Music Tutor - Ukulele and Guitar

This role is for a committed and inspiring ukulele and guitar tutor to deliver instrumental lessons during weekdays at Trafford Schools on a regular weekly basis. There will be a mix of one to one, small group and whole class ( wider opportunities) teaching.

Your style and approach will reflect our values and behaviours: you will be committed to continually learning & 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., The age of the students range from 5 up to 18 years old (school years 1 13), and will be from beginner up to Grade 8/Diploma level.

The successful candidate will have the ability to teach both classical and rock/pop styles and will join a fabulous, dedicated, and inspirational team who will support you and your professional development. It is essential that standard music notation is a fundamental aspect taught in lessons, and tab notation can be taught to support stylistic approaches where appropriate.

Experience teaching Whole Class projects ( wider opportunities) on guitar, ukulele and other instruments is extremely desirable.

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 is working together to build the best future for all our communities and everyone in Trafford.

Trafford really is a great place to work. With a positive permission culture, we embrace innovation and encourage performance. We're keen to recruit someone with the right values and behaviours that can help us ensure our workplace values are at the heart of everything we do.

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 deliver small group and one to one teaching as well as whole class ensemble teaching ( wider opportunities / first access projects)

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 days and times will be Monday to Friday during the school day.