Job Description

Bolingbroke Academy

Wandsworth
14.70 - 14.80 per hour

Salary:

Ark Support Grade 2, Point 2

Job type:

Part Time, Fixed Term

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

7 July 2025

Job overview

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The Role

The School is currently looking for a part-time Music Technician to join the Music Department.


Our Music Department is a busy environment offering students a broad spectrum of specialisms. Music is an integral part of the curriculum throughout the school and there is a growing take up of the subject across all the years. The appointed Music Technician will be given training if required.


We are looking for a creative individual with strong musical knowledge. Duties will include supporting and enhancing the teaching and learning experience of pupils, assisting the Music Department in raising its profile across the whole school, as well as on national and international levels through various events. The role will also involve managing music equipment and overseeing/doing repairs.


The successful applicant will be enthusiastic and adaptable, able to work in an administrative as well as creative capacity, organising systems and keeping records, as well as offering more practical support in the classroom. The classroom areas for Music are engaged and lively centres of learning, but also provide calm quiet spaces for independent practice. The pupils are motivated and whilst they work well independently on, they may require individual help from the Music Technician.

Reports to:

Head of Music

Start date

: September 2025

Working Hours:

Part Time - 7 hours a week, term-time only, with potential flexibility for events (subject to review at Christmas)

Contract:

Fixed-term, 1 year

Salary

: Ark Support Payscale, Grade 2, Point 2 (14.78 per hour)

Closing Date:

7th July 2025

Roles and Responsibilities:

Music Events:

Preparation and logistics for music concerts (set up on the days, transport hire, liaising with church, letters, permission slips, refreshments, rehearsal schedule, programme printing, posters) ABRSM exam entries and overseeing the day itself Open Mic Nights

General:

Upkeep of musical instruments and resources (e.g. repairs, tuning guitars and drums) Leading and supporting school enrichments Manage rehearsal spaces during breaks and lunchtimes and support bands and ensembles during rehearsals Booklet and resources printing Set up for classroom lessons and enrichments Recording A Level and GCSE performances/compositions Supporting in mac/composition and performance Music lessons with Year 7-11 Maintaining and ordering music stationery

Benefits:

Use of facilities/instruments/recording studio/rehearsal space outside of office hours Access to photocopier

How to apply:

For further information, technical queries regarding the application system or to arrange to discuss the role, please contact l.loke@arkbolingbrokeacademy.org. Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

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.

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About

Bolingbroke Academy

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Bolingbroke Academy

Wakehurst Road, Battersea
London
SW11 6BF
United Kingdom

+44 20 7924 8200

Bolingbroke Academy

Although we are privileged and proud to be part of the wider Ark network with the ethos and benefits that come with it we have our own culture and values that is at the heart of all that we do.

We are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence.

Training Opportunities

Our HR and Teaching and Learning teams are dedicated to offering the best development for all staff joining the academy, challenging and supporting staff to excel in their roles. In order to deliver exceptional training, we offer twice as many training days as standard. For teaching staff, we offer weekly CPD sessions which are held on a vast array of topics and run by many staff all showcasing their expertise. To develop the trainers, we ensure all sessions are reviewed retrospectively providing feedback and suggesting presentation and content improvements. We also offer weekly line management for everyone, additional coaching sessions for new and trainee staff and a more regular and developmental appraisal system.

Wellbeing and Inclusion

At Bolingbroke we value the individual and encourage difference. To achieve this, we start with inclusive recruiting practices. Starting from our job descriptions to blind recruiting, structured shortlisting and scoring we ensure that all employees applying are only measured against their skills, achievements and values. We want all our employees to have a voice, these can be heard through the wellbeing committee or diversity group. The Diversity Group promotes diversity within the curriculum, pupil's school experience and for staff whilst the Wellbeing committee consists of representatives from all departments in the school and highlights issues concerning the staff and supporting in creating achievable and beneficial solutions. All staff are involved in co-planning meaning their input into the curriculum and teaching strategies are implemented. An employee will also have a 360 aspect to all appraisals ensuring peer review and employees to contribute to their managers appraisals. The school is dedicated to training and develop their leaders and staff on diversity and inclusion through a programme of CPD sessions and online training.



We recognise our outstanding talent through half termly staff voted awards and our annual Above and Beyond award.

Specialisms

Like all Ark academies, Bolingbroke Academy will specialise in mathematics. We also have a strong focus on music, which helps develop self-expression, self-discipline, performance and team work as well as building a strong sense of community through collective participation. Our aim is for every pupil to play an instrument confidently and to take part in regular performances.

Be part of a network

Joining our school means becoming part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most. You will have the opportunity to come together with your peers locally, nationally and sometimes even internationally, to share resources, learning and good practice. You'll also be supported to focus on what you do best. We are always looking for ways to take away additional pressures, to give you more freedom to concentrate on improving education outcomes for young people. We offer support beyond the classroom; from prioritising strong behaviour management strategies to giving you access to our award-winning data management platform.

Ofsted

Bolingbroke Academy is proud to be rated as 'Outstanding' in all five categories in the 2024 Ofsted inspection. Ofsted's recent parent survey also ranked the Academy as the 'happiest secondary school' in Wandsworth. Read the Ofsted report here.Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow

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