Chapel Organist
Stowe School
Buckinghamshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- £12,636 per annum with accommodation (FTE £22,394)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2024
Job overview
Contract – Permanent
Hours of work – Full time, term time
Salary - £12,636 per annum with accommodation (FTE £22,394)
Anticipated start date – September 2024
Interviews - TBC
We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced Organist within the Music Department at Stowe School as we recruit for a Chapel Organist for September 2024. This is an excellent opportunity for a professional individual who has a music degree or similar professional qualification or is an Organist of ARCO standard or equivalent experience.
The role of Chapel Organist is to accompany school services and support and attend choir rehearsals. You will play the organ at each School service and assist the Director of Choral Music in Choir rehearsals. Additionally, you will participate in the training of music theory to singers, scholars and exam classes. You will be expected to take part in choir tours, broadcasts, concerts, recordings as part of the wider school music offering as and when they occur.
You will share in the administrative workload of the Music Department so good organisational and communication skills are essential as is an ability to work to deadlines within a fast paced and thriving music department. You will be passionate and enthusiastic about Music and enjoy sharing your knowledge with others in the School environment.
Stowe School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service and an online background check with our 3rd party provider SP-Index.
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About Stowe School
Stowe is the contemporary co-educational boarding and day school. Pupils at Stowe are educated in a sublime environment in which we help to build confident young people who are proud of their achievements. We emphasise academic achievement alongside other learning experiences.
At Stowe, we believe that every pupil has abilities and talents and we are committed to helping young people develop their potential to the full. Preparing our pupils for life after Stowe begins in their very first year, with teaching and academic support that helps each and every pupil to achieve excellence in whatever field he or she chooses. Our pupils achieve superb GCSE and A level results and our curriculum is broad and innovative. Pupils explore an exceptionally wide range of subjects. Lessons are exciting and fulfilling. We do not restrict teaching styles, our academic staff are specialists who infuse our pupils with their enthusiasm for their subjects, and Stowe’s unique surroundings and unrivalled facilities provide the best environment in which to learn.
Our value added scores place the School in the top 1% nationally. Academic support is given in the classroom and through our tutor system. Each pupil’s attainment is monitored closely and pupils are challenged to set their sights high. Our Virtual Learning Environment provides teachers and pupils with a resource which can be accessed in and outside the classroom, and helps pupils to continue their studies in their own time. Teachers at Stowe embrace new technologies which are proven to improve pupil learning.
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