Music Therapist

Job Introduction

Job Title: Music Therapist         

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Salary (actual): £6,337.58 + allowances £277.35 

Location: Endeavour Academy, Oxford

Hours of Work: Term Time only, part time

Closing Date: 21/11/25           

Interviews: tbc

Start Date: ASAP

Be part of the Academy Trust behind schools for children and young people with autism and/or additional needs.

About Us

MacIntyre Academies' mission is to become a leading Special Academy Trust that provides outstanding outcome-focused state education by promoting high aspirations, empowering parents as partners and successfully equipping every child for adult life.

We currently have 4 Academies. Endeavour Academy in Oxford opened in 2014 and is a residential academy for children and young people with autism and associated Moderate/Severe Learning Disabilities aged from 8 to 19 years old.   In 2015 we opened Discovery Academy in Nuneaton, for children with social, emotional and mental health needs and /or autism. In 2017 we opened Quest Academy also catering for children with SEMH and/or autism. Finally, in September 2020, Venture Academy based in Henley-in-Arden joined the Trust catering for pupils in years 5-11 (ages 9-16) who may have Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties and/or Diagnoses of Autism or an associated condition.

MacIntyre Academies benefits greatly from its sponsor MacIntyre, which over the last 50 years, has developed a strong reputation nationally, as a high quality, person centred organisation.

The Role

We are seeking a qualified Music Therapist with a passion for providing valuable support for children and young people aged between 8 and 19 with autism and Moderate/Severe Learning Disabilities who benefit from an autism specific environment. 

Please take a look at our website https://www.macintyreacademies.org/ to find out more about us.

Reporting to the Deputy Principal and working to the HCPC Standard of Proficiency you will have the opportunity to continue and develop an established music therapy service.

Some of our young people are very active but at the same time are vulnerable if left on their own.

Some young people can behave in a way that is challenging to others and part of our role is to teach young people safer and more effective ways of communicating their needs, however a level of challenge still exists; this can be physical or a reluctance to engage. For these reasons this role requires someone who is physically fit.  MacIntyre Academies will, where possible, look to make reasonable adjustments to comply with the Equality Act 2010.

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