Lecturer - Spoken Voice

About The Role This is a zero hours contract. Are you passionate about voice, vocal technique, and helping performers find their authentic sound? We’re looking for a Spoken Voice Lecturer to join our dynamic performing arts team at Leeds Conservatoire, delivering high-quality, practice-based training to students across acting, actor‑musician and musical theatre pathways. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the vocal development of emerging artists and support their preparation for sustainable careers on stage, screen, and in live performance. Whether you’re an experienced voice coach or a performer with a passion for vocal training and education, we’d love to hear from you. What You Will Do Teach and support students in vocal technique, vocal health, and text work across a range of levels. Deliver engaging, evidence-based sessions that draw on your professional and/or performance background. Support students in developing confidence, vocal range, and clarity in both spoken and sung voice (if applicable). Work collaboratively with colleagues to support integrated training across disciplines. Contribute to assessment and feedback processes, ensuring students are supported in their growth. Keep up to date with current voice practices, pedagogy, and industry expectations. About You A strong background in voice teaching, vocal coaching, or performance. Experience working with actors and/or singers in an educational or professional setting. Knowledge of key vocal methodologies and practices (e.g. Linklater, Estill, Fitzmaurice, etc.). Knowledge of teaching accents and dialects. A collaborative and inclusive approach to working with students and colleagues. A degree or equivalent professional experience is essential; a teaching qualification is desirable or a willingness to work towards one. Benefits At Leeds Conservatoire, there are plenty of benefits available to our staff members. Here are just a few: Annual leave entitlement – if you work full time, you’ll get at least 35 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part‑time staff). Generous pension schemes – Local Government Pension Scheme, The People’s Pension. Memberships and discounts – employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). Staff can also receive discounted tickets to ‘The Venue’. Travel and commuting – discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and cycle‑to‑work schemes. Learning and development opportunities – including staff development days. Employee wellbeing initiatives. Flexible and hybrid working opportunities – this will vary depending on role requirements. About Us Leeds Conservatoire is a successful higher education provider dedicated to music, theatre, and performance, offering a vibrant and supportive learning environment for aspiring artists. Our strong industry connections provide students with invaluable real‑world experience and opportunities, equipping them for successful careers in the creative sectors. We pride ourselves on creating a rewarding and stimulating workplace for our staff, fostering collaboration and innovation within a supportive and creative community. As an organisation committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are constantly striving to recruit staff that are representative of our student body and the wider region, to enable us to bring new voices to our community. Safeguarding At Leeds Conservatoire we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students, including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre‑employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and online checks, and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. We champion EDI to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.> Recruitment Agencies We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly. We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies. We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency. #J-18808-Ljbffr