Assistant Organist

The College seeks to appoint an Assistant Organist with effect from 1 September 2025, or at any time up to and including 1 January 2026. This is a full-time post.

The principal duties of the Assistant Organist are as follows:

·       to accompany New College Choir

·       to assist with the training of the choristers, in particular the Year 3 and 4 Probationers

·       to deputize for the Organist when he is absent, including during terms of sabbatical leave

·       to play a key role in the administration of the choir and chapel music, including:

o  managing the choir library

o  curating a weekly organ recital series

o  scheduling organ maintenance, organ practice and the playing rota

o  managing and developing partnership/outreach activities

o  overseeing the choir’s social media presence

·       to fulfil a key role in relation to the choristers, alongside the Headmaster of New College School, Chorister Tutors and the rest of the choir team, overseeing their welfare and logistics

·       potentially to assist with the teaching of early-stage undergraduates in Keyboard Skills and Techniques of Composition (Harmony and Counterpoint) papers

The successful applicant will have time to develop his or her personal musical career alongside the post. The Assistant will be required to keep school terms (these being longer than the University terms, during which the Choir sings its daily offices), and will also be expected to be available for the periods outside term when the Choir tours and/or records.

A full job description can be downloaded here.

The annual salary will be equivalent to the University Scale 5 (as shown below). In addition to the salary an Oxford Weighting allowance of £1,500 will be paid. 

Scale 5.1 £29,959

Scale 5.2 £30,805

Scale 5.3 £31,637

Scale 5.4 £32,546

Scale 5.5 £33,482

Scale 5.6 £34,132

Scale 5.7 £35,116

In addition to salary, the postholder:

· is entitled to live in a small college flat (on which rent is paid at the same rate charged to all staff in college accommodation)

· is provided with office/teaching space

· is given full membership of the college’s Senior Common Room, which among other benefits entitles the member to eat daily lunch and dinner free of charge (there is no dinner on Saturday, and no lunch on Sunday)

· will automatically be enrolled into the Universities Superannuation Scheme .

Applications should be made through the recruitment portal and need to include a covering letter, curriculum vitae, the completed school application form and the names of two referees.

The closing date for applications is Friday 2 May 2025; 

Interviews and auditions will be held on Tuesday 20 May. 

The application form can be downloaded here.

The Safer Recruitment Policy can be downloaded here.