Music Tutor - Brass

This role is for a committed and inspiring teacher to deliver whole class and individual/small group brass lessons to primary aged pupils in school years 1 6 in Trafford Schools during term time.

The successful candidate must be able to teach pupils from beginner to Grade 8 / Diploma, ideally on a range of brass instruments (including French Horn) and they will join a fabulous, dedicated, and inspirational team who will support you and your professional development. They will be supported with resources and shadowing opportunities of other Trafford Music Service staff.

It is essential for this role to be an experienced teacher in delivering whole class projects and must demonstrate strong classroom management skills. The role requires adaptive classroom teaching to support all learners and confidence to liaise and communicate with school staff and music service managers.

About you

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning and improving the way you do things to ensure quality music provision for pupils.

You will have excellent organisational and ICT skills and an ability to work efficiently to deadlines. Excellent communication, planning and delivery is essential to this role, and above all else we want to recruit someone with a love for teaching children and inspiring the next generation of children to be musical.

Trafford Council and its partners in the public, private and third sectors have a Vision which sees us working together to close inequality gaps and maximise Trafford's huge potential.

Our vision: Trafford where all our residents, businesses and communities thrive.

Trafford is a lively, prosperous place to put down roots and build a career. The council and Trafford schools employ around 8,000 people, who are central to making the area great. In return for their commitment, the council offers its employees development opportunities, as well as a fair and flexible workplace. The council is a Living Wage Employer.

Trafford Music Service provides musical opportunities for children from across the borough. We are committed to enabling children from all backgrounds to access high quality music provision through curriculum teaching, whole class or instrumental lessons and ensembles.

We currently teach in primary and secondary schools across the authority as well as providing an after-school music provision at our Music Centre based in Sale.

We look forward to supporting the successful candidate in their development and we are committed to providing a nurturing and enthusiastic working environment for our staff.

The service's values are focused on serving our young people and they are enriching lives, inspiring a love of music for all by being supportive, inclusive, dedicated and creative. You can read more about our work on www.traffordmusicservice.co.uk

Trafford Music Service are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining diverse candidates, as it's important that our team reflect the communities we serve at every level within the service.

This post is casual on Teachers' Pay and Conditions on the Unqualified Teacher pay scale 3-6.

The working hours/days for this post are 16 hours across Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays during term time. Candidates should be sure they can commit to teaching during term time before applying. We are committed to providing continuity for our pupils and the highest level of instrumental tutoring. Tutors are employed on Teachers' pay and conditions and therefore have the school holidays off and all tutors are expected to fully commit to all term dates.