Director Of Music | The Alpha Plus Group

Job Title:Director of Music
Employer:THE ALPHA PLUS GROUP
Location: Kent, United Kingdom
Salary: Remuneration for this post is in accordance with the Alpha Plus pay sc
Employment Type: Permanent
Reference Number: 3573_8795965

Job Details:

The Role

Hilden Grange are looking to recruit a passionate, dedicated and enthusiastic graduate Director of Music from April 2024.

This is a full time role.

The role will involve teaching children in Year groups Nursery to Year 8 and we are looking for someone who ideally has knowledge and experience of scholarship level Music syllabuses for public schools.

The School

Hilden Grange School is an independent preparatory school which educates pupils from 3-13 years. It was founded in 1929 and is now part of the Alpha Plus Group, the Gold Standard in educational provision. The school has access to more than twenty acres of attractive grounds, on the northern fringe of Tonbridge, Kent.

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To oversee the running of the department in line with school policy
• To provide support and advice to members of the department and instil the aims and objectives of the department and the school
• To teach and manage the music curriculum throughout the school, including the development and monitoring of LTPs and MTPs within the department
• To be responsible for the training of the school choirs, orchestral and musical groups and be able to accompany or conduct the groups as necessary
• To enter the choirs, musical groups and pupils into the music festivals such as Sevenoaks Three Arts, Maidstone, Tunbridge Wells & Hastings as required, Associated Board music exams each term accompanying pupils where necessary, and to encourage pupils to attend music courses where relevant
• To organise and prepare pupils for school concerts, the annual Carol Service, the Form singing competition and in conjunction with the Head of Drama, the annual Prep School Play and Pre-Prep nativity and summer entertainment
• To oversee the preparation of potential Choristers for Tonbridge School Chapel and to support them and liaise with Tonbridge School accordingly
• To oversee the Peripatetic staff, maintaining a high standard of tuition and appointing new staff as required to meet pupil demands on instruments
• To write and maintain the Departmental Handbook
• To attend Alpha Plus forums as necessary
• To take part in Peer Collaboration within and across departments
• To monitor and track the progress of pupils within the department
• To attend Pupil Progress Meetings
• To identify Able pupils and encourage their development via differentiation in line with our Challenge for All policy
• To manage the departmental budget
• To manage department resources
• To attend Creative Arts departmental meetings regularly and jointly provide minutes of the meeting
• To lead departmental evaluations and contribute to whole school evaluation and development planning
• To attend HOD meetings
• To assist in the induction of new members of staff within the department
• To perform any reasonable task at the request of the Head

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Qualifications –

• Teacher qualification together with Qualified Teacher Status
• Honours degree in a relevant subject

Experience –

• Experience of teaching pupils in this age range
• An understanding of the Kent 11+ system and public school examination systems including scholarship examinations
• Experience of working in the independent sector would be beneficial
• The ability to offer another teaching subject would also be an advantage

Skills –

• Use an appropriate range of teaching and learning strategies
• A confident and competent user of IT Good organisational skills
• Good interpersonal skills/effective communicator

Knowledge –

• Subject knowledge sufficient to challenge able students and achieve high outcomes
• A good understanding of curricular developments

Personal competencies & Qualities –

• A strong commitment to effective learning and teaching
• Determination to ensure that every pupil fulfils their potential at whatever level
• To be prepared to enter fully and whole-heartedly into the life of the school
• Evidence of being a strong team member
• Enthusiasm and a positive outlook
• Positive attitude towards professional development and their own learning
• To understand the importance of providing equal opportunities with regard to the religious persuasion, racial origins, gender, disabilities, cultural or linguistic background of all children

APG is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as an employee of APG you are expected to share this commitment. The protection of our students’ welfare is the responsibility of all staff within APG Schools and individuals are expected to conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of our organisation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please click the link below for further information on employing Ex-Offenders:

Policy on employment of ex-offenders.pdf (alphaplusgroup.co.uk)

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and will have DBS clearance. This check will be carried out alongside other relevant pre-employment checks. References will be taken up and carefully checked.

Application Process

Please apply in confidence by completing the online application form and equal opportunities monitoring form found on the Alpha Plus Group careers page.

Please note that we will not be offering tours of the school prior to interview, a tour will form part of the interview process. Our website provides a lot of information about us and hopefully will give you a feel of life at Hilden Grange.

Closing date for applications is 19 th January 2024 with interviews scheduled for the week beginning 29 th January.

We reserve the right to close the advert early, if a suitable candidate is appointed and therefore we encourage early application.

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