside and outside the classroom.

If you’re a passionate, dedicated, and inspiring educator, this is your chance to make a lasting impact. Join us and help shape an exceptional boarding experience—whether in our boys’ or girls’ house, your leadership will make a difference.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As Deputy Housemaster/Deputy Housemistress:

• Support the Housemaster/Housemistress in taking responsibility for the pastoral care of students in their house, take charge of the house in their absence and play a significant role in the daily running of the house
• Help to develop strong relationships within the house based on trust and respect
• Build strong relationships with parents of students in the house, being pro-active in communication with them via the Housemaster/Housemistress.
• Gain experience and skills that will facilitate a future career in boarding education
• Develop and share good practice based on skills and experience
• Promote the wider aspirations and values of the school
• Teach a limited timetable
• Support the life of the school beyond the classroom, play an active part in weekend activities and participate in residential weeks and other trips as appropriate

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified to degree level
• Teaching or other professional qualifications are desirable

EXPERIENCE

• Proven track record with teaching and boarding experience

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Ability to inspire and develop students and staff
• Full of resilience, energy and perseverance
• Kind, friendly and approachable, with flexibility and empathy
• Passionate about education and learning
• Evidence of commitment to continuous professional development
• Understanding of the complex and demanding environment of an international boarding school community
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong organisational and management skills
• Ambitious – for themselves and others
• Able to shoulder responsibility
• And … as anyone who has ever worked in boarding knows … a sense of humour.

START DATE

From 1st September 2025

HOW TO APPLY

Applications should be made via Beau Soleil recruitment website, https://www.beausoleil.ch/careers and should contain a CV, letter of application and the details of two professional referees.

The closing date for applications is Monday, 31 March 2025.

Successful short listed candidates will be contacted straight away with initial discussions conducted remotely by telephone or video call.
Collège Alpin Beau Soleil is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. A police check is required prior to appointment.