Self Employed Visiting Music Teacher: Vocalist
Moreton Hall
Shropshire
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- Job type:
- Part Time, Casual
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 27 July 2024
Job overview
Moreton Hall is seeking to recruit an inspirational and versatile singing teacher to join our thriving and award winning Music department who can teach across both our Prep and Senior Schools.
Job Outline and Responsibilities
The candidate will:
- Be required to teach a variety of genres including Classical, Musical Theatre, Jazz and Pop to a high level.
- Be required to educate pupils on vocal health and mechanics.
- Be required to demonstrate good practice with pupils through lessons and in wider performances in the school.
- Teaching individual Music lessons which are engaging, relevant to the age and ability of the child and help them to make progress.
- Inspiring pupils to continue with their studies and practice in between lessons.
- Contributing to the school’s pastoral logs and information for the wellbeing and safeguarding of pupils.
- Keeping parents informed of lessons and performing opportunities.
- Invoicing parents and developing relationships with new parents.
- Liaising with the Director of Music and other school Music staff as appropriate and keeping abreast of relevant email communications within the school.
- Preparing pupils fully for exams, if required.
- Helping pupils contribute to the musical life and musical leadership of the school.
- Be fully up to date with safeguarding procedures and training and other significant school policies.
- Be willing to teach remotely should the school need to operate online at any time.
- Be punctual and professional at all times.
Person Specification
Qualifications: Relevant Music teaching qualifications suitable for the role
Experience: Relevant experience suitable for the role
Personal Qualities
- An ‘outstanding’ / excellent teacher
- A leader and inspiring individual
- A team player; ability to work well with colleagues
- Resilient
- Organised
- Adaptable
- Kind and honest
- Committed and willing to go the extra mile
- Able to work to a high level independently
- Use initiative
- High expectations of pupils
- Willing to learn and to improve own practice
- Friendly and approachable to colleagues, parents and pupils
- Committed to safeguarding pupils
- Good sense of humor
Additional Information
The role is self-employed and covered by a contract between the visiting Music teacher and the school as to working expectations from both sides.
The rate of pay is agreed by the school for all peripatetic teachers to charge parents.
The role has a degree of flexibility as to which days can be worked and take on additional pupils during the course of the year.
The school envisages a minimum of approximately 5 hours per week to start with from pupils who would like to learn.
The role expects a minimum of 30 lessons per pupil, per academic year.
The role is line managed by the Director of Music.
There will be a number of staff INSET days outside of term time which are published in advance where it is useful to attend in person.
It is expected that time will be given appropriately to recruit new pupils and also to showcase pupils’ achievements in concerts and other performing opportunities.
The role also has scope to work within our growing Music Community Engagement initiatives.
Attached documents
About Moreton Hall
Located in the town of Oswestry, Shropshire, Moreton Hall is an all-through school with a Sixth Form for pupils between the ages of 3 and 18. The school was founded in 1913 in an Elizabethan manor house. Boys are accepted up to Year 8.
Values and vision
Moreton Hall aims to provide a high standard of education by following a tailored curriculum. It offers a nurturing environment that allows girls to grow and excel, personally and academically. Pupils are able to take part in a wide range of extra-curricular activities on the school grounds. The principal believes the aim of the school is to “stretch the most able and support the least confident”. Teachers are there to inform and guide students to be lifelong learners.
ISI report
“The curriculum is supported by an appropriate policy, detailed schemes of work and plans. It provides particular breadth in modern languages. Those with individual needs are identified carefully so that all pupils can learn and make progress. Pupils’ personal development is supported through personal, social, health and citizenship education. This encourages pupils to respect others and listen to their views. Teaching provokes a wide range of activities in class which develop pupils’ understanding.”
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