Graduate Music Assistant

**Graduate Music Assistant**

Any specialism considered

David Nieper Academy, Grange Street, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA

Age Range - 11-19

Full time position - 37 hours a week 40 weeks a year (Term-time plus INSET days plus a week to be worked flexibly over the year)

Would suit a music graduate considering a career in teaching

Responsible to Head of PE and Performing Arts Faculty

Start: September 2025

**Salary**: £24,413 FTE (Pro-Rata to 40 weeks)

Actual Salary: £21,536.89 (Pay scare increase pending)

Do you want to support our students onto greater things? Are you excited by the opportunities and possibilities for our academy? Could you be part of a busy academy environment, helping to support and develop our students and families?

The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a graduate Music assistant to continue our excellent work in these areas.
- plan and deliver outstanding activities that engage and motive students
- work well as part of a team
- embrace the co-curricula and extra curricula aspects of the academy
- have excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- have a ‘can-do’ attitude; be highly organised and
- have the ability to work under pressure.
- Direct involvement in the delivery of several KS3 Music lessons

**Graduate Music Assistant**

This is an outstanding opportunity for an inspirational and enthusiastic graduate to join a busy and thriving department in order to gain valuable experience in Music education.

**Skills**

**Responsibilities**:

- Assisting with academic music lessons
- Teaching of some KS3 lessons
- To take an active role in running and leading extra-curricular clubs both lunchtimes/afterschool
- Assisting with the development of the Academy’s peripatetic provision: including the timetabling of rooms, pupils and staff.
- Where appropriate, 1-2-1 teaching as part of KS4 composition coursework (some knowledge of Musescore/ Mixcraft will be needed)
- To assist in the running of music and drama events
- To help maintain the upkeep of the department
- Ensuring pupils meet deadlines for submission of prep and coursework and giving informative feedback on pupils’ progress
- Attending the weekly departmental meeting

**Other**
- Undertake professional development as agreed with academy leaders
- Perform additional duties and tasks required for the effective operation of the school as directed by the Headteacher.

**Benefits**
- Ongoing training, support and mentoring will be provided
- Free access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
- Free onsite Parking
- Generous discount at the David Nieper Ltd factory shop

**Job Types**: Full-time, Graduate

Pay: £24,413.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Employee discount
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 01/09/2025