Commence April 2025
Permanent | Term-time only (34 weeks per year) | £36.53 to £42.15 per hour
Felsted School has a thriving music department and we are currently looking for a Peripatetic Music Teacher of Oboe. The school has a strong tradition of orchestral and instrumental music and the students have many opportunities to perform as soloists and in ensembles. Pupils often work towards ABRSM and Trinity exams.
We are looking for a teacher with considerable experience of teaching at all levels of ability (particularly in inspiring beginners), and has the initiative, vision and the ability to build on the success of our thriving department and contribute to its further development. We particularly welcome applications from those who can teach across all ABRSM and Trinity Oboe grades.
Like many of our peripatetic staff, you may well perform professionally and will certainly have the confidence, credibility and technical expertise to encourage participation to enable each pupil to reach his or her musical potential.
The role is a permanent position. The hourly rate of pay is between £36.53 and £42.15, depending upon which pension scheme you wish to join. The hours of work will be dependent on the number of students wishing to study Oboe - this is currently a small number of students across both Prep and Senior Schools, and we would be looking for the successful candidate to be committed to actively growing interest in learning the Oboe. For an informal discussion, please contact Mr W Warns, Director of Music, via hr@felsted.org.
Benefits include free life assurance and parking; contributory pension scheme; membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; free hot drinks supplied; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website felsted.org/employment-opps/rewards.
We are rated ‘Excellent in Every Aspect' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of Schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 24 February at 9:00am. Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date.
If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website to complete our online application process.
Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. Please note, it is an offence to apply for this position if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.