Music Support Officer

Richard Hale School, Hertford, Hertfordshire, SG13 8EN

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  22 September 2025 at 1pm

• Date listed

  12 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989.00 - £27,254.00 Annually (FTE) Term plus 1 week. 35 hours per week.

Music Support Officer job summary

We are seeking a Music Support Officer to help ensure the smooth running of our Music Department. The ideal candidate will act as the primary liaison between peripatetic staff, parents, students and school staff. They will carry out administrative duties, such as timetable adjustments, updating lesson registers, setting up conferences, Lead School administration, and will support the Head of Department with performance recordings, setting up music clubs and promoting the department in the local community. There will also be a practical element, such as managing and maintaining spare instruments, assisting with setting up venues for performances and stewarding students to their ABRSM exams.

Please see full details in the Job Description.

The position is for 20 hours per week, term time plus one week, Monday to Friday with a 9am start each day. The salary range for this position (H4 6-9) will be £25,989 to £27,254 (pro-rata) depending on experience, plus outer fringe. Please note that timings and hours can have an element of flexibility for the right candidate and should be discussed at interview.

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service).

A full job description can be found on the attachment.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check (Disclosure & Barring Service).

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.

About Richard Hale School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1209 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Richard Hale School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/richard-hale-school-hertford

Information on the school and its history and achievements can be found on our website at www.richardhale.herts.sch.uk

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