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St Mary’s Music School is a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive place in which to work, offering competitive salaries, a generous holiday allowance and a contributory pension scheme.

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St Mary’s Music School aims to offer the highest possible standard of education and musical training in an inspiring, inclusive and supportive environment, and all staff are expected to support their pupils and encourage them to achieve of their best.

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Vacancies

POST OF Houseparent (Full Time)
St Mary’s Music School is seeking to appoint a full-time Houseparent, to work in the Boarding House team responsible for boarders’ welfare and pastoral care. The successful candidate will work closely with all boarding house staff, including the Boarding House Manager, Head of Guidance and Headteacher, to develop consistent and effective pastoral care of all boarders. Houseparents are responsible for ensuring that boarders’ wellbeing and happiness is met and ensuring boarders remain safe and well looked after. Houseparents should be energetic, adaptable and sympathetic to the needs of young musicians and ideally should have a background or training in pastoral care. All Houseparents in independent schools are required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) or with the General Teaching Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Social Care Council or other approved regulatory body. The school supports employees who are not already registered with an approved regulatory body to complete a suitable course leading to full registration with the SSSC. Failure to complete a suitable course within a suitable time frame may lead to termination of employment. For those who are already registered with an approved body, job specific training will also be offered. The post will be full-time and permanent. Applications for a part-time post may also be considered. Please click the link below for the full job description and application form. All applications to be returned to vacancies@smms.uk JOB DESCRIPTION APPLICATION FORM
POST OF Kitchen assistant
The Kitchen Assistant is one of a catering team of five staff, headed by the School Chef and including an Evening Kitchen Assistant, Saturday Kitchen Assistant and a Part-Time Chef. We are happy to consider either a Term Time only role, working approximately 37 weeks per year, or a full-year role, including work while groups are in residence in our Boarding House over the summer months. This position will suit someone with an interest in food and nutrition and a willingness to learn and improve kitchen and catering skills. Start date is to be agreed and applications will be considered as they are received. Please click the link below for the full job description and application form. All applications to be returned to vacancies@smms.uk JOB DESCRIPTION APPLICATION FORM

POST OF Houseparent (Full Time)

St Mary’s Music School is seeking to appoint a full-time Houseparent, to work in the Boarding House
team responsible for boarders’ welfare and pastoral care.

The successful candidate will work closely with all boarding house staff, including the Boarding House
Manager, Head of Guidance and Headteacher, to develop consistent and effective pastoral care of all
boarders. Houseparents are responsible for ensuring that boarders’ wellbeing and happiness is met and
ensuring boarders remain safe and well looked after.

Houseparents should be energetic, adaptable and sympathetic to the needs of young musicians and
ideally should have a background or training in pastoral care.

All Houseparents in independent schools are required to be registered with the Scottish Social Services
Council (SSSC) or with the General Teaching Council, Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Social Care
Council or other approved regulatory body. The school supports employees who are not already
registered with an approved regulatory body to complete a suitable course leading to full registration
with the SSSC. Failure to complete a suitable course within a suitable time frame may lead to
termination of employment.

For those who are already registered with an approved body, job specific training will also be offered.
The post will be full-time and permanent. Applications for a part-time post may also be considered.

Please click the link below for the full job description and application form.

All applications to be returned to vacancies@smms.uk

JOB DESCRIPTION

APPLICATION FORM

POST OF Kitchen assistant

The Kitchen Assistant is one of a catering team of five staff, headed by the School Chef and including an
Evening Kitchen Assistant, Saturday Kitchen Assistant and a Part-Time Chef.

We are happy to consider either a Term Time only role, working approximately 37 weeks per year, or a
full-year role, including work while groups are in residence in our Boarding House over the summer
months.

This position will suit someone with an interest in food and nutrition and a willingness to learn and
improve kitchen and catering skills.

Start date is to be agreed and applications will be considered as they are received. Please click the link below for the full job description and application form.

All applications to be returned to vacancies@smms.uk

JOB DESCRIPTION

APPLICATION FORM