Job description
Employer – Trafford Council
Address – The Claremont Centre, Claremont Road, Sale, M33 7DZ
Salary – £23,777 - £30,172 (pro rata to casual hours worked)
Salary Grade – UQT 3 - 6
Working Pattern – Casual
Working hours – Casual employment (under Teachers’ Pay and Conditions) for:
Guitar Tutor - Availability for work is to be supplied by the candidate on their
application. Working hours are potentially available during the day and evenings
throughout the week and on Saturday mornings.
Contract type – Casual
Closing date – 19th March 2023
Interview date – Monday 27th March 2023
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 look forward to supporting the successful candidates 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. We recognise that having a diverse workforce is essential to bringing fresh ideas and perspectives to our Council
If you meet any of the criteria for our guaranteed interview scheme, then you will be offered an interview as long as your application meets the essential criteria for the post. More information on the guaranteed interview scheme can be found here: Greater Manchester Guaranteed Assessment Scheme | greater jobs
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.
For more information about the team / role please email [email protected]
About the Role
We are looking to recruit to several casual roles within the Music Service. We encourage instrumental applicants to apply for the opportunity to develop work in Trafford schools during the daytime as part of our instrumental lessons provision, and also instrumental work at our Music Centre in the evenings. We are also keen to hear from candidates who do not want regular work (same time and day every week) but would like to provide cover as and when needed.
Guitar Tutors: The successful candidate will teach pupils from beginner to advanced level and familiar with teaching through standard notation and tab, over a broad school age range. They will be part of a fabulous, dedicated and inspirational team. Our Senior Leadership Team and Business Support Team will support you in developing and promoting your instrumental teaching within Trafford schools. You may also be offered Music Centre work or cover work depending on your availability.
We welcome applications from candidates who would like to work either during the day, evenings, or both. The ability to teach a second instrument is desirable and we would welcome applications from candidates who are able to teach music theory and aural sessions. Candidates should state on their application – Instruments taught and to what level. Availability for work (which days and times).
Pay and Working Hours
This post is casual on Teachers’ Pay and Conditions on the Unqualified Teacher pay scale 3-6.
The working days and times are to be arranged according to the successful candidates and our school’s availability.
The working hours for this post are term time only. 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.
About the benefits
You will be welcomed into a friendly environment where your personal and professional development will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity to work and grow in a people-centred and values-based organisation that promotes a positive permission culture. Your opinions matter so you will have the opportunity to shape how we do things here at Trafford.
Trafford MBC recognises the importance of well-being and offer a number of initiatives for staff, e.g. mindfulness, mental health first aiders, running / walking groups and health and wellbeing events.
The Council needs to hold and process information about employees, workers and other individuals as appropriate, for various reasons. With the General Data Protection Regulations coming into force we have in place a new privacy notice for staff, contractors, volunteers, trainees, those on work experience and job applicants.
http://www.trafford.gov.uk/about-your-council/data-protection/privacy-notices/Service-Level-Privacy-Notices/Recruitment-Employment-Privacy-Notice.aspx
To view the role profile and to apply for this vacancy please visit:
Trafford Council
www.trafford.gov.uk
Trafford Park, United Kingdom
Andrew Western
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1001 to 5000 Employees
Government