Performing Arts Administrator

We seek a professional, efficient and friendly administrator to join our busy and bustling Performing Arts Faculty. The Faculty comprises three teachers (Director of Music and two, part-time, speech and drama teachers), a graduate assistant and around 15 visiting music teachers. The role formally reports to the Director of Music and the post holder will work closely with all members of the faculty and the wider school staff.

The Performing Arts Faculty is a busy work environment and involves students from years 1 to 8 in a variety of lessons and groups. The post holder should be capable of prioritising and managing work whilst at all times ensuring effective communication with stakeholders both in person, over the phone and on email.

The successful candidate will possess first class communication skills and an ability to reflect the inclusive and encouraging culture of the school to parents, visiting music and drama teachers and students as well as wholeheartedly supporting the school values and mission. Working closely with the Director of Music and drama teachers, the Performing Arts Administrator is key to supporting the day to day running of the school.

This is a part-time post equating to 20 hours a week for 37 weeks a year, representing term weeks plus three weeks during school holiday periods. Working hours will be agreed with the successful candidate but are likely to require mornings. A degree of flexibility in working hours will be required to enable appropriate support for events at various points in the year.

The Performing Arts Administrator is expected to:

• Be an advocate of the core values of the school: kindness, honesty, courage. ∙ Fully support the life of the Choristers of St George’s Chapel, and understand the school’s heritage as a Choir School.
• Attend pre-term INSET days and commit to the collaborative nature of the team at St George’s.
• Ensuring professional pro-active and efficient administration of the Performing Arts Faculty
• Ensuring all stakeholders have a positive experience of instrumental and vocal lessons; group ensembles; exams; school music events and drama productions.
• Preparing, monitoring and communicating the weekly timetable for music and speech & drama lessons, liaising with Faculty and school staff to ensure proper account is taken of other school events and appropriate rotation of lessons.
• Working with the Director of Music in co-ordinating choir and ensemble rehearsals and events
• Working with the Drama teachers to support shows and performances •
• Supporting faculty events including licencing of music and scripts, liaison with venues, marketing and ticketing of performances, organisation of rehearsals and, ordinarily, attendance at performances.
• Booking music, and speech and drama exams with the regulating bodies and coordinating the exam days in conjunction with with faculty teachers.
• Supporting faculty teaching staff in routine maintenance and care of props, costumes (including choir cassocks), equipment and instruments.  

All completed application forms should be sent to: William Goldsmith. Head St George’s School, Windsor Castle, Windsor, SL4 1QF

Or emailed to recruitment@stgwindsor.org

The closing date for applications is 12.00pm on Friday 16 June 2023.

Interviews will be held as soon as possible after the closing date.

The school reserves the right to consider applications as they are received.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including contacting past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service, disqualification, prohibition and other checks relevant to the role.