THAMES – Instrumental Tutor Double Bass

Tower Hamlets Council Pension Fund; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A local government music service in London is seeking experienced Instrumental tutors for various schools. The role involves teaching music in individual and small group lessons, ideally with experience in leading strings tuition. Candidates must demonstrate commitment to professional development and high-level music performance skills. This is a part-time position during term time only.

Qualifications

• Successful instrumental teaching experience in a music service or school.
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.
• Evidence of significant practical music-making at a high level of performance.

Responsibilities

• Teach music in individual or small group lessons.
• Align teaching with THAMES policies and Service Level Agreement.
• Lead whole class strings tuition (preferred, not essential).

Skills

Instrumental teaching experience

High-level performance in music

Commitment to professional development

Job description

Overview

The Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service (THAMES) is expanding its provision and is seeking to appoint experienced Instrumental tutors to its panel of teachers.

We are looking for tutors for the following instrument: Double Bass

We are especially interested in appointing highly talented and enthusiastic tutors who are excited by the possibility of being part of an award-winning music service and the London East Music Hub (ELMA).

Responsibilities

Your key task will be to teach music to pupils in individual/small group lessons, and/or whole classes, in line with THAMES policies and the Service Level Agreement (SLA) to schools in Tower Hamlets. Candidates would ideally have some experience of leading whole class strings tuition, but this is not an essential requirement.

Requirements

• Successful instrumental/curriculum teaching experience in a music service or school, delivering small group, whole class, or classroom curriculum music lessons
• Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development
• Evidence of significant practical music-making at a high-level of performance

The postholder will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and then every three years thereafter.

Additional Information

Being placed on the Panel of Music Tutors is not a guarantee of work but ensures that THAMES can select tutors for teaching who are set-up by Human Resources and Payroll and cleared to teach. Posts are part time, term time only and in various schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.