About us

Leeds Conservatoire is a renowned UK institution, specialising in music and performing arts education. We offer diverse undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, as well as the Leeds Junior Conservatoire for young talent. The Conservatoire emphasises developing career-ready musicians, performers, producers, and entrepreneurs.

Based in Leeds, in the heart of the vibrant arts and cultural scene, which provide the perfect backdrop for our creative studies. We host a wide range of performances, masterclasses, conferences, and events throughout the year to showcase our talent.

Benefits

At Leeds Conservatoire we offer a range of benefits for our colleagues, aimed at providing opportunities for personal development and enhancing health and wellbeing, as well as enabling staff to access savings and discounts on many products and services  

EDI

We recognise, value and celebrate diversity. Diversity for us is very important as we engage with a diverse student population and we want to ensure we reflect that in our staff population too. For us diversity is about building happy teams, full of people that want to learn and be inspired by each other and our different experiences and backgrounds, for both staff and students to achieve their full potential. 

Our recruitment processes help ensure that candidates and potential candidates are treated fairly. We try to achieve this by trying to eliminate bias in the process by doing anonymous shortlisting (removing candidates name and other identifying information from their application form). All staff complete the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion training as part of their induction programme. We do a staff survey every year to find out what our staff think and feel about the Group 

We welcome those who wish to declare a disability to do so, and if you are invited for an interview, you can contact us to discuss any steps we need to take to enable you to attend an interview. If successful at interview you can either discuss with your line manager or Occupational Health any adjustments/additional support or equipment you may require to enable you to do your job. 

We have a number of different staff Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) forums, which staff are able to join, that help us to develop processes and policies to encourage ED&I across our whole Group. 

We have a team dedicated to EDI, that looks after both staff and students. They have created our Equality Objectives which will breakdown structural barriers to learning, progression, community engagement and collaboration, leading to a more equitable and inclusive organisation for all of our staff, students and communities. 

Safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding of everyone that works or studies at Leeds Conservatoire, therefore our staff and volunteers must share this commitment. It ensures that our students can learn, grow and thrive in a safe and supportive environment, ultimately contributing to their success and wellbeing. 

We follow the statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safer in Education where required. For a copy, please click here 

Successful applicants are required to complete all mandatory pre-employment checks, which may include the following if applicable: 

• Proof of right to work in the UK 
• Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check 
• Children's barred list check (we may also check the adult barred list if the role involves working with vulnerable adults) 
• Two professional references 
• Online checks 
• Fitness to work, which is conducted by our occupational health partners 
• Prohibition check for all staff entering teaching related roles 

All successful applicants who have lived or travelled overseas for three months or more in the past five years may also be required to undertake an overseas check as part of the pre-employment checks. More information on overseas checks can be found on the government website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants 

 All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.  

Our application process

Please click the link below for guidance on how to apply.

Luminate Education Group

We are a member of Luminate Education Group, one of Yorkshire's largest education providers. Our group comprises of six unique organisations: University Centre Leeds, Leeds City College, Leeds Sixth Form College, Pudsey Sixth Form College, Harrogate College, and Keighley College. United by a common purpose, we are dedicated to delivering transformative education and training that enhance lives and fortify communities.