There are five boys in the family: Twin 10-year-olds and 8-year-old triplets. The boys were being taught at a private school until the beginning of this academic year. The family have recently started their own small school for the five boys together with several children of friends and colleagues. This school is based in a property near to the family home.

The twins are bright, inquisitive and competitive. They work well with their peers in school and are excited by learning.

The triplets have a wider spread of learning needs. They have had a more interrupted education so far and need to consolidate their background knowledge and skills before moving on towards the level of their older brothers. There is a suggestion that one of them displays some Autistic Spectrum behaviours, although there isn't an Educational Psychologist's assessment to that effect. He is sometimes withdrawn and requires extra attention in order to get him to engage with activities. Another can become frustrated when he doesn't immediately master a topic or when there are unexpected difficulties. It will be important for him to develop coping strategies and appropriate responses to the inevitable occasions when this will happen during his education.

The boys are all avid readers of both fiction and non-fiction. They have advanced computer literacy for their ages. Although they are all healthy children, none of them are particularly keen on sports.

The Tutor will be responsible for organising and delivering a program of after school activities that will engage and inspire the children. It should cover sciences and arts, local and international life, intellectual and physical activities. The intention is that the Tutor will help to engender a love of learning in the boys as well as supporting the development of effective personal study skills, general good manners and an understanding of proper behaviour in the aspects of life that they will encounter.

The Tutor will liaise with the teachers at the boys' school to ensure that any school homework is completed.

This position requires a youthful, energetic, enthusiastic and interesting teacher who has experience working with children of these ages. The Tutor should have the expertise and knowledge to design a safe program for the boys that encompasses the local resources. This must be achieved within a framework of constructive discipline based on respect and fairness with firmly established boundaries.

The Tutor must be organised, self-reliant, and independent. They should not require ‘hand-holding' for any aspect of the position. This role requires a Tutor who is highly flexible and able to adapt their plans to changes at short notice. 

The boys' week is split between their parents. The Tutor will generally work with the children from Thursday - Sunday, the time that they spend with their father. On Thursday and Friday the Tutor will pick the boys up from school at 2pm and will work with them until their bedtime. On Saturday and Sunday the Tutor will work with the boys all day. Looking after five boys all day is more than a one-person job, so somebody else will be provided to help; the Tutor will be responsible for directing and managing that person. Monday and Tuesday will be days off. Wednesday will be a planning day.

The main focus of the role is to engage and inspire the boys to encourage a love of learning and to help them to develop enquiring minds. It is all too easy these days for children to spend too long watching television or playing computer games, and whilst it is recognised that there is some value in these activities they do not encourage independent thinking or healthy lifestyles.

The Tutor will be expected to organise interesting activities for the boys. As well as projects at home, these should include visits to local sites where the Tutor would add an educational bias - for example, a trip to the beach could include looking at the geology, wildlife, and economics of the area, as well as just playing.

The Tutor must be patient and able to pitch activities to different levels within the same group. Although the boys are all brothers of a similar age, they have very different learning styles, which must be individually addressed by the Tutor within the programme.

From time to time the Tutor will be asked to travel with the family. On these occasions the Tutor will be expected to research the location beforehand and to arrange preparatory activities with the children. During the trips the Tutor will organise tours, visits, activities and so forth, to help the children get the most from the opportunity.

As with any full time tutoring position, one of the motivations of the Client is the flexibility that it provides. The Tutor should therefore be prepared for the schedule to change from time to time. These changes will be managed as much as possible to minimise disruption.

Expect for when the family are travelling, the Tutor's week will generally follow the same pattern:

• On Thursday and Friday the Tutor will pick the boys up from school at 2pm and will work with them until their bedtime.
• On Saturday and Sunday the Tutor will work with the boys all day.
• Monday and Tuesday will be days off.
• Wednesday will be a planning day.

Trips with the family may well overlap with the Tutor's normal days off, but this will be planned in advance and the Tutor will be given time off in lieu.

The Tutor will be entitled to 40 working days annual paid leave to be taken at times agreed with the client. This could potentially be taken as 2 weeks at Christmas, 2 at Easter and 4 in the summer.

The Tutor will be provided with an apartment or similar within reasonable travelling distance of the Client's home. Save for the Tutor's personal telephone use, the Client will cover all bills on this accommodation.

The family live in a large property; there is ample space for activities and teaching. The intention is that dedicated space will be set aside for use by the Tutor, as well as taking advantage of the large grounds.

When travelling with the family, the Tutor will have his or her own hotel room. The Client will cover all expenses for such travel, except for the Tutor's own personal phone calls or use of hotel facilities (such as dry cleaning).

The Client will provide a car for the Tutor's use to transport the children and for their reasonable personal use during non-work time.

The Client will provide two return flights home per year as well as at the start and end of the contract. Flights are the class preferred by the Client.

The Tutor will have benefitted from an excellent education themselves, including a Masters degree in a rigorous subject from a good university. They will also be a qualified teacher, with experience of teaching in good schools.

The Tutor must have a good understanding of the personal service mentality, be a completely fluent English speaker, and hold a passport that won't limit travel.

The successful candidate will be able to offer more than the minimum requirements described and will not only be an excellent educator, but also a good role model, educated and polished, with excellent manners and personal values. The Tutor must be fit and healthy.