Full-time, One-Year Fixed term Contract
Salary: £22,126 per annum (pro rata £17,062 for term-time only plus one week).
Highly subsidised staff accommodation available.
We wish to appoint a Graduate Organist for September 2025. The successful candidate will assist with organ playing and accompanying activities throughout the School, and to contribute to other academic, pastoral and co-curricular activities. They will have a genuine passion for Music, a desire to inspire this in others and will be eager to develop their experience of teaching and working with young people. They will be keen to contribute fully to the life of the school, including co-curricular activities. This is a residential role, with highly subsided accommodation and meals on the school estate.
Our school is part of the Harpur Trust which offers a range of training modules that are applicable to both teaching and other professions.
We aspire to attract new colleagues to reflect the socially and culturally diverse Bedford community, and welcome applications from all specialists from all backgrounds.
Bedford School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Offers of appointment are subject to satisfactory references and DBS clearance. Short-listed candidates will be invited to the school for interview on the advertised date.
The Director of Music Mr Jonathan Sanders would be happy to talk to prospective applicants and can be contacted through the main school reception on 01234 362200 or by email jsanders@bedfordschool.org.uk
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Bedford School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Closing date: Wednesday 12 March 2025
Interviews: week commencing Monday 17 March 2025
Further details about the role and a link to our recruitment portal, where you can apply using our online application form, can be found on our website:
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. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Bedford School is part of The Harpur Trust.