Graduate Music Assistant - The Royal Grammar School

Overview

To support and assist the Director of Music in the delivery, promotion and administration of an ambitious, inspiring and dynamic Music Department, providing a rich and varied programme of co-curricular music.

RGS Music Department prides itself in the delivery of high standards of academic teaching and learning across Key Stage 3, GCSE and A Level Music. This position will play an active role in supporting students with Performance recordings and Composition coursework.

Term time only

Salary Type: Bucks pay

Salary details: SP05, (19,370.76 (a pro-rata of £23,797)

Contract type: Fixed Term

Hours: 35 hrs per week

Closing date: 19/05/2025 08:00

Interviews to be held: asap

About us

RGS is an exceptional place. We have a vision to be seen as world class in offering those most naturally able the best that a state funded school can offer. We have a proud tradition, dating back to the 13th Century of educating young men, and we are excited about becoming co-educational in the Sixth Form from September 2025.

You will very much enjoy working with the students here who are courteous, committed, caring and entertaining.

Support staff at RGS provide a vital role in ensuring that the School not only runs smoothly but continues to develop. Whether joining one of the administration teams, being a technician, a support assistant, gap student, and working on the finances or around the extensive school estate, RGS welcomes colleagues from all backgrounds to bring an added dimension to our staff body. A range of roles exists from part time, term time only to full time and support staff have excellent opportunities to contribute towards school life. Although we do not ask our support staff to undertake teaching roles, we warmly encourage participation in school trips and co-curricular activities.

Salary, benefits and wellbeing at RGS
Support staff are paid on the RGS scales, which are closely related to the locally negotiated Buckinghamshire Council pay range. For the benefit of support staff, the School participates in the Local Government Pension Scheme. We are a mutually supportive team and endeavour to ensure that all staff have a healthy work / life balance.

We offer
Excellent pension scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Free membership of the School’s Fitness Suite
Free use of the swimming pool
Tax efficient purchases of gadgets through the tech scheme
Staff common room with free tea & coffee
On site hot and cold food
Social functions/concerts/plays etc
Car parking onsite
Accommodation (limited)
Long service awards

Wellbeing
Staff football
Staff Yoga
Staff badminton
Staff tennis
Staff touch rugby
Christmas party
Secret Santa
Secret buddy
Wellbeing group meetings
Common Room cake day
Wellbeing week
End of term get-togethers
Staff birthday cake breaks

Website: www.rgshw.com

About the role

Supporting Co-curricular Music

To help facilitate, support, and further develop the busy schedule of Music Department events.
Provide direction and accompaniment for ensemble/sectional rehearsals, concerts and musical theatre productions as required.
Help coordinate and stage-manage the smooth running of events, logistically and/or technically.
Support the smooth running of rehearsals, including: preparation of sheet music, registering and supervision of students, directing main ensembles when required.
To help support new Year 7 students involved in the Instrumental Scholarship scheme.
Support and attendance for department trips.
To provide an additional range of specialisms, which may include, supporting/leading on: chamber music, choral music, musical theatre, accompanying, music technology, editing recordings, streaming performances, composition support, Aural and Theory Grade Exam support.

Maintaining the Music Department

Ensure the Department’s teaching, rehearsal and performance spaces during the school day are fully fit for purpose by helping tidy, maintain equipment, musical instruments, furniture and sheet music.
Logging any inventory repairs, general maintenance and issues as appropriate.
Manage the organisation, storage and maintenance of department resources, including: amplification and recording equipment, the extensive sheet music library, IT equipment, electronic resource library and collections of musical instruments.
To help showcase the evolving output of the RGS Music Department through creative use of wall displays, regularly updating the departmental social media channels and department communications

About you

Knowledge, qualifications and skills:

Graduate within a music discipline (or equivalent)
A genuine passion and interest in music
Ability to develop and nurture good working relationships with students
A flexible, proactive, can do approach
Good team working
Enhanced DBS required
Safeguarding. Strict safeguarding rules must be adhered to and training attended as required

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 524955

Email: [email protected]

All staff, visitors and volunteers understand safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility and that they must be diligent to help secure children’s safety and wellbeing.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 174 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent cautions and convictions cautions
• All adult cautions and spent convictions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) guidance or Ministry of Justice (MOJ) guidance (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.