Part Time Teacher of Saxophone/ Clarinet/ Jazz Orchestra Director
Closing date: 28 May 2026
Interview date: 8 July 2026
Job details
Hills Road Sixth Form College is looking for a supportive and inspirational Teacher of Saxophone/ Clarinet to provide 1-1 lessons for students. The typical pattern is to deliver 30 x 30-minute lessons per student over the academic year. Exact hours are to be confirmed based on student interest, but it is likely to be around 2 hours of teaching for saxophone, 1 hour for clarinet. We are also looking for a director of the Jazz Orchestra for one hour a week.
Contract: Permanent
£43.45 per hour – Clarinet/ Saxophone
£43.45 per hour – Director of the Jazz Orchestra
Closing date: Monday 29th June at 9am
Interview date: Thursday, 9th July 2026
About this role
Recently rated ‘outstanding’ again, Hills Road Sixth Form College continues to enjoy a strong national reputation for excellence in education. In part, this is because we continually review and refine our practice to enhance the experiences of our students and staff. We also appreciate that academic success requires a happy, healthy and caring community, so our coaching culture ensures that the wellbeing of our students and staff is at the heart of all we do.
Whether you are an experienced teacher or an Early Career Teacher, there is a career for you at Hills Road. If you are excited by the opportunity to work in a team committed to the very best standards of education at a Sixth Form College where you can inspire highly motivated students to engage with your subject passions at an advanced level, we would love to hear from you.
To apply, please complete Parts 1 and 2 of the application form. When completing Part 1, you will be required to upload your CV and a Supporting Statement of Application. Once you have submitted Part 1, please proceed to Part 2 (Equality and Diversity Monitoring).
Where students and staff thrive together
A community like no other
Hills Road Sixth Form College is one of the UK’s leading sixth forms — but what truly defines us is our people and our ethos. We combine high achievement with deep commitment and care.
Our students are curious, ambitious, and engaged with the world around them. Our staff share a culture of trust, professionalism and collaboration, creating a workplace that is both dynamic and deeply supportive.
Located in the heart of Cambridge, we benefit from an extraordinary network of educational and community partnerships. For the right leader, Hills Road offers not only an outstanding institution to guide but a community to belong to. This is a career-defining opportunity to shape the future of post-16 education in Cambridgeshire.
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Below, you will find more information about our staff benefits, safeguarding, including our Child Protection Policy, and about being an equal opportunities employer.
We offer a wide range of competitive benefits, including a generous pension scheme, free use of the College's sporting facilities, free on-site parking, a cycle to work scheme and discounts on all our Adult Education courses.
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from our ethos and wider community to our performance, sport and adult education offer, and facilities.
We hope this has helped to convey some of the qualities which make Hills Road Sixth Form College a stimulating and rewarding place in which to work and learn. If your application is successful, you will experience a College which enjoys a happy and purposeful atmosphere and a unique blend of opportunity, quality and achievement.