Head of Junior School Music

Directorate: Children & Young People

Post Title:Head of Junior School Music, four days a week.

Commence date: January 2025

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience

Closing Date: Friday 4th October 2024

Post details:

Would you like a chance to be part of something special at Westbourne School?

Westbourne is a leading school in the Yorkshire region, and the only co-educational independent school in Sheffield offering a first class education to Sheffield girls and boys from the age of 4 to 16.

The School is at an exciting crossroads in its history, with a new Head, and a recently completed £3m estates development project, including a new hall, three classrooms, changing rooms, facilities and a play area.

It's not just Westbourne's values of excellence, inclusion, respect and resilience that make Westbourne a special place to work. Westbourne is a family. Staff are motivated to go the extra mile in an environment that nurtures happy pupils to perform at their best. Westbourne's story is one of success with expansion and a state-of-the art new Junior School development. If you're a talented person who wants to be part of a bright new future for our school, we'd love to hear from you.

The role involves developing and delivering the curriculum for the Junior School Music department. The teacher is responsible for ensuring that students are meeting academic standards and achieving their learning goals. Overall, the purpose of a teacher is to ensure that the department is providing high-quality instruction, meeting academic standards, and contributing to the overall success of the school or educational institution.

To apply, download the Westbourne School application form and send it, together with a covering letter, by email to lbrittle@westbourneschool.co.uk or by post to Westbourne School, 60 Westbourne Road, Sheffield S10 2QT.

Please refer to the Teaching Staff Job description when completing the application form and ensure you highlight which position you are applying for.

Safeguarding

Westbourne School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

All appointments are subject to satisfactory safeguarding checks, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. Please see (add link to new policy) for further details of the checks undertaken. Applicants should note that references are routinely requested prior to interview for all short listed candidates.

All staff have responsibility for safeguarding and child protection (Safeguarding Policy). For the specific safeguarding responsibilities of this role please check the job description and person specification.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and the school is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions, cautions and bind-overs (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 13th October 2024.

Contact details: Laura Brittle via email lbrittle@westbourneschool.co.uk or telephone .

Westbourne is a leading school in the Yorkshire region, and the only co-educational independent school in Sheffield offering a first class education to Sheffield girls and boys from the age of 4 to 16.

The School is at an exciting crossroads in its history, with a new Head, and a recently completed £3m estates development project, including a new hall, three classrooms, changing rooms, facilities and a play area.

It's not just Westbourne's values of excellence, inclusion, respect and resilience that make Westbourne a special place to work. Westbourne is a family. Staff are motivated to go the extra mile in an environment that nurtures happy pupils to perform at their best. Westbourne's story is one of success with expansion and a state-of-the art new Junior School development. If you're a talented person who wants to be part of a bright new future for our school, we'd love to hear from you.

Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience