Temporary Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship)

Big Noise; Dundee; Ibrido; GBP 37.000 - 43.000; Part-time

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Big Noise Douglas in Dundee is seeking a Temporary Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship) to deliver high-quality musical education for children and communities. The role covers instrumental lessons, general musicianship sessions, and group teaching within the afterschool programme, plus home visits and performances.

You’ll align your skills with Big Noise programmes while developing professionally. The position is for maternity cover until July 2027, part-time at 1.5 days per week, with

Competenze

• Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification.
• Professional performing experience.
• Experience teaching children and young people on your instrument.
• Ability to work with large and varied groups of children and young people.

Mansioni

• Deliver instrumental lessons and general musicianship sessions.
• Lead group teaching in afterschool programme.
• Conduct home visits and community performances when required.

Formazione

Degree level or equivalent qualification

Descrizione del lavoro

Temporary Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship)
Big Noise Douglas, Dundee
1.5 days (10.5 hours) per week
£37,355 - £42,889 per annum, pro-rata

Big Noise's vision is to thrive together through music. Working with children, young people and their families, we focus on early intervention and stimulating generational social change. By playing music together in ensembles and orchestras, we aim to grow confidence, respect, teamwork and aspiration in the children, young people and communities we work with.

We deliver our work through six Big Noise programmes: in Douglas in Dundee, Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow, Torry in Aberdeen and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.

We have a vacancy for a Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship) within our team in Big Noise Douglas, Dundee. You will work with the Big Noise team to deliver excellent musical education and learning experiences for our children, young people and communities; this will include instrumental lessons, general musicianship sessions, and group teaching in our afterschool programme, as well as home visits and community performances. Wherever possible, we will match your musical skills and interests with the different elements of the Big Noise programme, while encouraging and supporting you to develop in other areas.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and have professional performing experience. Working with large and varied groups of children and young people is essential, along with a track record of success in teaching children and young people on your specialist instrument. You will also have a belief in the benefits that a social programme such as Big Noise can have.

This is a temporary post to cover for a period of maternity leave expected to last until July 2027, working all year round, 10.5 hours (1.5 days) per week, on Wednesdays (1.30pm - 5pm) and Thursdays (9am - 5pm).

We believe our people should represent the communities we work with. That's why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.

We also welcome applications from all nationalities; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles, so before you apply for thispostplease ensure that you have the right to work in the UK. For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

All applications should be received by Friday 13th November2026 at 10am.

The selection process will be held in Douglas, Dundee (date to be confirmed) and will include a panel interview, a competency task, a short audition and a demonstration lesson.

All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.

Find out what it's like to work as part of our musician team at Big Noise from the member of staff below!

Big Noise is an operating name of Sistema Scotland
Scottish Registered Charity Number SC039119