Music Instructor (String) - Temporary for 23

High Life Highland; Inverness; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

High Life Highland is seeking a dedicated instrumental teacher to serve West Loch Ness communities from Abriachan to Invermoriston. You will teach ALL orchestral strings to pupils at all levels and create diverse performance opportunities to engage students in ensemble playing.

You will work with the Head of Music Development and school partners to broaden the post's reach, keeping curricula in view and developing pupils for future music study. A full driving licence is essential.

Responsibilities

• Teach the full range of instruments expected within specific disciplines, to pupils at all stages
• Create performance opportunities and promote ensemble playing where possible
• Liaise with the Music staff or Head Teacher on recruitment of new pupils & work with all partners to develop and broaden the reach and impact of the post
• Provide a wide range of progressive, stimulating and attractive material
• Keep abreast of curricular developments relating to music, and maintain personal development in the full range of instruments taught
• Provide pupils with a structured programme of work for the periods between lessons, ensuring that information is incorporated into pupil progress records
• Provide pupil reports, based on accurate assessments of pupils work and the subsequent recording of such information
• Ensure that instrumental provision relates closely to the wider Music provision in the school
• Prepare pupils for external exams where appropriate and guide towards opportunities for participation in school/area ensembles; Highland Young Musicians groups and national organisations
• Understand the relevance of music-making to Highland communities
• Contribute to the preparation of pupils who wish to undertake tertiary education in music
• Maintain communications with the Head of Music Development & High Life Highland business support staff
• Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement of High Life Highland as a whole.
• Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
• Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
• Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the team.
• Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.

Job description

Key duties and responsibilities

General

• Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
• Responsible for the enhanced musical development of those pupils in the schools whose parents apply for instrumental tuition.

Accountability

• Overall, accountable to HLH Head of Music Development

Particular responsibilities

• Teach the full range of instruments expected within specific disciplines, to pupils at all stages
• Create performance opportunities and promote ensemble playing where possible
• Liaise with the Music staff or Head Teacher on recruitment of new pupils & work with all partners to develop and broaden the reach and impact of the post
• Provide a wide range of progressive, stimulating and attractive material
• Keep abreast of curricular developments relating to music, and maintain personal development in the full range of instruments taught
• Provide pupils with a structured programme of work for the periods between lessons, ensuring that information is incorporated into pupil progress records (online or paper formats)
• Provide pupil reports, based on accurate assessments of pupils work and the subsequent recording of such information
• Ensure that instrumental provision relates closely to the wider Music provision in the school
• Prepare pupils for external exams where appropriate and guide towards opportunities for participation in school/area ensembles; Highland Young Musicians groups and national organisations
• Understand the relevance of music-making to Highland communities
• Contribute to the preparation of pupils who wish to undertake tertiary education in music
• Maintain communications with the Head of Music Development & High Life Highland business support staff
• Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement of High Life Highland as a whole.
• Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
• Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
• Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the team.
• Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.

Further information: this post serves several communities in the West Loch Ness area, ranging from Abriachan in the North to Invermoriston in the South and West as far as Cannich. Pupil numbers are good, but there will be an expectation that further development will take place in line with our normal recruitment procedures. A willingness to work with imaginative recruitment and teaching techniques and to harness the positive aspects of a blended delivery approach will be supported.

A full driving licence and car are essential.

Although the majority of pupils currently being taught are on upper strings, the postholder is expected to teach ALL orchestral string instruments in order to maintain the current pupil cohort.

The post-holder will be encouraged to become involved with Highland Young Musicians groups and development of extra-curricular activities in the West Loch Ness area would be appropriate.

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