Junior House Parent

Our boarding house overlooks Lake Geneva, surrounded by countryside, and we are looking for an experienced Junior Houseparent to join a warm, close-knit team and help make it a true home away from home for our boarders.

The house opened its doors in August 2022. It is spacious, well equipped and a short walk from the main school campuses, with good rail links to Vevey, Montreux, Lausanne and Geneva. The atmosphere is familial: every boarder is known, valued and made to feel at home, and our motto, ‘Live, Learn, Achieve’, is part of everything we do.

Junior House Parent

Your role

You will support the Senior Houseparents in the daily life of the house, building on your boarding or pastoral experience.

• Help prepare breakfast, wake students for school, welcome them home and share mealtimes
• Oversee homework, evenings and bedtime
• Be a visible, approachable presence, get to know each boarder and help new students settle into the family
• Uphold our safeguarding policy and boarding rules so every student feels safe, valued and supported
• Give first aid and daily medication, look after boarders who are unwell and work closely with the school nurse and counsellor

Additional responsibilities

• Help oversee the two Boarding Assistants
• Help keep records and coordinate boarders’ travel
• Drive students to town, the station and appointments
• Helping out around the campus and in the school during the day, wherever support is needed
• Capture the life of the house for our newsletter and social media

Profile

• 2–3 years’ experience in boarding
• Fluent French and/or English
• A full driving licence
• Flexibility for evenings, weekends and a duty rota

Personal qualities

• Warm, caring and reliable, with real enthusiasm for working with children and teenagers
• Proactive and adaptable
• Thrives in a small team, but also happy to work independently and use initiative
• Responsible, with good attention to detail

What we offer

• A net monthly salary of CHF 2'900, paid 12 times a year wich includes a CHF 250 monthly contribution towards your swiss health insurance
• Accommodation and meals included
• 8 weeks of holiday : 3 weeks at Christmas, 2 weeks at Easter, 1 week in February or 1 week in October (one of thoses weeks may be used for a school trip) and 1 week in July.
• Your Swiss half-fare travel card (Demi-tarif) paid by the school
• Training, mentoring by an experienced boarding team and a reference for your future career
• Warm, close-knit team in a family-style boarding house

Eligibility

This position is open to EU/EFTA nationals and to candidates who already hold a valid Swiss work permit. Unfortunately, we are not able to apply for work permits on behalf of non-EU/EFTA candidates.

Start date: January 20027

How to apply

Please send your CV, a cover letter and the contact details of at least two referees to Write an email.

Closing date for applications: 20 November 2026

Shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an initial discussion, most likely by video call.

In line with our child and youth safeguarding policy, Haut-Lac carries out the required background and reference checks before anyone takes up a post.