Clongowes Wood College is one of Ireland’s oldest and most successful boarding schools. The College is committed to the provision of the highest quality Catholic education in the Jesuit tradition.
Our Mission
Clongowes Wood College was founded in 1814 and is one of Ireland’s oldest and most successful boarding schools with an enrolment of c.440. We continue today under the College’s motto: aeterna non caduca, striving for the lasting (eternal) values and not the ephemeral ones.
We are committed to the provision of the highest quality Catholic education in the Jesuit tradition. Our mission is to educate students according to the highest standards of Jesuit schooling and the values of the Gospel as expressed in The Characteristics of Jesuit Education and the more recent A Living Tradition in the 21st Century. It is our fidelity to Clongowes’ Jesuit mission and Christian teaching that stand us in good stead in the demanding times we live in and the challenges which lie ahead.
Living together in a boarding school gives the opportunity to develop a real sense of family and to fulfil one of the aims of Jesuit education to become a man for others. The school strives to ensure that cura personalis, the importance of looking after and caring for the individual, is a strong element in everything that we do. We are dedicated to forming young leaders whose core will be the mission of the Gospel: reconciliation with justice and compassionate care for all creation.
Current Vacancies
Athletic Development Coach
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to the post of Athletic Development Coach, to begin in September 2026. This is an exciting opportunity to work with talented young athletes, making use of state of the art facilities, including a recently refurbished weights room. It is a part time role offering flexibility and an attractive salary throughout the calendar year to a suitable candidate. Single accommodation onsite may also be possible.
Information for Applicants
For further information on the role, please contact the Headmaster’s PA, Margaret Keane mkeane@clongowes.net
Application Process
Applicants should include a curriculum vitae, completed application form and a separate letter highlighting their personal qualities and experience for this role. Candidates should submit their application by email to mkeane@clongowes.net to arrive no later than Tuesday the 10th June 2026.
Clongowes Wood College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to Child Safeguarding. The successful candidate will be subject to a Garda Vetting procedural check prior to taking up this position.
Graduate Boarding Assistant
We are recruiting a Graduate Boarding Assistant within our Graduate Boarding Assistant Programme for the Academic Year 2026/2027. The position will suit a graduate student who is considering a future in education and it is possible that the position can be combined with a teaching placement in Clongowes as part of a PME. The position would also suit someone who is seeking employment alongside other post-graduate studies or has a passion for sport.
A Graduate Boarding Assistant works alongside our team of 15 Prefects (Housemasters/Housemistresses), including other recent graduates, in all aspects of their duties. Typical duties include supervising and leading students through their day to day routines as well as facilitating boys in their extra curricular and sporting interests. For more information about the role please see our information for applicants pack here.
Duties include two overnight shifts per week. Graduate Prefects have accommodation within the College for the year, including full board, use of the College Library and sports facilities.
The Person
A successful candidate is likely to possess most, if not all, of the following attributes:
- An interest in working with young people, ideally within a teaching or coaching capacity.
- Possess a high level of maturity with the ability to build strong relationships with boys, parents or colleagues.
- Supportive of our Jesuit ethos.
- Demonstrate relevant skills, experience and qualifications in an area of expertise, and genuinely enjoy sharing those skills for the development of young people.
- Naturally possess a positive mind-set.
- Confident and persuasive written and verbal communicator.
- Collaborative and flexible approach and comfortable working as part of a team.
- Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence and have a commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of young people.
- Able to remain calm when under pressure; employ tact and diplomacy in difficult or sensitive situations which may arise; and display good humour and a sense of proportion.
Application Process
Expressions of interest for this role should be made to sgray@clongowes.net as soon as possible. Applicants should include this application form and a separate letter highlighting why they are interested in this role.
Information for Applicants
Read more about work life in Clongowes here.
Clongowes Wood College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to Child Safeguarding. The successful candidate will be subject to a Garda Vetting procedural check prior to taking up this position.
