Casual Instrument Repair Technician I
Temporary assignment for approx. 6 months | £12.84 per hour (Scale D) | 22 hours per week (Monday to Friday) | County Hall, Norwich
Norfolk County Council Music Service acts as the lead organisation for Norfolk & Suffolk Music Hub, a partnership of over 100 organisations, coming together to provide the best possible music education for our children and young people. The Music Service needs to continue to facilitate high quality teaching and learning and demonstrate excellent value for money whilst improving upon the breadth of offer and forging lasting relationships with schools, partners and stakeholders.
The post of Instrument Repair Technician is integral to our strategy moving forward and plays a key role in our team supporting our continued commitment to raise the profile of both the Music Service and the Music Hub across the region.
Main Duties:
1. Helping establish and implement stock control systems to track a wide range of musical instruments loaned to schools, partner organisations, ensembles, or individual pupils.
2. Organising the transportation of instruments and equipment to settings in a timely manner, including the physical delivery and collection of instruments.
3. Monitoring the instrument stock to establish playability and carry out minor instrument repairs across the instrumental families as required.
4. Assisting in the transport of musical instruments and equipment for concerts and events.
5. Ensuring the safe storage of and access to all Norfolk County Council instruments and resources as required.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Experience of stock control systems.
2. Ability to carry out the physical demands involved in moving sets of instruments.
3. Knowledge of the different instrumental families (woodwind, brass, strings, etc.).
4. Repair expertise in at least one instrument type or the desire to undertake training.
5. Experience in a similar role within a Music Education environment.
6. An interest in Music and the Arts with a desire to integrate into and support the wider Music Hub annual schedule of events.
7. Previous experience of working in a team to meet the overall aims of service delivery.
Before you apply: See the full job description and person specification in the Job Role Profile Link below – this will help you shape your application to demonstrate how you meet the criteria for the role.
Job description and person specification.
Redeployment closing date: 13 February 2025 at 23:59
Closing date: 16 February 2025 at 23:59
We want our people to be inspired and motivated to work well together, make the most of our workspaces, enjoy a healthy work-life balance, and deliver excellent services to Norfolk and its people. Flexibility is built into the way we work, with hybrid working a key feature for many roles. Our technology platform and equipment are first class, enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We ask that you have good Broadband connectivity.
Please note: Due to the urgency of this requirement, we will be assessing applications as soon as they are received and may therefore need to close the advert sooner than the closing date.
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