RCMJD Orchestral Viola Tutor

Job reference number: 701-26

Closing date: 9am Tuesday 9 June 2026

Interview date: Saturday 20 June 2026

Rate of pay: £43.98 per hour

The Royal College of Music Junior Department (RCMJD) is a specialist term-time only Saturday school offering advanced training to musicians between the ages of 6 and 18. Students combine studying at RCMJD with their general education at their chosen week-day school. Students come together at the RCM London each Saturday for a tailor-made programme of individual instrument/voice/composition lessons, chamber music, orchestral and choral training, and general musicianship. Our staff are professional performers/composers as well as teachers and offer the highest standards of tuition and coaching. Most RCMJD students continue their musical studies at the RCM or other major conservatoires/universities. 

The RCMJD is seeking to engage an accomplished and experienced Orchestral Viola Tutor to join our vibrant and thriving department. The post holder will be responsible for coaching the viola section of our RCMJD Sinfonia and RCMJD Symphony Orchestra in preparation for RCMJD performances and regular prestigious external projects. The successful applicant would join a team of eight highly experienced orchestral tutors who are all active professional musicians.

Tutors will be paid to attend every Saturday during term-time to attend 10 rehearsals of Sinfonia:

(11 - 12.15pm) and 6 rehearsals of Symphony Orchestra (12.30 - 2.30) per term.

Principal Responsibilities:

• To attend rehearsals and assist RCMJD students and the conductor as needed
• To conduct occasional whole section rehearsals as required
• To be an advocate for the needs of students/other orchestral tutors as part of the RCMJD core curriculum
• To liaise with other orchestral tutors in order to disseminate information as required

This post is offered on a permanent, part-time, hourly-paid basis and is available from September 2026, during term-time only.

We expect to be able to offer a minimum of 3.5 hours teaching per week, for approximately 30 weeks per year. Up to 7 hours of teaching per week may be available, depending on scheduling and timetable considerations for next academic year.
The successful applicants will need to make a regular commitment to the RCMJD on Saturdays during term-time.

For full details of this position please read the Applicant Information Pack, available to download from the RCM website:

www.rcm.ac.uk/jobs

To apply, please complete our

1. Application form, and
2. Equal Opportunities form (available to download from the RCM website);

and submit in Word or PDF format by email to recruitment@rcm.ac.uk

CVs without an application form will not be accepted. Please ensure that you include the Job Reference Number when submitting your application.

The RCM is committed to nurturing diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn. We positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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