At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our Abbey Choir every Sunday and enhance your singing skills.
- Company: Worth Abbey, a vibrant community with a rich musical tradition.
- Benefits: Earn up to £1,500 a year plus individual coaching and flexible time off.
- Other info: One-year role starting September 2026, renewable by agreement.
- Why this job: Perfect for building your CV and gaining valuable experience for future opportunities.
- Qualifications: Good sight-reading skills and a passion for singing.
Abbey Choral Scholarships (2026)
We are looking for a Choral Scholar to join our Abbey Choir every Sunday morning.
What we're looking for
- We are seeking singers of any voice part with good sight-reading skills who respond well to coaching and feedback. Applicants should show an interest in developing their skills and should be punctual to rehearsals and occasions when the choir is singing.
What we're offering
- Up to £1,500 a year per Choral Scholar as well as individual coaching/singing training.
- Flexibility in terms of 'time off' where holidays and absences can be arranged in advance.
- We envisage these scholarships to be particularly useful for experience and CV building -whether that be for University applications or for future careers & vocations in general.
We currently have one vacancy for September 2026, and the role is initially for one year (renewable by mutual agreement).
Closing date: 10th September 2026.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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