Teacher of Music

Teacher of Music

Maternity Cover – Academic Year 2025/26

Responsible to: Vice-Principal

Salary: Appropriate placing on the spine for qualified teacher

JOB DESCRIPTION

In addition to the professional duties of a subject teacher as detailed in the Teachers’ (Terms & Conditions of Service) Regulations (NI) 1987, the person appointed will be expected to:

• be responsible to the appropriate HOD
• work as a member of a team under the leadership of the Head of Department
• contribute to the efficient running of the Department
• undertake a pastoral role as a Form Tutor
• share in the supervision duties undertaken by all members of staff
• make a contribution to the extra-curricular activities of the school
• undertake such tasks as may be reasonably assigned to him/her from time to time by the Principal

PERSONNEL SPECIFICATION

Essential Short-listing Criteria

The following criteria would be essential for a candidate to have in order to fully satisfy the requirements of the post. By 1 September 2025 candidates should have:

1. Recognised teacher status to teach in an 11-19 school (completion of a PGCE in 2025 will be acceptable)
2. An honours degree in Music (2:2 minimum)
3. The ability to teach Music to A level
4. The ability to teach Music at GCSE level
5. The ability to teach English to GCSE level
6. Be competent in the use of ICT and its application to the teaching of Music and English
7. Be able to demonstrate good teamwork, good communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable Criteria

1. An Honours Degree at 2:1 or above
2. Recent experience of teaching Music at GCSE level
3. Recent experience of teaching Music at A level
4. Recent experience of teaching English
5. Recent experience of teaching English to GCSE level
6. A willingness and ability to make a contribution to the overall extra-curricular life of the school

Both the application form and interview will assess criteria described above.

Please note applicants will be expected to teach a 15-minute lesson that shall constitute part of the interview process.

Further details of the lesson will be provided following the short-listing procedure.

Posts involving work in educational institutions are subject to the provisions of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (NI) Order 2003.

On taking up the post, applicants must be registered teachers with GTCNI.

Please note that the Board of Governors of Rainey Endowed School reserve the right to enhance any or all of the essential or desirable criteria; and/or apply any or all of the desirable criteria; and/or not appoint to the post.

Please note that the Board of Governors of Rainey Endowed School will pay careful attention to the quality of written communication.

For an application pack including both application and monitoring forms, click the 'Download' icon.

Applications must be received by the school no later than 10.00 am on Monday 28 April 2025.