Description Salary: £18.04 per hour Contract: Casual Hours: Flexible, during term time Closing date: Wednesday 8 January 2025, 23:59 Interview date: Wednesday 15 January 2025 Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is also committed to promoting quality childcare across the city that works to improve outcomes for children. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures. Why come to live and work in Portsmouth? Portsmouth is a great waterfront city and a vibrant place to live and work. It is an island city with an “inner city” feel, a seaside location packed with attractions and events, and the advantage of fantastic countryside on its doorstep. With fast road and rail links to London, Brighton and major airports, and ferry links to Europe, it is the perfect place to live and work. Portsmouth has a strong history of partnership working and has successfully integrated several local services. Your New Role: You will support and deliver ensemble sessions, developing and maintaining an effective relationship with the ensemble director. You will maintain good order among students with particular regard to the health and safety of the children and young people, and follow the policies and protocols of the Music Service and Portsmouth City Council. Please read the job profile for the full details of this role. What you'll need to succeed: You are experienced, committed and effective when working with children and young people, and can engage and enthuse children at primary age. You can support and lead ensemble sessions, teach good brass technique, and communicate effectively. You are flexible, well-organised and professional in presentation. Please read the job profile for the full details of this role. You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it. What you'll get in return: We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance. Additional Information: The full job profile is attached here. Contact Details for an Informal Discussion: Sue Beckett, Head of Music Service, sue.beckettportsmouthcc.gov.uk A commitment to our values: We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours. Application process: How to complete your application: https://careers.portsmouth.gov.uk/how-to-apply/ We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society. Please submit both a CV and a cover letter/personal statement. Remember to demonstrate in your cover letter/personal statement why you are suitable against each of the points described in the 'Who is the Person' section of the full Job Profile, using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience, which clearly illustrates what you did and the effect it had. If you upload a CV without a cover letter/personal statement, it is unlikely that your application will be successful. Please ensure you provide your full education history from secondary school, include name/address of establishment, details of relevant qualifications & awarding body. Please explain any gaps - this is essential for all safeguarding children's roles. We will email applicants from time to time; please ensure you check e-mail folders as sometimes our e-mails may go into spam/junk folders. We look forward to speaking with you soon. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruitportsmouthcc.gov.uk .