Prep School Graduate Assistant - Music (1-year contract)

Brentwood Prep School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street. We are seeking an enthusiastic and talented Graduate Music Assistant to join our thriving Prep Music Department. This is an exciting opportunity for a recent conservatoire or university graduate looking to gain valuable experience in a highly supportive and ambitious educational environment, with potential shared accommodation available as part of the package. Working closely with the Director of Music and wider Music team, the successful candidate will assist with rehearsals, performances, concert preparation, music trips and the day-to-day musical life of the Prep School. There will also be opportunities to contribute to ensemble coaching, 1:1 support and wider departmental activities across Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, while spending part of the role working alongside the Senior School Music Department. Brentwood School offers a vibrant and flourishing music culture, with regular concerts, choirs, ensembles and collaborations across the School community. This full-time, one-year, term-time role is ideal for someone passionate about inspiring young musicians and developing their own professional skills within one of the country’s leading Prep Schools. Brentwood School ethos We embody our values of virtue, learning and manners just as those before us have been doing since 1557. We are proud of our modern inclusive community which is shaped by our Christian Foundation. At Brentwood we ask ‘how is this child intelligent?’ (rather than ‘how intelligent is this child?’) and believe that finding what it is that makes someone tick is the secret to a successful education and the platform for a fulfilled life. Our pupils are confident without being arrogant, they look out for each other, they do the