Graduate Music Assistant
Hours: Part-time. 21.5 hours per week during term time, which will be timetabled across 3-4 days, usually within the hours of 8am -5.30pm. Attendance at scheduled evening events, such as concerts, is an important part of the role, for which daytime hours can then be taken off in lieu.
Contract: 1 Year Fixed Term
Salary/Scale: Band 3 - £27,171 up to £30,720 pro rata
Starting salary for a new joiner will be on the GDST pay scale and will depend on the experience and qualifications of the successful candidate. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and a strong professional development programme.
About The Role
We are seeking a talented and enthusiastic musician to join our Music Department. The successful candidate will be someone who can enhance the work of an already thriving department, supporting the wide range of musical provision across the school. There is scope to adapt the role to suit the successful candidate’s strengths, although recruitment of an excellent pianist is a priority.
This position would suit those with an undergraduate music degree from a university or music college. Candidates would be expected to have excellent piano playing and accompanying skills, including strong sight-reading skills, as well experience of playing an orchestral instrument and/or singing to a high standard. Experience of leading rehearsals and conducting ensembles, as well as working knowledge of Sibelius software, would also be beneficial.
About Redmaids’ High School GDST
Occupying a spacious, green and open site near to Bristol city centre, Redmaids’ High School is the oldest girls’ school in Britain with a history that dates back to 1634. Formed out of a merger between the Red Maids’ School and Redland High School in 2016, we are one of the leading independent day schools in the UK. We offer an exceptional educational experience for girls and young women from 7 to 18 years, focused on aspiration, inclusivity, happiness and support for others. This has earned us year on year placement in the top schools’ rankings for our GCSE and A level results. A true all-through school, there is an incredibly close link between Junior and Senior Schools, with the vast majority of junior students (90%+) moving into Year 7 each year.
A proud member of the Girls' Day School Trust, the leading family of girls’ schools in the UK, we share a common ethos and commitment to fearless, girls’-first education, supporting staff and students alike through collaboration and empowerment across the network.
We are fortunate to have superb facilities across our interlinked Junior and Senior School sites. Our dedicated Sixth Form Centre provides first-rate quiet study and recreation space, while the main hall provides an outstanding venue for productions and concerts. We are equally proud of our sporting facilities including ‘The Lawns’ , our specialist sports site for hockey, netball, cricket, tennis and athletics, which underpins our teams’ regular sporting successes at regional and national level.
Redmaids’ High is an inclusive environment, and we continue to take steps to enhance and improve our diversity and equality of opportunities. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Interviews will be held during the week commencing 08 June 2026
The GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches, and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all qualified individuals. To be eligible for employment, candidates must provide proof of their right to work in the UK
The Girls’ Day School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.