Art Teacher & Branch Manager, art-K Macclesfield

art-K Limited; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Mental health support

Sick pay & leave

Death in Service

NEST pension

Discounts

External training

Franchise opportunity

Job summary

art-K is seeking a dedicated art educator to deliver engaging, skill-based lessons for children at our Macclesfield studio. You will support student development, personalise progress, and foster confidence and creativity in a welcoming environment.

Join a growing private art education service with structured training, clear paths to leadership, and opportunities to progress toward studio ownership as you grow with art-K.

Qualifications

• Passionate about teaching and developing children's artistic skills.
• Ability to build confidence and creativity in students.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging, skill-based art lessons for children in a welcoming and inspiring environment.
• Support students' artistic development, personalise their progress, and help build confidence and creativity.
• Build strong relationships with students and parents through excellent communication.
• Support local engagement and work with our central marketing team to raise studio awareness.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health & safety and studio presentation.

Job description

Salary: £30,000 – £35,008 per annum (depending on experience)

Annual bonus: up to 5% of base salary a year, reviewed and paid in termly instalments. Bonuses calculated based on studio performance.

Progression: Structured salary reviews 3x per year, with the opportunity to progress to £55,000+ as your studio grows.

Location: 131 Hurdsfield Rd, Macclesfield SK10 1LL

Contract: Full Time

Start Date: 01/10/2026

What You'll Do

Teaching & Student Development

• Deliver engaging, skill-based art lessons for children in a welcoming and inspiring environment.
• Support students' artistic development, personalise their progress, and help build confidence and creativity.

Studio Community & Communication

• Build strong relationships with students and parents through excellent communication.
• Support local engagement and work with our central marketing team to raise studio awareness.
• Maintain high standards of safeguarding, health & safety and studio presentation.

What support you’d have

Our central team includes 15 individuals who provide support with bookings, customer service, HR and finance to every studio. This enables each person to focus on their specialism: teaching, customer interactions, studio operations and leadership.

You’ll Thrive in This Role If…

• You're passionate about teaching; seeing those lightbulb moments when a student learns something new.
• You’re curious when presented with a new challenge; keen to dissect and break down the problem into simple steps
• You enjoy building connections, understanding people and bringing out the best in them.
• You're looking for a long-term career with opportunities to progress into senior leadership and studio ownership.

Working Hours

The 40-hour week is structured to give you dedicated time for teaching, lesson preparation, administration, studio management and promotion.

Term Time (40 hours per week)

• Tuesday: 13:00 - 21:00
• Wednesday: 12:00 - 20:00
• Thursday: 10:00 - 18:00
• Friday: 10:00 - 18:00
• Saturday: 08:00 - 16:00

School Holidays (14 weeks per year)

Monday to Friday: 09:00 - 17:00

Why Join art-K?

Join art-K, a growing private art education service where over 8,500 students attend skill-based art classes every week.

As your studio grows, you'll see the impact of your work every week, from children developing confidence, creativity and new skills to building a strong team and creative community around them.

You'll receive structured training, ongoing professional development and a clear pathway into senior leadership, with the opportunity to progress towards studio ownership as you grow with art-K.

Benefits

• Vitality private health insurance (post-probation), 24/7 BUPA mental health support and wellness care via HEKA.
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity/paternity pay and annual leave loyalty scheme.
• 3x salary Death in Service insurance.
• NEST pension contributions and Blue Light Card discounts.
• Company-funded external training after 2 years.
• Opportunity to launch an art-K Franchise with zero upfront fees after 5 years.

art-K is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment checks.