Graduate Music Assistant
For November 2026 until July 2027
(Currently) £21,688 per annum over a period of 11 months
Wells Cathedral School is delighted to be advertising for a Graduate Music Assistant to work within the already-assembled team of Graduate Music Assistants. GMAs are advanced performers who provide advice and coaching for our exceptional young musicians, and this role includes assistance with the running of the Music and Expressive Arts departments. We are looking for an accomplished musician who has significant experience with theatrical work or in other expressive arts. The ability to assist with other musical disciplines, such as piano accompaniment, theory or aural is also an asset. Applicants should be prepared to work flexible hours, approximately 44 hours per week, term time plus 1 additional week for INSET (34 weeks per annum).
Applications should include a short video (maximum 5 minutes) of a performance on their first instrument (with or without accompaniment) and may also include submission of other arts-related work of the applicant’s.
Accommodation is available on a first come first served basis. Where this is the case, a charge (£450 per month from November 2026) is made and this is deducted from the monthly salary.
It may be possible to combine the post with a residential post within a boarding house and this can be discussed further at the interview.
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Wells Cathedral School reserves the rights to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Closing date: Friday 9 October 2026, at 12 noon
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 13 October 2026
For further details, please download an application pack
Application Pack
Support-Staff-application-form-2026 (1)
Wells Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, and obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services certificate. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of the School’s due diligence.
All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered “spent” except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.
(Currently) £21,688 per annum over a period of 11 months
Wells Cathedral School is delighted to be advertising for a Graduate Music Assistant to work within the already-assembled team of Graduate Music Assistants. GMAs are advanced performers who provide advice and coaching for our exceptional young musicians, and this role includes assistance with the running of the Music and Expressive Arts departments. We are looking for an accomplished musician who has significant experience with theatrical work or in other expressive arts. The ability to assist with other musical disciplines, such as piano accompaniment, theory or aural is also an asset. Applicants should be prepared to work flexible hours, approximately 44 hours per week, term time plus 1 additional week for INSET (34 weeks per annum).
Applications should include a short video (maximum 5 minutes) of a performance on their first instrument (with or without accompaniment) and may also include submission of other arts-related work of the applicant’s.
Accommodation is available on a first come first served basis. Where this is the case, a charge (£450 per month from November 2026) is made and this is deducted from the monthly salary.
It may be possible to combine the post with a residential post within a boarding house and this can be discussed further at the interview.
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Wells Cathedral School reserves the rights to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Closing date: Friday 9 October 2026, at 12 noon
Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 13 October 2026
For further details, please download an application pack
Application Pack
Support-Staff-application-form-2026 (1)
Wells Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, and obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services certificate. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of the School’s due diligence.
All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered “spent” except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.
