Music & Music Technology Curriculum Support Assistant (1 Year fixed term maternity cover) in Farnborough

We are proud to be a College with zero mean and median gender pay gap within teaching. Our commitment to gender neutral pay ensures that all staff have equal access to progressing and opportunities, regardless of gender, making the College an ‘employer of choice’. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Music Department within an outstanding Sixth Form College. We are seeking a proactive individual to provide an excellent level of support to both staff and students in the College.

Key strengths of The Sixth Form College are:

• ‘Outstanding’ rating from Ofsted
• Achievement of high grades with excellent value added
• Outstanding teaching by a team of experienced and motivated staff
• Exceptional levels of support for students both inside and outside of lessons
• Innovative use of IT to promote learning embedded as a regular part of normal teaching

The primary function of this role is in assisting the Music Department (consisting of A Level Music, A Level Music Technology and BTEC Music) in offering a high standard of administrative support to the teachers, students and additional instrumental staff. The post of Music Department Curriculum Support will contribute to the achievement of College’s single corporate objective - improving students’ achievements - by undertaking the following specific responsibilities:

• Timetabling of Peripatetic staff
• Assist in organisation of concerts, events and bookings
• Assist in collation of student coursework
• Represent the department at events, concerts and college Open Days
• Attend to policy compliance: fraud, irregularities, child protection, safeguarding, pastoral issues, health and safety, security, confidentiality and general data protection; report all concerns to the appropriate person.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified applicants, including disabled applicants who meet our minimum criteria. We are an equal opportunities employer that values diversity and encourages applications from all, aiming to build a respectful, inclusive culture. WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people within our care and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The job description fully sets out the safeguarding responsibilities of the post. Any future offer of employment remains subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS clearance, a health check and references.