Rock & Pop Music Teacher - Sutton Coldfield

iRock School of Music; Sutton Coldfield; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent music education organization in Sutton Coldfield seeks a Band Coach to inspire children through rock and pop music. This full-time role offers a starting salary of £27,000, rising to £31,000, along with potential bonuses and generous holiday allocations. Responsibilities include leading music sessions across multiple schools, teaching various instruments, and managing relationships with students and staff. A UK driving licence and your own vehicle are essential. Enjoy perks like paid holidays, training opportunities, and financial support for car costs.

Benefits

11 weeks of paid school holidays

Mileage paid at 45p per business mile

Annual MOT and servicing covered

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence and your own vehicle is essential.
• Experience in teaching music to children is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead fun, high-energy band sessions for children.
• Teach instruments including drums, keyboard, guitar, and vocals.
• Build positive relationships with pupils, parents, and staff.
• Help children prepare for live performances.
• Carry out light daily administration.
• Support learners towards entry-level music awards.
• Set up and pack away equipment.

Skills

Competent on at least two instruments

Friendly and upbeat

Passionate about inspiring children

Organised and reliable

Clear communicator

Job description

Band Coach (Rock and Pop Music Teacher)

Salary: Starting at £27,000 per year, with the opportunity to progress to £31,000
Bonus: Annual bonus linked to both company and individual performance (up to £1,500 per year)
Additional pay: Mileage paid at 45p per business mile (in between schools)

Travel package: Support with car costs through our iRock road ready scheme

Holiday: 11 weeks of paid school holidays, plus bank holidays
Contract: Full-time, permanent

Location: This role involves teaching at multiple schools around Sutton Coldfield and the surrounding areas (Atherstone, Birmingham, Kingstanding, Kingsbury, Solihull)

iRock School of Music is an award-winning organisation bringing the excitement of rock and pop music into primary schools across the UK. Every week, tens of thousands of children take part in our lively band sessions, boosting their confidence, teamwork and creativity along the way.

As a Band Coach, you’ll be at the heart of this experience, helping children discover what they can achieve and creating moments they’ll remember long after the lesson ends.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead fun, high-energy band sessions for groups of primary-aged children across up to 10 schools each week
• Teach drums, keyboard, guitar, bass and vocals, with confidence in at least two of them
• Build warm, positive relationships with pupils, parents and school staff
• Help children prepare for their live performances
• Carry out light daily admin (around 30 minutes per day)
• Support learners working towards entry-level RSL music awards
• Set up and pack away equipment as part of the daily routine

About You

• Competent on at least two instruments (Drums, Guitar, Keys and Vocals)
• Friendly, upbeat and able to connect quickly with both children and adults
• Passionate about inspiring children through music
• Organised and comfortable managing a varied weekly timetable
• Reliable and dedicated to giving each child a great experience
• A clear communicator who adapts easily to different environments
• Comfortable with the physical side of the job, including moving equipment
• Full UK driving licence and your own vehicle (essential)

Perks & Benefits

• A permanent, full-time role, Monday to Friday
• 11 weeks of paid school holidays each year, plus bank holidays
• Mileage paid at 45p per business mile
• Annual MOT and servicing covered through our iRock road ready scheme
• Enhanced sickness, maternity and paternity pay
• Virtual GP access and wellbeing support
• Discounts on instruments and everyday essentials
• Birthday voucher
• Ongoing training and opportunities to grow your skills
• Team socials, staff events and our brilliant annual conference
• Rewards, bonuses and employee referral incentives

Recruitment Statement

This role requires the applicant to be a UK national or be resident in the UK with a right to work visa already in place. iRock embraces diversity and equal opportunity. This advert is not intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. We are committed to fair treatment; therefore, every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and ability to perform the duties of the job.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Due to the nature of the position, any offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS and other vetting checks and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working in a regulated activity. Ex-offenders with spent conviction will be considered on an individual basis and the nature of their offence will be taken into account in the recruitment decision.

Throughout the recruitment process, iRock collects and processes a range of personal data relating to job applicants. We are transparent about how this data is collected, used, and stored and are committed to compliance with data protection obligations.

For more details on our recruitment policies, visit iRock Recruitment Policy.