Instrumental Teacher – Orchestral Percussion

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Job summary

Warwickshire Music seeks an outstanding Teacher of Orchestral Percussion to join their team from September 2025. This role involves teaching students from beginner to advanced levels and providing opportunities for professional development within a supportive environment. The position offers competitive hourly pay and potential for expanded teaching hours.

Benefits

Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme

Agile working options

Generous annual leave entitlement

Qualifications

• Must be able to teach pupils from beginner to advanced level.
• Enthusiastic musicians and teachers with strong communication skills.
• Desirable to teach multiple instrumental disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Delivering one-to-one and group teaching sessions in orchestral percussion.
• Planning suitable lesson plans to accommodate varied ability levels.
• Potential to expand teaching hours based on demand.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Technological Proficiency

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Job description

Teacher of Orchestral Percussion

Instrumental Salary Range: £19,202 F.T.E (£21.16 p/hr) to £28,678 F.T.E (£31.60 p/hr)(pay award pending), 33 weeks delivery.

Warwickshire Music is the principal provider of music education in Warwickshire and is the lead organisation of the Warwickshire Music Hub. We teach over 11,000 pupils each week and provide instrumental, vocal and class music teaching in schools, community music centres and provide a wide range of ensembles and music groups each week for children & young people across Warwickshire.

About the role

We require an outstanding teacher of Orchestral Percussion to join our team from September 2025 to teach pupils from beginner to advanced level from September 2025. Initially teaching for 1 day per week (up to 6 hrs), in one of our very high performing schools with a strong music tradition in Stratford-Upon-Avon. Teaching will ideally take place on Mondays each week to accommodate the school busy music activity timetable. There is potential to develop and grow a teaching timetable over more than one initial day to encompass teaching at additional schools and area music centre over time.

We welcome new applications to the instrumental teaching profession and can provide support and training to enable ongoing individual professional development, especially in group and whole class teaching practice. Knowledge of teaching more than one instrumental discipline is desirable but not essential. Applications from single disciplines also welcomed.

Key requirements

Our teachers are expected to be committed, enthusiastic musicians and teachers who can inspire pupils and communicate with clarity, conviction and sensitivity. You will be organised, skilled and confident in the use of technology, receptive to new ideas, ambitious for your own professional development and be able to work independently and as part of a team of professionals dedicated the musical development and safeguarding of children and young people.

Teacher Pay

Teacher pay is based upon hourly rates ranging from £21.16 to £31.60 per hour (pay award pending) for group, individual and ensemble teaching, depending on experience. Pay is annualised and paid as a monthly salary throughout the year. Teaching hours may increase or decrease through the year in response to demand. Travel expenses between schools are also paid, and our teaching roles benefit from membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme.

For more information on the role please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make

Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels?valued, included, safe, supported,?and?welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them!?

At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best.

Your future matters to us, if eligible, you will be opted into the Teachers Pension Scheme, which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 28 percent, to help support your financial security during retirement.

The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform.

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Additional Information

Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public.

For an informal discussion and further information about the roles available, please do contact Helena Lock Area Leader: [e-mail]

Closing date for applications: Monday 4^th August

Interviews: Expected in w/c 18^th August.

Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact [e-mail] and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements.

Warwickshire County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all employees and is keen to address areas of under representation in its workforce. See?more