Teaching Facilitator - Music

Luminate Education Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 44 days

Pension schemes

CPD opportunities

Employee wellbeing

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leeds City College are seeking a Teaching Facilitator of Music to join The School of Music and Performance Production, based at our state-of-the-art Quarry Hill campus. Our Music department offers courses for all ages and abilities, supported by experienced staff and facilities including a theatre, dance studios, recording studios and TV production facilities.

We are looking for committed, creative colleagues excited by the possibilities of working in our team.

Qualifications

• Relevant study or industry experience within a music discipline.
• Experience working with learners in Further Education.
• Patience, empathy, and strong communication skills.
• Ability to differentiate teaching and support individual learning needs.
• Knowledge of EHCPs, safeguarding, and inclusive teaching practices.
• Good organisational and record-keeping skills.
• Ability to motivate students and celebrate small achievements.

Responsibilities

• Plan and prepare workshop sessions for learners across Music Performance and Production courses.
• Plan and prepare lesson-plans, teaching and learning resources, including online resources where needed.
• Deliver sessions and tutorials across the curriculum using a wide range of teaching methods for identified modules.
• Develop and employ assessment activities.
• Assess student work, provide feedback to help the learner improve and record learner’s progress.
• Create individual learning plans, which include targets.

Skills

Music discipline

FE experience

Patience

Communication skills

Job description

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Commencing at £30,106 with progression to £31,916 per annum pro rata

Working Hours:

37 hours

City/Town:

Leeds

Closing Date:

01/11/2026

Job Category:

Group Member:

Leeds City College

Campus:

Quarry Hill Campus

The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:

• Annual leave: Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
  Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
• Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
  Teachers' Pension Scheme
  Local Government Pension Scheme
  People's Pension Scheme
• CPD opportunities:
  Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
  Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
• Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
• Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.

About the Role

Leeds City College are seeking a Teaching Facilitator of Music to join The School of Music and Performance Production, based at our state-of-the-art Quarry Hill campus.

Our Music department offers a number of courses for all ages and abilities, ranging from Level 1 to Level 3 extended programmes. They are supported by experienced staff from across the music industry within our fantastic facilities including the 180 seat Chroma-Q theatre; 5 dance studios; 2 recording studios; TV production facilities; screening room; practice rooms; and Theatre Design workshops.

We are looking for committed, creative, and innovative colleagues who are excited by the possibilities that working in our team will offer.

What You Will Do

Plan and prepare workshop sessions for learners across Music Performance and Production courses

Plan and prepare lesson-plans, teaching and learning resources, including the development of on-line learning resources where needed.

Deliver sessions and tutorials across the curriculum using a wide range of teaching methods for identified modules.

Develop and employ assessment activities.

Assess student work, provide feedback to help the learner improve and record learner’s progress.

Create individual learning plans, which include targets.

About You

Relevant study or industry experience within a music discipline.

Experience working with learners in Further Education.

Patience, empathy, and strong communication skills.

Ability to differentiate teaching and support individual learning needs.

Knowledge of EHCPs, safeguarding, and inclusive teaching practices.

Good organisational and record-keeping skills.

Ability to motivate students and celebrate small achievements.

About Us

Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.

We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College's values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.

We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You'll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.

Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.

At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity.

Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. To find out more about our commitment to EDI means to us, learn more about our EDI objectives.