Musician/Teacher (Upper Strings), Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh

Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. 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 Wester Hailes in Edinburgh, Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow, Torry in Aberdeen and Douglas in Dundee.

We have a vacancy for a Musician/Teacher (Upper Strings) within our team in Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh. 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 / Sistema Scotland can have.

This is a permanent post, working all year round, 4 days per week (Tuesday to Friday).

For further details please visit our website http://www.makeabignoise.org.uk/work-with-us where you can view the full job/person specification and complete our online application form (no CVs please). For any additional information please e-mail recruitment@sistemascotland.org.uk or telephone 01786 236914.

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 this post please 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.

Closing date for applications is Friday 24th April 2026 at 10.00am

The selection process will be held in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh in the week commencing 4th May 2026 and will include a panel interview, a short audition and a demonstration lesson.

All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.