Assistant Director of Music

Assistant Director of Music

Salary £55,379 pa maximum (remuneration will be dependent on experience and relevant qualifications)

62 periods per fortnight / 34 weeks

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, flexible and dependable Assistant Director of Music, who is committed to contributing to the co-curricular Music programme to join our team in August 2026. This is following the distinguished tenure of the current postholder who is retiring at the end of this academic year. The Assistant Director of Music will teach Music throughout the age range up to and including AS and A Level, deputise for the Director of Music and supported by the Director of Music, take responsibility for directing some of the school’s Music ensembles.

As the assistant Director of Music, your responsibilities would include:

• According to your areas of expertise and department needs, take responsibility for directing certain Music ensembles within the school. For example, the current postholder has directed the school Orchestra, Concert Band and Jazz Orchestra.
• Assist the Director of Music in liaising with the Visiting Music Staff, with a particular focus on your area of expertise (e.g. strings for a string player, keyboard for a keyboard player etc.).
• Assist in monitoring the progress of music scholars.
• Assist with the preparation of candidates for graded Music examinations.
• Actively support the work of the department, including assisting with concerts, musicals and events.
• Deputise for the Director of Music in their absence.
• Teach classes to a very high standard of professional practice, with a view to ensuring that students acquire an abiding love of subject and that they secure excellent results in their examinations.
• Teach Music throughout the school.
• Assist with the organisation and delivery of Music trips and tours.

What we are looking for:

• Educated to degree level in Music (essential)
• Experience of teaching classroom Music in a school (essential)
• Working knowledge of ICT (essential)
• Experience of teaching Music to A-Level (desirable)
• Experience of directing Music ensembles (desirable)
• Proven administrative skills (desirable)
• High level of proficiency as a performing Musician and/or Conductor (desirable)

The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision and enhanced pension contribution. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 600 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A levels in the Sixth Form.

Applicants are required to apply online by using the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, an application form and job details are available from the HR Department.

Email: recruitment@worth.org.uk

Telephone: 01372 710215

Closing date for applications: 9th January 2026*

Interviews to take place: w/c 19th January 2026

*We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children, all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Please ensure that you give a comprehensive outline of your experience for all positions held to date. The Worth School Application is attached and needs to be completed, thereby ensuring that your application is considered.

If there are any questions please let me know. The quality of the applications that we are receiving is appalling in general as most of the information requested in the Tes application is not being completed in full.