Graduate Music Assistant

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 the submission of other arts-related work of the applicant.

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.

Contract: Fixed term from November 2026 until July 2027.

For further details, please download an application pack from our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Midday on Friday, 9 October 2026.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on Tuesday, 13 October 2026.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and Wells Cathedral School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.

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 Service 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.