Sing Education is looking for a reliable, confident, and inspirational musician with a degree in music or a related field (i.e. musical theatre/music education) to join our team of specialist music teachers in the York area on a permanent basis for 2-5 days per week.
Full-time Salary PA:
£22,379 – £29,288 (for 5 days per week), based on a 5 point progressive pay scale. Staff progress up the pay scale with each 12 months of service following a successful managerial supervision meeting. Initial pay is dependent on classroom music experience and weekly hours, + pension. 7 – 35 hours per week – 38 weeks per year + paid training. No PGCE required.
What we do:
Sing Education sources and trains music teachers, develops teaching resources, and provides management and consultancy services to schools in London, Yorkshire, Kent, and Slough. We enable children to encounter the transformative power of music in their lives by experiencing the joy of singing and making music collectively at school.
Sing Education currently teaches over 20,000 children per week. We provide each Sing Education teacher with over 70 hours per year of in-house training covering our schemes of work, running extra-curricular activities, classroom management, and more. We have a growing team of over 90 highly motivated, skilled music teachers.
Teaching typically includes:
* Weekly teaching, full school day – 8.45am-3.30/4.30pm, term time
* Permanently placed in a Sing Education primary school/s
* Singing-led curricular whole-class music lessons – Nursery to Year 6 following Sing Education teaching resources
* Choirs, lunchtime, and after-school clubs
* Our primary schools are located across London, Yorkshire, Kent, and Slough.
Person Specification:
Qualification
* University graduate with a good degree in music or a related field
* QTS desirable but not required
Knowledge and Skills
* Strong singing voice and confidence to lead lessons and assemblies
* Excellent spoken and written English
* Ability to lead whole-class music lessons
* Basic keyboard skills to use in a classroom setting
* Knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum for music
* Degree of ICT literacy and ability to use online systems such as G Suite and other communication platforms
* Classroom or one-to-one teaching experience
* Experience of working with children or young people in a teaching or leadership capacity
Personal Qualities
* Ability to lead and inspire a passion for music in pupils
* A firm approach to discipline and good classroom management skills
* The ability to work well as part of both Sing Education and in-school teams
* The ability to maintain confidentiality as appropriate
* A sense of humour
* An ability to generate enthusiasm for music in the wider life of the school
* A high level of personal organisation and good communication skills
* A commitment to personal and company-wide development
Sing Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and references from previous employers.
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