Internships 2010
Interested in a once in a lifetime opportunity with one of Britain's leading music
services?
Berkshire Maestros (formerly the Berkshire Young Musicians Trust) usually offers up to 12 paid intern posts each academic year.
We have fulfilled some of our requirements for our range of ‘intern posts' (to new entrants to the profession starting September 2010) and are keen to hear from the most gifted and talented young musicians leaving Conservatoire or University in 2010 and looking for first employment particularly in the fields of Strings, Brass and Recorder. To find out more about us, contact dawngarside@berkshiremaestros.org.uk with your CV and contact details (name, college, mobile, email and instrumental specialism.)
What is Berkshire Maestros?
Berkshire Maestros is a charitable trust providing a wide range of music services to children and young people in Bracknell Forest, Reading, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, West Berkshire and Wokingham. Every week Berkshire Maestros teaches approximately 10,000 children and organises a structure of bands, choirs and orchestras across the whole region.
Singing and instrumental lessons generally take place in schools during the school day and our dedicated Music Centres based in Bracknell, Newbury, Reading and Windsor provide these budding young musicians with the opportunity to come together after school and at weekends to take part in additional musical activities. Berkshire Maestros also provides a world class awards scheme to the most gifted and talented musicians.
Established in 1982 as the Berkshire Young Musicians Trust, but now known as Berkshire Maestros, we are passionate about music and are dedicated to bringing the joy of music-making to as many of Berkshire's young people as possible. Generally regarded as one of the finest youth music organisations in the country, we are also the preferred music provider of five of the Berkshire Unitary Authorities.
What does being an intern mean?
As an intern you will:
• have a contact teaching time of four days per week, plus one day given over to professional development and further training.
• work with an existing and experienced member of staff to deliver wider opportunities projects to large groups of primary age children
• teach small groups of children and young people to play your specialist instrument
• have a starting salary of £14,350 per annum (09/10 rates). On successful completion of the first year you will be offered a permanent post with Maestros and moved onto our salary scale at £17,899 with the potential over time and subject to successful performance to reach the top of our salary scale (currently £35,929)
• need access to a car and have a valid driving licence (this is paramount).
You will have an allocated professional mentor as well as a line manager. A senior member of staff will be responsible for devising an ongoing induction and learning programme tailored to your needs.
In forthcoming years the following posts are likely to be available but are subject to current demands and funding:
Double bass,‘Cello, Upper strings , Flute
Clarinet, Bassoon, Brass, Guitar, Electric keyboard, Voice, Early Years and Pre-School.
Applications from other specialisms as well as those with more than one instrumental specialism are also welcome.
What's in it for you?
• Access to a post with the potential over time to move to a high salary subject to successful performance.
• Access to a free comprehensive training programme with regard to effective teaching and learning
• An allocated learning budget
• In difficult financial times a secure first post with a salary.
• The opportunity to become part of one of the very best music services in the country at an exciting time in its development.
I'm in! What do I do now?
Email a copy of your CV along with a covering letter to dawngarside@berkshiremaestros.org.uk or send it to us at the following address, advising which of the two dates 10 and/or 17 June are suitable for you if shortlisted for interview:
Internships 2010 - FAO Dawn Garside
Berkshire Maestros
Stoneham Court
100 Cockney Hill
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 4EZ
