Join our team
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society we offer a diverse range of employment across the organisation, including within the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and at Cecil Sharp House.
We are committed to managing a fair and equitable recruitment and selection process. We welcome applications from everyone who matches each role’s required skills and interests.
We do not accept speculative enquiries about employment.
Unless otherwise indicated, our posts are based at Cecil Sharp House in London.
EFDSS Education Manager Vacancy
We are recruiting for a new Education Manager to join the busy and thriving Education team! This diverse role is responsible for adult, family and youth learning at Cecil Sharp House and other locations in London – this includes London Youth Folk Ensemble and our Inclusive Folk programme for learning disabled young people.
Closing date for applications is 9am, Monday 30 June 2025
Interviews to be held at Cecil Sharp House on Tuesday 8 July
Freelance Trainee Music Leader (Inclusive Folk)
2025 – 2026 Academic Year
The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) is looking to appoint a trainee music leader to work with our Inclusive Folk project for learning disabled young people and young adults.
Closing date for completed applications is 9am, Monday 30 June
Interviews will be held at Cecil Sharp House on Thursday 10 July
Positive Action for a Diverse Workforce
At the English Folk Dance and Song Society we strive to be an Equal Opportunities employer and to ensure that no person is unfairly discriminated against in our recruitment and selection policies and procedures. We are committed to diversifying our workforce to better represent society and we follow guidance on positive action in recruitment from the Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Equality Act 2010.
We particularly welcome applicants from minoritised ethnicities, and those who are disabled, as these are under-represented in our organisation and the wider folk music workforce.
All disabled applicants who fulfil the Person Specification and Qualities criteria will be called for an interview. Please make clear in your application if you consider yourself disabled. (You may find it helpful to refer to the definition at gov.uk/definition-of-disability-under-equality-act-2010.)
Please see Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion to learn more about our commitments and actions to diversifying our work and staff.
