Graduate Assistant
St Edward's School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- August 2019
- Apply by:
- 1 February 2019
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity for a recent Music graduate with excellent piano skills to gain experience working in a flourishing Music Department with state of the art facilities.
In this role, you will play a full part in the boarding and co-curricular life of the School. The work is varied and that variety is, to some extent, determined by the personality, enthusiasm and skills of the individual. Your responsibilities will include acting as an accompanist in the Music Department, assisting with rehearsals, services and concerts, supporting pupils with their practice and assisting with lessons.
This is a fixed term contract for the 2019/20 academic year.
If you have an honours degree, with skills as a piano accompanist and the ability to rehearse and perform with pupils in lessons, recitals and exams we would be delighted to hear from you.
Application forms can be found on the School website by clicking the apply button.
Closing date: 1st February 2019.
St Edward’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we aim to create and maintain a safe environment for our pupils, where they feel respected and supported. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to become familiar with our policies and procedures for child protection and security. All staff are required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No: 309681
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About St Edward's School
About St Edward’s
Affectionately known as Teddies, St Edward's School is a co-educational, independent, day and boarding school in Oxford. We have over 800 pupils, almost half of whom are girls, most are boarders (86%), around 20% are London based and 16% fly in from abroad. We have a strong emphasis on academic rigour and also offer an extensive range of sports, arts, clubs and activities.
Renowned for its friendliness, Teddies is an exhilarating community to be part of where we see excellence in academic results and extracurricular achievements and where we work hard to promote staff wellbeing. Staff at St Edward’s also benefit from our rich cultural programme, free gym membership, many invitations to social events, the extensive 100 acres of tranquil grounds, professional arts facilities and the advantage of being only 10 minutes by bus or bicycle to Oxford city centre.
Warden
Alastair Chirnside
Values and vision
St Edward’s aims to lead the sector in co-educational boarding, in educational innovation, in breadth of opportunity and in the wellbeing of pupils and staff. Our community values are integrity, courage and kindness.
ISI report
"The quality of the pupils’ personal development is excellent, reflecting the school’s highly effective emphasis on the welfare and well-being of each individual pupil. The excellent standard of pastoral care is a strength of the school, and the sympathetic and supportive example set by the staff is mirrored in the way pupils behave towards one another."
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