Job ID: M-U-5409 - Day Matron

Wycombe Abbey seeks a caring and organised Day Matron (Daws Hill Senior Houses) to support the pastoral care and day‑to‑day running of a busy boarding House. This important role contributes to creating a warm, well‑organised and welcoming environment, ensuring pupils feel supported, safe and able to thrive throughout the school day.Reports to: Housemistresses (Cloister/Wendover/Shelburne) and Senior Resident Matron.Contract: This is a part‑time, permanent, term‑time contract. The first three months will be a probationary period.Hours of Work: 20 hours per week, 9.00am – 1.00pm Monday to Friday during Wycombe Abbey term time.As Day Matron, you will play a key role in supporting the daily life of the boarding House. Responsibilities include maintaining a welcoming and orderly environment, supporting pupil wellbeing, supervising pupils during the day, assisting with the dispensary and basic medical needs, helping with laundry and housekeeping, and carrying out administrative tasks as required. You will contribute to ensuring that House routines run smoothly and that pupils are supported in a calm, friendly and professional manner.Wycombe Abbey is a world class full‑boarding school for girls, located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170‑acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11–18.We have been at the forefront of girls’ boarding education for over 125 years. Superb academic outcomes are the School’s hallmark and pupils regularly secure places at the most prestigious universities across the globe. Known for its world‑class education, Wycombe Abbey encourages curiosity, innovation, leadership and delight in learning among its pupils.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• Generous CPD training and development scheme• Free parking• Free meals• Free use of the Sports Centre• Free eye tests• Access to the Employee Assistance ProgrammeHow to applyApplicants 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 then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com.Closing date for applications: 5 July 2026Interview date: w/c 13 July 2026We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.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