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Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Start date: September 2025
Apply by: 22 November 2024
Job overview
St Joseph's College is a vibrant independent day and boarding school in Ipswich providing a broad and seamless education for over 580 boys and girls aged 2 - 19. We provide a wide range of stimulating and challenging opportunities that our pupils embrace in both the academic and extra-curricular life of the College.
St Joseph's College is excited to announce an exceptional opportunity for an inspirational, dynamic, and versatile Director of Music to join our team and elevate the musical life of the College. We are seeking an outstanding musician and teacher who possesses the expertise, energy, and passion to lead, inspire, and develop music across the College.This is your chance to shape the future of music at St Joseph's and leave a lasting impact on both students and staff.
With a reputation for artistic excellence, St Joseph's College proudly holds the prestigious Artsmark Gold Award, recognised by Arts Council England for our exceptional commitment to the arts and cultural education. Our Creative & Performing Arts faculty is dedicated to fostering creativity, exploration, and mastery, enabling every pupil to unlock their full artistic potential.
The Music Department is equipped to inspire success. We boast two well-appointed Music rooms, one featuring a suite of Apple Macs with cutting-edge music technology. In addition, we offer a sound recording room, five practice rooms, and dedicated space for our talented peripatetic Music staff.At the heart of our College, we proudly house a stunning Bechstein Model D Grand Piano in our Chapel, alongside new pianos throughout the school.
If you are an enthusiastic, talented musician with a vision for excellence and the ability to inspire others, we invite you to bring your passion to St Joseph's College and play a pivotal role in shaping our students' musical journeys.
Further details and an application form can be found athttps://www.stjos.co.uk/community/vacancies/
or by contacting the HR Officer by email (
careers@stjos.co.uk
) or telephone (01473) 690281.
The closing date for applications is Midday on Friday 22 November 2024 with interviews w/c Monday 2 December 2024.The College reserves the right to interview prior to the closing deadline, so early applications are encouraged.
St Joseph’s College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Please be advised that applications cannot be accepted unless they are on the College’s Application Form. References will be taken up and will be carefully checked. DBS charge payable by applicant.
About St Joseph's College
St Joseph's CollegeBirkfield, Belstead Road, Ipswich
Suffolk
IP2 9DR
United Kingdom
+44 1473 690281
Welcome to St Joseph's College, the independent day and boarding school for girls and boys aged 2 to 19 in Ipswich.
St Joseph’s feels different. And that’s the way we like it! Our unique environment is shaped by our ethos, which combines strong Christian values with a unique approach to supporting and nurturing children within a family environment.We challenge all of our students to ‘be their best’ in every aspect of College life and set high standards for everyone in our community. Parents, pupils and staff work together to ensure that we produce confident pupils without arrogance, team players who will stand up for what is right and compassionate, caring members of society.
Discover more about what we do by readingOur Ethos
and where we are going by reading
Our Vision
, College Development Plan
and
Building for the Future
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provide examples of the weekly, daily and even hourly opportunities and challenges that our pupils embrace in both academic and extra-curricular life of the School. The resultant all-round education develops our pupils into well-rounded individuals who challenge themselves to be their best in every aspect of life at the school, and beyond.
We believe that great teachers and a great supporting team are the root of the strong academic performance and achievement for pupils of all abilities and skills at our school.
St Joseph’s College offers rewarding career opportunities in teaching and professional support service areas. Our current vacancies are listed below. Further information, if required, is available from the school’s HR and Compliance Officer
(careers@stjos.co.uk)