Choir Leader | North Yorkshire Coast

Rock Choir Ltd; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base pay

Bonus scheme

Locations

Job summary

Rock Choir Ltd is seeking passionate Choir Leaders to inspire and grow local communities in North Yorkshire. You will lead choirs, roughly five hours per week per location, delivering engaging and uplifting experiences with your singing and piano skills.

You'll provide your own equipment, travel to each location (within about an hour from home), and join a schedule of five-term years, with three 10-week terms and Friday meetings. Prior choir-leading experience is preferred but not essential.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be confident in singing and piano.
• Provide own equipment (keyboard, PA, head mic).
• Must travel to each choir location (within about 1 hour of home).
• Previous choir-leading experience preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead choirs in North Yorkshire locations.
• Deliver engaging, inclusive, uplifting choir experiences.
• Run approximately five hours per week per choir.
• Attend training and term meetings as scheduled.

Skills

Singing

Piano

Travel

Education

Music or Teaching degree desirable

Job description

Locations: Hull, Beverly, Bridlington, Scarborough & Malton

Interviews: Dec - March | Training: May - August | Expected Start Date: September 2027 | Application deadline: Sunday 10th January 2027.

Please note that applications may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received.

Base Pay: £39,000 pro rata, plus an uncapped bonus scheme offering significant earning potential based on performance. This is based on running the minimum of three choirs, with each choir requiring approximately five hours per week.

About Us

Rock Choir is the UK and Ireland’s leading contemporary choir, find out more HERE

About The Role

We're looking for passionate and dynamic Choir Leaders to inspire and grow our local communities in the North Yorkshire. Working approximately five hours per week for each choir, you'll use your musical talent, enthusiasm, and leadership skills to deliver engaging, inclusive, and uplifting choir experiences.

Essential Requirements

Applicants must be confident in both Singing and the Piano. These are fundamental aspects of the role, and we can only consider candidates who are able to both sing and play piano confidently. You are required to provide your own equipment such as a portable keyboard, PA system and head mic. You will also need to travel to each of your choir locations, this shouldn’t be longer than a 1 hour drive from your home address. Previous choir-leading experience is preferred but not essential.

Schedule at a Glance

• Choirs run Monday to Thursday
• The number of choirs you run will depend on your locations, see above for more details
• Three 10-week terms per year
• Each choir rehearses for 1.5 hours per week during term time
• Attend two Friday meetings per term
• Complete three short training courses each year
• Performances outside the regular term schedule

The Rock Choir Teaching Year

Rock Choir sessions operate across three teaching terms a year, aligned with the UK school calendar. Each term typically runs for 10 weeks, with a 1 week half-term break in each*.

Summer - 10 weeks between September-December

Autumn - 10 Weeks between January-April

Spring - 10 Weeks between May-July

*Please note that some performances and training events will happen outside of this schedule.

Music or Teaching degree desirable but not essential.