Musician/Teacher (Percussion), Big Noise Torry

MUSICIAN/TEACHER (PERCUSSION)

BIG NOISE TORRY, ABERDEEN

£32,246 - £37,023 per annum (pro rata)

(New staff are appointed on the first point of the scale)

Are you passionate about music and teaching?

Do you love to inspire and support children and their families?

Do you have extensive experience of group teaching and orchestral playing?

Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. Working with children and their families, the programme is focused on early intervention and stimulating generational social change, increasing confidence, aspiration, community cohesion, pride and developing high level skills in the young people involved. We deliver our work through the creation of Big Noise programmes within communities, and currently run five programmes in Raploch in Stirling, Douglas in Dundee, Govanhill in Glasgow, Torry in Aberdeen, and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our organisation as part of the dynamic team in Big Noise Torry delivering a visionary, socially driven children’s orchestra centre.  

At Big Noise Torry you will be part of a team who work with children from pre-school, primary school and adults. The team are creative in designing and introducing new ways of learning as we use the orchestra to grow children’s confidence, respect, aspiration, drive and understanding.   

As part of the team you will develop innovative ways to engage children and families, including home visits and community performances.   

Educated to degree level or equivalent, experience of working with large and varied groups of children is essential, along with a track record of success in giving music instruction to children on your specialist instrument. 

This is a permanent post, working 2 days per week, all year round.

For further details please visit our website http://makeabignoise.org.uk/jobs/ where you can view the full job/person specification and complete our online application form (no CVs please).   

We welcome applications from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds.  We also welcome applications from all nationalities. If you do not have the right to work in the UK currently, we may be able to offer sponsorship for a Skilled Worker Visa, provided you can work a minimum of 4.5 days a week and that you meet the criteria as detailed here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For any additional information please e-mail recruitment@sistemascotland.org.uk or telephone 07436 224565. 

All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check. 

Closing date for all applications is Monday 12th December 2022 at 10am

Interviews will be held in Torry, Aberdeen (date to be confirmed and will include a panel interview, a short audition and a demonstration lesson)