This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate of music with an interest in education to gain experience within a high-performing boarding school environment.
This role is attached to the Music department and there will be opportunities to observe lessons and, if desired, to team-teach and contribute to School life. This provides invaluable experience if you are considering a PGCE course/teaching career. Duties will include supporting the co-curricular programme.
There may also be opportunities to help with university preparation lessons and to assist with activities such as drama, sport or music, according to each applicant’s particular interests. This may be part of a timetabled lesson, or during the evenings/weekends.
The Graduate Resident Tutor Team is vital to the running of the School, assisting with all aspects of school life including boarding duties, weekend activities, co-curricular trips and academic lesson support.
Successful candidates will thrive in a busy and varied role. They will be strong communicators with the ability to maintain strict confidentiality and remain calm under pressure. Knowledge and understanding of a boarding environment is an advantage as well as a genuine commitment to Wycombe Abbey’s aims and ethos.
The role includes free onsite accommodation and meals during term time.
Contract: This is a term-time only, fixed-term contract.
Hours of work: Term-time only, which includes all published teaching days, plus INSET and some days at the beginning and end of each School holiday. The School’s routine may vary from term to term and the post holders will be required to be flexible and to work such additional hours as may be necessary for the satisfactory fulfilment of duties. The post holders will receive the equivalent of one-and-a-half days off per week.
Salary: £1,873.42 per month for the duration of the contract (£22,481 pa pro-rata), plus free accommodation and meals.
To apply: Further details can be found under ‘Current Vacancies’ on our website: Wycombe Abbey Recruitment Hub.
Please see the job profile document for full information about this role.
To apply, please complete an application form and submit this, together with a covering letter, to the Headmistress, Mrs J Duncan by selecting “Apply for this job”.
Should you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact the HR Team on 01494 895575 or hr@wycombeabbey.com
Closing date for applications: 26 January 2025.
Interview date: 3 February 2025.
We reserve the right to appoint to this position before the closing date, should we receive a high volume of suitable early applications.
Wycombe Abbey is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore all applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information regarding filtered convictions, please refer to Filtering Guidance by the Ministry of Justice and Nacro Guidance.
We are an equal opportunities employer.
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