Visiting Music Tutor and Ensemble Leader (Drums)

We have an exciting opportunity for an inspiring and enthusiastic Drum Teacher to join our thriving and successful Music Department.

The ideal candidate will have highly effective teaching and interpersonal skills, as well as the ability to inspire, empower and motivate pupils to engage. Essential to the post is a genuine commitment to putting pupils first and an enjoyment of working with young people.

Bedales Prep School is a unique educational establishment, renowned for its focus on the creative arts and its pupil-centred approach to learning; we look for teaching styles that will support and enhance this ethos.  

Our aim is to create an environment where questioning, divergent thinking and freedom to learn from mistakes are all encouraged. Central to our success is the sense that each person is a member of our community whose voice is entitled to be heard and treated with respect. Both our staff and pupils expect of each other the best kind of relationships – co-operative, authentic and trustful.

Experience & Background

An inspirational and encouraging tutor, who can motivate students and encourage an ethos of listening and having a great time making music. The tutor would be working in an enthusiastic and passionate department lead by a team of professional musicians. We also regularly collaborate with the art, dance and drama department in an atmosphere of creativity and artistic vision. A team player with good communication skills, you will have an enthusiastic approach in all of your dealings with pupils, colleagues and parents.

Duties

• Enable the pupils to perform musically and to achieve their full potential in music examinations, competitions and concert performances as appropriate
• Facilitate one-to-one lessons and coaching ensembles.
• Carry out pupil assessments and provide written reports
• Completing any administrative tasks in relation to the post including recording missed lessons

This post is Regulated Activity.

Hours of Work

We can offer approximately 7.5 hours of 1-1 teaching work and 1 hour of ensemble coaching per week. There is some flexibility as to when the 1-1 tutoring can take place and applicants are invited to provide information on the days and hours of their availability as part of their application. However, the 1 hour of ensemble coaching is fixed to a Tuesday between the hours of 11.00 and 12.50am. 1-1 teaching can be arranged to fit around this.

Benefits

• Free on-site parking
• Funded healthcare cash plan
• Pension with Royal London
• Salary Extras benefits platform
• Lifeworks employee assistance programme
• Free lunch is provided during term time
• On-site nursery (subject to availability)
• Gymnasium & swimming pool
• Life assurance
• Personal accident cover

How to Apply

For further details on how to apply, please visit the recruitment portal on the Bedales Schools website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 9:00am on 31 August 2024.

Application reviews will be ongoing throughout and interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

Early application is advised as Bedales reserve the right to make an appointment at any stage of the application process.

Pre-Appointment Checks

All candidates will undergo a Safeguarding Suitability Interview and application for an Enhanced DBS and Barred List check and be asked to provide evidence they are eligible to work in the UK on an ongoing basis at the shortlist stage of the selection process.

Safeguarding Statement

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Prohibition from Teaching Checks, and Prohibition from Management Checks.

The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:

• Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
• Fostering a culture of openness, safety, equality and protection
• Providing a safe and welcoming environment where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to
• Playing a key role in the prevention of harm and an equal responsibility to act on any suspicion or disclosure that may indicate a child is at risk of harm
• When concerned about the welfare of a pupil, acting in the best interests of the pupil

All staff have a key role to play in identifying concerns early and in providing help for children and are expected to act in accordance with the School’s Safeguarding & Child Protection Policies.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the School is therefore permitted to ask job candidates to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.