Stockport Council
Location
Stockport, Greater Manchester | United Kingdom
Job description
Instrumental Tutor/Group leader (Strings)
Unqualified teachers’ pay scale, 4-6 depending on experience (£27406 - £32134 pro rata)
Term Time - Friday evenings 3.45pm - 6.45pm with the possibility of some additional teaching time
Casual
Stockport Music Service, Werneth Young People’s Centre and schools across the borough
Application Deadline: 25th March 2024
Shortlisting Date: 27th March 2024
Interview Date: 19th April 2024
Interview Type: In Person
Your Role
We are looking for string tutors/group leaders to work with our orchestral string groups at Stockport Music Service from 19 April 2024.
The work will involve supporting and potentially conducting our string ensembles at the music centre. In addition to the string ensembles, there may be opportunities for additional teaching outside of these hours and string workshops in schools during a Friday afternoon for the right candidate, which would make the post approx. 5-6 hours per week.
About You
The successful applicants will be enthusiastic music educators who can work flexibly with different age ranges and abilities. You will be working with complete beginners through to students preparing for high level ABRSM and Trinity examinations so must have a good technical knowledge of the demands made on your instruments/voice and the ability to communicate this to your pupils alongside the general musical knowledge required.
You will be enthusiastic and self-motivated with the ability to engage young people and communicate your love of music. Although this is a casual contract in the first instance, there may be opportunities for further work for the right candidates.
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About Us
Putting people at the heart of what we do - no matter what challenges we face is the basis of our core values: Stockport, team, ambition and respect.
These values originated from colleagues across the council and run through everything we do. Our employees are our greatest asset and we’re proud of the way we provide vital frontline services every day to our most vulnerable residents.
At Stockport Council we are one ambitious team on a mission to create opportunities for everyone who lives, works and spends time in the borough. Working at Stockport Council means contributing to one of the most thriving towns in the North. We’re keen to recruit people with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.
We are proud to be recognised under the Good Employment Charter as an organisation committed to the wellbeing of our colleagues. As members of the charter, we have been recognised as a great place to work for all colleagues and pledge to pay the real living wage, engage staff in key decisions and endorse fair and flexible working conditions.
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If you would like to find out more about the role please contact Craig Eastwood or Heather Barlow on 0161 483 7636 or email [email protected] for an informal discussion about the role.
The successful applicant’s appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
As part of your Disclosure and Barring Service application you will be expected to register with the Update Service which enables your employer or future employers to carry out an online Status check of your DBS certificate. This removes the requirement to have and pay for another full DBS check, and is a condition of working as a casual in this role. You must sign up with the Update Service within 30 days of receiving your DBS clearance being issued. The cost for annual subscription is £13 which you will be expected to pay.
Stockport Council is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce culture - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities to join our workforce.
We want our employees to have a good work life balance and in many job roles we can offer a range of flexible/hybrid working arrangements. We also have inclusive employment policies and staff engagement forums to support our diverse workforce. We will listen to, learn from, and develop our workforce.
Please note that we have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers and ex-military personnel. As part of the Guaranteed Assessment Scheme you will therefore be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the scheme and the essential job role criteria.
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