Casual Perpatetic Music Tutor - Strings

Required to start: September 2024 or ASAP

Casual Peripatetic Music Tutor - Strings

Fixed Rate of £29.09 per hour

The Ruth Gorse Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Casual Peripatetic Music Tutor. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy, the successful candidate will be expected to plan and teach stimulating and challenging lessons, according to the timetable created by our Curriculum Leader of Music, aiming to bring out the best in pupils at any stage of their musical development, from beginner level to the most advanced pupils.

The ideal applicant will have:

· Recognised music teaching qualification, Qualified Teacher Status or Music diploma or other evidence of achievement within your field.

· Detailed knowledge of instrument/s taught.

· Evidence of teaching specific instrument and/or vocal skills to individuals or groups.

What we can offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team - as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

· Membership to a local government pension scheme.

· A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

· Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.

· £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, The Ruth Gorse Academy ensures that students receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation. Together these non-negotiable values instil in young people a self-belief that enables students to access the highest standard of higher education provision and employment. We believe that poverty and deprivation should, in no way, limit either the quality of a young person's educational experience or the levels of achievement to which those students are able to rise. In July 2017 the exceptional nature of our work at The Ruth Gorse Academy was recognised by Ofsted and in November 2018 the academy received the World Class Schools Quality Mark; a prestigious accolade awarded to the highest performing schools nationally against a framework of fifty World Class Quality standards.

If you would like to know more about our Academy, please visit our website at www.ruthgorse.leeds.sch.uk.

How to Apply:

If you're as excited about this role as we are, a Job Description/Person Specification and Application Form are available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website www.tgat.org.uk/jobs by email to

recruitment@ruthgorse.leeds.sch.uk or by telephone on .

If you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: 23 September 2024 at 9:00am

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates will be shortlisted and invited to interview while this advert remains live, if a successful candidate is found the advert will be withdrawn prior to the above date.

Applications should be returned to: recruitment@ruthgorse.leeds.sch.uk

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.

· Recognised music teaching qualification, Qualified Teacher Status or Music diploma or other evidence of achievement within your field.

· Detailed knowledge of instrument/s taught.

· Evidence of teaching specific instrument and/or vocal skills to individuals or groups.

The Ruth Gorse Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Casual Peripatetic Music Tutor. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy, the successful candidate will be expected to plan and teach stimulating and challenging lessons, according to the timetable created by our Curriculum Leader of Music, aiming to bring out the best in pupils at any stage of their musical development, from beginner level to the most advanced pupils., Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, The Ruth Gorse Academy ensures that students receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation. Together these non-negotiable values instil in young people a self-belief that enables students to access the highest standard of higher education provision and employment. We believe that poverty and deprivation should, in no way, limit either the quality of a young person's educational experience or the levels of achievement to which those students are able to rise. In July 2017 the exceptional nature of our work at The Ruth Gorse Academy was recognised by Ofsted and in November 2018 the academy received the World Class Schools Quality Mark; a prestigious accolade awarded to the highest performing schools nationally against a framework of fifty World Class Quality standards.

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team - as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

· Membership to a local government pension scheme.

· A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

· Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.