<p><strong>Monte Sant&#39; Angelo Mercy College is an independent school for girls in years 7 - 12. Established in 1875 by the Sisters of Mercy, Monte has a proud tradition of commitment to the Catholic faith, academic achievement and cultural endeavour. Heritage buildings and landscaped grounds provide an attractive educational environment.</strong></p><p>Monte Sant&#39; Angelo Mercy College is seeking an outstanding Accompanist to work with the College. The <strong>College Accompanist</strong> will accompany choirs, instrumental groups and classroom music students. This position will also assist with major College productions including musicals. </p><p>This position is working three days per week (21 hours per week). There may be flexiblity on working days and hours for the preferred applicant.</p><p>The successful applicant will be a person who has:</p><ul><li>Proven experience working as a Accompanist in a school or educational environment</li><li>Experience with both contemporary and classical styled repertoire</li><li>The ability to work with both instrumentalists and vocalists</li><li>High level musical skills with ability to adapt as required to different styles and types of music</li><li>An understanding of the requirements for the IB Music course (desirable)</li></ul><p>As a school community, Monte places a strong emphasis on collegiality and professional development. Monte staff embrace and celebrate the Mercy values of respect for human dignity, compassion, justice, service to others, and commitment to the poor. All staff are dedicated to preparing our students for a life of success, significance and purpose and support the belief that education should be a rich interweaving of knowledge, skills and spirituality. Monte provides a professional working environment that reflects and celebrates diversity.</p><p>Staff at Monte enjoy a range of benefits including:</p><p>• Dedicated staff learning and meeting areas and access to the latest technology</p><p>• Ongoing professional and pastoral development including staff conference days and workshops with leading local and international education presenters</p><p>• Staff scholarships for external academic course work</p><p>• “Monte Active” program designed to support the health and wellbeing of all staff including access to the College gym and swimming pool as well as a variety of activities at no cost</p><p>• Regular staff morning teas and social opportunities</p><p>• Staff choir</p><p>Applicants must be willing to support the Catholic ethos of the College.</p><p>For more information and to apply, please visit the Monte website and click on <strong>About Monte</strong> then <strong>&#39;Working at Monte&#39;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.monte.nsw.edu.au/about-monte/working-at-monte/" rel="nofollow">https://www.monte.nsw.edu.au/about-monte/working-at-monte/</a></p><p><strong>Applications close 17 September 2024</strong></p><p><i>Child Protection legislation requires preferred applicants to provide a valid Working With Children Check number. </i></p>