Casual Music Tutor

**Contract Type**: Casual

**Salary**:Point 1 UNQ**£12.82 per hour**

**Hours Per Week**: Casual

**Base Location**:Birch Lane Centre

**Assessment Date**: w/c 16th June 2025

**The Role**

We are currently recruiting to our casual pool of Music Tutors to deliver inspirational music sessions to individuals, small groups and whole classes of primary and secondary aged students. We are interested in hearing from all musicians, not exclusively performers, who have a passion for facilitating learning. You could be an experienced DJ, sound engineer, technician, composer, arranger we know that the range of musical careers is impossible to capture in a sentence. Whatever it is that you can offer, we want to hear from you. The range of musical tuition we provide includes both regular and ad-hoc working within mainstream and specialist schools and in our dedicated music centre.

At Tameside Music Service, we are an inclusive and progressive team working throughout Tameside and Greater Manchester. We are committed to offering equitable and relevant musical opportunities to young people in our locality and region through our partnership with the Greater Manchester Music Education Hub and numerous other organisations such as Brighter Sound, Royal Northern College of Music and BIMM.

**About You**

You will have:

- Experience of facilitating informal music sessions or classroom music sessions
- The ability to monitor, respond and plan for progress
- Knowledge of different repertoire/portfolios/specific skills for your specialism
- The ability to teach an additional instrument or skill would be an advantage
- If successful after interview an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check will need to be completed
- Driving licence and your own transport is preferred

**About Us**

Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services
- “I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues. _
- “I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here. _
- “We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change. _
- “We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding. _
- “I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.” _

Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.

We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.

Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here