St Peter's School York - Visiting Music Teacher for Singing

Summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated singing teacher to join the visiting music staff at St Peter’s for September 2026. This role will suit a candidate who has a background in professional singing and experience of teaching pupils in the 8-18 age range.

Detail

Singing is an essential part of the Music School. Many of our pupils reach Grade 8 in Singing, and several have been awarded diplomas in recent years. We have very active choirs in both schools and barbershop groups for both boys and girls in our Senior School.

General

Health & Safety - You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others and you are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to, St Peter’s School’s Health and Safety policy.

School values – You have a duty to ensure your work, communication and approach conforms to the school’s core values and mission. You will need to be aware and comply with school rules, policies and procedures at all times including, but not limited to, those relating to safeguarding, conduct, equality and data protection.

St Peter's School strives to be diverse and inclusive. We encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the school. The school is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and pupils. This means that employees are treated fairly, irrespective of sexual orientation, ethnic origin, religion, disability, age, gender, marital status or other reason. The post holder is expected to always comply with the provisions set out in law and the St Peter's policies on equality and diversity. The school is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit.

Note: This job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities associated with the post. The post holder will be expected to comply with any reasonable request to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.

This job description may be amended at any time.

Documents

• VMT Singing Recruitment Pack- Apr 26 PDF Document