Graduate Resident Tutor

This role is an exciting opportunity for a graduate with an interest in education to gain experience in a prestigious, forward‑thinking and high‑achieving school.

The Graduate Resident Tutor Team is vital to the running of the School, assisting with all aspects of school life including boarding duties, weekend activities, co‑curricular trips and academic lesson support.

The successful candidate will thrive in a busy and varied role. They will be strong communicators with the ability to maintain strict confidentiality and remain calm under pressure. Knowledge and understanding of a boarding environment is an advantage as well as a genuine commitment to Wycombe Abbey’s aims and ethos.

Contract: Fixed‑term contract from the beginning of August 2026 until June 2027.

Hours of work: Term‑time only, which includes all published teaching days, plus INSET and some days at the beginning and end of each school holiday. The school routine may vary from term to term and post holders will be required to be flexible and to work such additional hours as may be necessary for the satisfactory fulfilment of duties. The post holders will receive the equivalent of one‑and‑a‑half days off per week.

Salary: £1,911 per month for the duration of the contract (£26,013 per annum pro‑ra), plus free onsite accommodation and meals during term time.

Closing date for applications: 11 January 2026

Interview date: w/c 19 and 26 January 2026

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.
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

Further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.

Wycombe Abbey is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

We are an equal opportunities employer. Registered Charity No. 310638.