Guitar Tutor, Make Music Adults

We are looking for a leader to lead weekly sessions, help players grow in confidence and develop their skills and have an inclusive and supportive approach. Sessions take place in 10-week blocks, with a week's break in the middle. The main purpose of this role is to lead weekly beginner Guitar sessions with a group of adults as part of Make Music Adults. You will contribute to artistic design, content creation and planning of sessions and will attend meetings and training as required. It would be great if you had experience in:

• Guitar playing and/or guitar leading at a professional level.
• Leading groups of adults of varying abilities and from a wide range of backgrounds including those with Additional Needs and/or Disabilities
• Leading with the focus on achieving personal, social, and musical outcomes.
• Leading music learning using a wide range of approaches and pedagogies.
• Developing and using inclusive music practices and pedagogy.
• Creating music resources to support activities and performances
• Excellent organisational skills, including:
1. Excellent written communication skills, including creation of music teaching materials. 2. Commitment to teamwork and collaboration. Skills and knowledge of:
• Safeguarding in education contexts.
• Community music and musical inclusion.
• The social and personal reasons why people experience barriers to learning.
• The historical origins and social context of the songs and music being used.
• Current policy and plans related to musical inclusion and music education.
You'll be responsible for: Strategy and Plans
• Keep up to date with The Glasshouse policies and plans.
• Maintain an understanding of the needs of young people and adults alongside the barriers they might experience.
Evaluation and Reporting
• Contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of programme performance where required.
• Support and contribute to consultation with adults as required.
Programme (artistic)
• Keep up to date with current developments in relation to your own performance practice, specialist education and learning practice.
• Develop and lead high-quality inclusive music learning activities performances, events, rehearsals, recordings and resources as agreed.
• Lead exemplary practice in inclusive group singing.
• Support the development and maintenance of excellent and inclusive music practice, social and musical pedagogies within Make Music Adult.
• Work with colleagues to remove barriers to engagement and make sure music learning activities meet a range of different needs, interests, and contexts.
• Attend and/or lead performances, events and programme activities as required.
Programme (operational)
• Attend team and organisational meetings as agreed.
• Understand and work in line with operational handbooks and guidelines.
Marketing and Comms
• Work with the Senior Programme Leader to support effective recruitment of singers.
Health and Safety and safeguarding
• Accept individual responsibility for reading, understanding and working in line with Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, Dignity at Work and other policies with the Trust.
General
• Advocate for North Music Trust and specifically the Make Music programme.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to the post and in line with the needs of the organisation.
  
  Are you self-motivated, happy working in a team environment and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment? If this sounds like you, read on to find out how you can hit the ground running.