Graduate Music Assistant
David Nieper Academy, Alfreton, Derbyshire, DE55 7JA24 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
20 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,194.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary: £22,225.88 (Pay award pending)
Graduate Music Assistant job summary
The successful candidate must be able to:
- 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
The Governing Body is seeking to appoint a graduate Music assistant to continue our excellent work in these areas.
The successful candidate must be able to:
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
Skills
Successful candidates will be expected to have a strong background in music and will have completed their specialist academic/performing degree. The responsibilities below are not exhaustive and can be tailored to some extent to the strengths and interests of the individual.
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
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Governing Body is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people, so all staff appointments are subject to employment checks and a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Candidates should indicate an acceptance of, and a commitment to, the Academy’s policies in relation to equality and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
It is an offence to apply for this role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Please follow the below link to view the Christopher Nieper Education Trust Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy https://davidnieper.academy/about-us/academy-policies/
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About David Nieper Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 810 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- David Nieper Academy website
Our Academy is sponsored by the Christopher Nieper Education Trust (previously David Nieper Education Trust), together with local employer partners, who are highly committed in supporting the development and achievements of our students. With a clearly defined approach to teaching, applied learning and brand-new purpose-built facilities, which opened in February 2017, we believe that this is a truly exciting time to join the academy. We are a growing academy now of 780 students 11-18 and will soon be at our full capacity of 850 students 11-18. This role is a new post due to our growing pupil numbers. Our September 2022 Ofsted Inspection graded the academy as ‘Good in all areas’, a fantastic improvement from the ‘inadequate’ Ofsted rating when we took over the academy - and we endeavour to build on this as we grow and develop further. We are currently the only academy within the Trust however the Trust is likely to grow in the very near future with a number of other schools actively looking to join.
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