Director of Music

St. Paul's was founded in 1926 and was the first school in South America to receive accreditation from the UK government as a British School Oversees.

Fully coeducational, with about 1,000 pupils, aged from 3 to 18, it is a school with history and tradition, but which embraces innovation, contemporary values and the latest in digital learning. Pauleans are members of a caring community and are supported in their learning by the best in pastoral care. It is our aim to discover the passion and talents of every pupil, and create the right environment to develop these. Pupils leave us confident, assured and well prepared for an exciting life, and a multitude of opportunities, often at top universities both in Brazil and abroad. Pauleans are many things, but most of all they are themselves. It is this which prepares them for the unknown and an exciting life in the world beyond school.

We are a world-class school, and an international member of HMC and IAPS, and a member of COBIS and the LAHC. We are proud of our local, national and international reputation and we constantly strive to improve the opportunities for our pupils and staff. Our recent BSO inspection judged us as a leading British School overseas, and you can download the report from our website.

Constantly seeking to improve our facilities, the school has undertaken an almost continuous programme of building works over the past 20 years as it has gradually grown; this includes extensive refurbishment and extension of the original school building, the creation of a sixth form centre and library and in August 2014 we opened our multimillion real underground state of the art sports centre. In February 2016 we inaugurated our new academic centre, which houses a learning resources suite, music and arts centre, music recording facilities, and 10 modern science laboratories. This exceptional facility places teaching and learning at the heart of the school.

More details about the school can be found at http://www.stpauls.br .

The school is seeking an experienced and skilled Director of Music to take the department forward into the next phase of its development and raise the profile of music throughout the school community. The department's profile is unique in São Paulo (and perhaps in Brazil) in a school that has a highly supportive and visionary leadership team which fully understands both the ethos and the importance of music and the arts in the curriculum and beyond.

São Paulo is a vast city of enormous artistic excellence and variety. It boasts a world famous Symphony Orchestra (OSESP, director Marin Alsop), several outstanding opera and symphonic choruses (including OSP and OSESP), theatre and dance companies. There are many excellent venues for outstanding Jazz and Brazilian music and many of musical styles buzz around the city both day and night.

St. Paul's School wishes to appoint an experienced, dynamic and energetic Director of Music with the ability to lead and teach across all key stages, from KS1 to IB Level, with confidence and humour. The Director of Music is responsible for setting the tone and ethos for the music department and for delivering an outstanding musical experience for all of our pupils. The Director of Music must be able to lead choral and instrumental ensembles and to conduct them in high profile events both in and outside of the school. The Director of Music will work with a dedicated and experienced staff (currently six full-time and several part-time visiting teachers) in all aspects of the musical life of the three schools. There is a part time music administrator.

Applicants will be required to have strong keyboard skills. The present Director is an organist and the position would suit someone with a similar experience, although the post is by no means restricted to this. The post holder will report directly to the Assistant Head, Enrichment.

For expatriate staff the package is a two-year (renewable) contract that includes:

• return flights (at the start and end of each contract)
• luggage allowances (outbound and return)
• visa expenses
• pension scheme
• health care plan
• dental treatment
• UK sterling salary allowance
• accommodation

Please click https://stpaulsschool.recruitee.com/ to apply for this position and for full job description.

Closing date is Wednesday 9th October 2019 at 9am (UK time) however, the school reserves the right to appoint before this date.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The offer of the role would be made subject to receipt of satisfactory references, proof of relevant qualifications, identification checks and other safeguarding checks, an overseas check if appropriate and a pre-placement medical assessment. Proof of entitlement to work in Brazil is also required where necessary.