Job Description
- Location: Tunbridge Wells, Kent
- Accommodation: Private house provided, shared with another Governess
- Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm
- Salary: From £70k + gross per annum, doe
- Start: Anytime before September 2026
- Holiday: 28 days including bank holidays
- Commitment: Long Term
The Role
A highly academic and experienced Governess is sought to support the education and development of a bright and exceptionally able 9 year old girl who is currently being homeschooled. The child was withdrawn from mainstream education as she was performing significantly ahead of her peers and is now working at a secondary school level.
This is a fully staffed household where the primary focus of the role will be educational. The successful candidate will take ownership of the child’s academic programme, ensuring she remains challenged, engaged, and progressing at an appropriate pace whilst maintaining a balanced and enriching childhood.
The ideal candidate will be confident delivering lessons across a range of subjects, monitoring academic progress, creating structured learning plans, and sourcing specialist tutors where required. In addition to academic oversight, the Governess will organise and coordinate extracurricular activities including horse riding, swimming, tennis, and other enrichment opportunities, ensuring a well rounded timetable that supports both educational and personal development.
The family holds strong Christian values and would welcome a Governess who shares those values and can positively reinforce the family’s approach to manners, respect, integrity, and personal responsibility. The children are well behaved, have clear boundaries, and live a lifestyle intentionally free from social media and influences that do not align with the family’s beliefs.
The child enjoys reading, learning, and academic pursuits, whilst also participating in a variety of sporting activities. She can be somewhat introverted at times but is confident, thoughtful, and secure in who she is. The family is seeking a Governess who can build a strong long term relationship and guide her educational journey over many years.
Key Responsibilities
• Take full responsibility for the planning, delivery, and ongoing development of the child’s homeschooling programme.
• Deliver engaging and academically rigorous lessons across a broad range of subjects.
• Create structured educational plans tailored to the child’s advanced academic ability and individual learning style.
• Monitor academic progress, maintain records, and regularly review learning objectives and outcomes.
• Foster intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, independent learning, and a genuine love of education.
• Research, source, and liaise with specialist tutors where required to further support the child’s educational journey.
• Coordinate educational resources, learning materials, and enrichment opportunities.
• Organise and oversee extracurricular activities, including horse riding, swimming, tennis, and other interests.
• Support the child’s social, emotional, and personal development alongside her academic growth.
• Encourage excellent manners, respect, integrity, and personal responsibility in line with the family’s values.
• Accompany the child on educational outings, cultural experiences, and family travel when required.
• Work collaboratively with parents and household staff to ensure a consistent and well balanced approach to the child’s development.
• Provide pastoral support, guidance, and mentorship, building a strong and trusted long term relationship with the child.
Requirements
• Minimum 5 years’ experience working as a Governess.
• PGCE qualification essential.
• Secondary PGCE preferred, although outstanding primary trained teachers able to demonstrate secondary level teaching capability will be considered.
• Strong academic background with confidence delivering lessons at secondary level.
• Russell Group education highly desirable.
• Excellent understanding of academic progression and selective educational pathways.
• Experience creating educational programmes and monitoring academic attainment.
• Confident sourcing and liaising with specialist tutors where required.
• Travel ready and happy to accompany the family on trips.
• Driver preferred but not essential.
• Comfortable working within a fully staffed household environment.
• Able to support and uphold the family’s Christian values.
Package
• Salary from £70,000 gross per annum.
• Private accommodation provided in a house shared with another Governess.
• Use of on site gym facilities.
• 28 days’ annual leave including bank holidays.
• Long term position with a highly committed family.
To apply, please send your CV to enquiries@quintessentialgoverness.com quoting Homeschooling Governess – Tunbridge Wells in the subject line.
Please note that due to the high volume of applications received, only suitable candidates will be contacted.
