Music Performance Tutor

**bigcreative.education** **Music Performance Tutor** **Required** **Welcome to Big** **Creative Training** **Big Creative Training (BCT) is a well-established and** **expanding creative industry training provider with more** **than twenty years’ experience of delivering positive** **outcomes for learners. Our mission is to improve the** **lives of young people through high quality training** **and creative industry experiences, and we also take** **pride in ensuring staff are encouraged to flourish** **and feel excited to be a part of BCT.** BCT job specification pack As an organisation we provide a supportive, developmental environment with a creative and innovative approach to education. Choosing to work for BCT will enable you to be part of a successful organisation that offer a good work - life balance to all employees, which includes a flexible working approach, a friendly, positive and purposeful working environment, and plenty of opportunities for social interaction between colleagues. We are an employer which champions equality, diversity, and inclusion. We work with integrity and passion, and are fiercely committed to creating a truly meaningful work environment, where individuals are empowered with the tools, technology, and training to unleash their full potential. This is an exciting time to join BCT. We are expanding to launch our new world-class Digital Future Campus in September, including industry standard training rooms, equipment, VFX studios, e-sports arena and editing suites. **BCT culture video >** We have more than 500 young people per year enrolled onto our vocational training programmes including apprenticeships, and learners take qualifications in maths and English if needed. We have great industry links and work with over 100 creative sector employers and SMEs. BCT job specification pack BCT also operates **Creative Works**: - a creative industry coworking space as part of our group, giving learners and staff access to an exciting community of creative businesses to support learning and progression. **Benefits of working for BCT** - Company pension scheme - Employee assistance programme including healthcare cashback - Bike to work scheme - Supportive, caring and developmental environment - Excellent career development opportunities and performance recognition - Staff social events - Interest free loans for emergencies or professional development - Free on-site lunches during term-time - “Leaders and staff successfully ignite_ - young people’s enthusiasm for learning.”_ **Ofsted** **What our learners** **and graduates say** **96% of learners at BCT say their overall experience** **is good. Here’s what they had to say** - “The teachers always find time to help.”_ - “I love the small class sizes, and the fun environment created.”_ - “I get to do something I love with other people who have the _ - same interests as me.”_ - Not only did the college give us_ - the tools and knowledge to succeed,_ - they prepared us for life as creatives_ - of the future._ **Georgia** BCT job specification pack - If it wasn’t for BCT there’s no way _ - I would have become the person_ - I am today. Thanks for helping _ - me find myself”_ **Amani** **Music Performance** **Tutor** BCT job specification pack This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a successful and growing department, within a supportive **degree **level with evidence of outstanding practice working in a similar environment. **Essential Qualities / Skills**: - Have a demonstrable history or working with groups of young adults (16+) within a musical context. This could be teaching, workshop leadership or youth work - The ability to coach and support singing/vocal performance and development as we have many solo singers and rap artists developing their craft - A desire to continue or develop a career as a professional teacher and to undertake formal teacher training if not already achieved (this can be provided as part of the job) - Ability to inspire these learners by developing music performance lessons that can relate to and build on their musical preferences, which lean towards grime, jungle, R&B and a variety of rap styles. - Ability to empathise with and understand the many challenges faced by young adults in a demographic with high free school meals rate and poverty levels, many of whom struggled to succeed at school **Desirable Qualities / Skills**: - Experience using music production technology to facilitate music creation with learners, preferably Logic Pro X - Experience of working in the creative industries using an entrepreneurial approach - Develop innovative ways of collaborating on projects both within the music department and with other courses in the college - Experience of working professionally in the music industry - Extremely organised and able to manage own workload effectively and flexibly - Highly motivated a