Graduate Assistant

Package Description

BENEFITS 

Accommodation may be provided throughout the year, and meals will be provided in the dining hall during term time (when on duty), both free of charge.   A Graduate Assistant will receive a salary of £1414 per month (to be reviewed on 1st September 2026) for working around 30 hours per week, although the opportunity to observe in classes and get involved on a voluntary basis is available to enhance the learning experience.  The role is term time only and statutory holidays will be given and must be taken during school holidays.

Graduate Assistants may be asked to take on further responsibilities deemed appropriate by the Headmaster.

In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:

• Parking within the campus grounds. The campus is easily accessed by car and bus; there is a bus stop located outside the campus serving several routes across the city and to rail stations.
• Membership of Westwoods gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool.
• Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty. 
• Death in service cover.
• Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• You will be opted into the Fettes College Non-Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months’ service.
• Access to our benefits portal, 4me, offering discounted healthcare, additional life cover, shopping discounts, etc.

The Role

This role is designed to provide a recent graduate with the opportunity to gain experience of working and living in a prep/boarding school environment.  Graduate Assistants shadow the teaching responsibilities of chosen teachers, giving exposure across the curriculum and in areas of subject specialism where relevant.   The opportunity to observe lessons in the Senior School will be made available where appropriate.  This post would suit applicants considering teaching as a career. This role would particularly suit those with expertise in music and/or sport.

Main Responsibilities

Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role.

About the school/organisation

ABOUT FETTES

The school stands on a magnificent site of approximately 100 acres, within walking distance of Edinburgh’s city centre and is a leading HMC co-educational independent boarding and day school, with a Prep school for students starting at age 7 and from September 2025 a Pre-Prep was introduced. Known for its academic excellence, Fettes is unique in Scotland in following the English curriculum of GCSE examinations and the dual pathway of A Level and International Baccalaureate (IB). Fettes has a strong focus on pastoral care and all-round education, providing their students with ‘A place to live. A place to learn. A place to grow’. Founded by Sir William Fettes in 1870, it was originally a boy’s school and started admitting girls in 1970. The main building was designed by one of Scotland's leading architects, David Bryce. We are a community of more than 1000 individuals, made up of just under 700 students and over 300 dedicated staff.

Aims

Fettes College aims to nurture the individual while fostering a happy, well-ordered and caring community with strong family values at its core. To this end, we will do our utmost to ensure our students:

• Receive the highest possible quality of education within a boarding environment
• Feel safe, valued, have a sense of personal worth and are thoughtful and considerate of the needs of others, possessing a willingness to take on responsibility
• Develop their self-confidence, integrity, emotional resilience, loyalty, good manners and humour, leadership skills and teamwork
• Value a sense of community and service, and develop a clear sense of right and wrong, equipping them for life beyond Fettes
• Are provided with equal opportunities regardless of gender, sexuality, ethnic origin race, or religion
• Are encouraged to stretch and challenge themselves in everything they undertake