Part-time Music Instructor

Ark Greenwich Free School, London, SE18 4LH

41 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  October 2026

• Closing date

  2 September 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  22 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £31,083 - £34,857 per year pro rata
• Additional allowances:
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  • Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
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  • Twice as many training days as standard.
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  • Generous pension scheme.
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  • Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
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  • Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
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  • Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
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  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
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  Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at https://arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/.

Part-time Music Instructor job summary

You will be instrumental in our mission to provide every scholar a great education and real choices in life, regardless of their background. A passionate practitioner, you will deliver high-quality, rigorous instruction that drive achievement and inspire a love of learning Music that extends beyond the classroom.

Key Responsibilities

●To support, develop and lead after school Music enrichment clubs such as Orchestra, Choir and Student Band ●To support whole school events including, but not limited to, Prize Evening, AGFS Cabaret, School Musical, Black History Month Concert and the Christmas Concert. ●To support KS4 Music lessons offering 1:1 and small group tuition as directed by the Head of Music. ●Some teaching of KS3 Music for the right candidate. ●Working with peripatetic teachers to ensure our scholars are receiving bespoke support outside of their curriculum lessons, and delivery of music lessons as appropriate ●Manage behaviour effectively to create a safe, respectful and nurturing environment so that scholars can focus on learning. ●Work collaboratively with both school and network colleagues as a committed team member, building successful, high performing teams. ●Participate actively throughout the school and network, by attending relevant meetings and CPD. ●Supporting the school with lunchtime and after school duties. ●Supporting a tutor group as directed by the form tutor. ●Work with colleagues, scholars and families to develop a strong school community. ●Follow all school rules and procedures.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark Greenwich Free School

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 615 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark Greenwich Free School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-greenwich-free-school

The opportunity to empower young people to grow and be successful is at the heart of everything we do. We provide the very best all-round education to prepare our scholars for the modern world. We are proud of our respectful and disciplined community where scholars and staff are safe and valued; a no-excuses ethos prevails; and aspirations are unashamedly sky-high. Our values of Ambition, Growth, Fellowship and Scholarship permeate all aspects of school life.

Our mission is to create a school of the highest standards that achieves this through recruiting and training excellent teachers and support staff and in developing a pastoral system that ensures no child is left behind.

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