Visiting Teacher of Cello (Maternity Cover - Two Terms)

Job Title:                     Visiting Teacher of Cello (Maternity Cover)

Reporting to:             Director of Music 

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced teachers to join a strong and successful Visiting Music Team, within a thriving Music Department.

The post of Visiting Music Teacher involves working in occupied premises, both in classrooms and boarding house locations. Therefore, an awareness of the working environment and the people in it are essential. This is particularly important concerning appropriate behaviour towards children, and health and safety awareness for the individual worker, and other third parties, including fellow workers.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Teaching individual cello lessons, teaching from beginner level to Grade 8 and beyond.
• Preparing pupils for internal and external exams, performances, competitions and auditions.
• Coaching for occasional activities, such as ensemble music at Lancing College including chamber music.
• The post-holder will be expected to deliver a minimum of thirty individual lessons per pupil in each academic year and may be invited to take on other duties, on an occasional or regular basis, depending on the needs of the College. 
• The post-holder will be expected to write termly reports on individual pupils and on pupils playing in ensembles under their direction, manage their own timetables with the support of the Music Administrator, maintain lesson record sheets, and report absences from lessons and rehearsals.
• The College cannot guarantee a fixed number of teaching hours, and the number of pupils would initially be small, but the Music Department expects this to grow. In addition, there is the likelihood of coaching and other musical activities. 

Person Specification

Requirements:

The applicant must:

• Experienced teacher of individual music lessons
• Professional performing experience with appropriate qualifications
• Excellent organisation skills
• Sense of humour and ability to get on well with Music School colleagues
• Caring personality

Desirable criteria:

• Experienced teacher of beginners and advanced pupils
• Experienced rehearsal and workshop leader

Application Procedure:

Applications should be made using the application form. Candidates are asked to add a covering letter setting out, as succinctly as possible, their reasons for applying for the position at Lancing. 

Application forms are available from the College website www.lancingcollege.org.uk. 

Please send any emails to recruitment@lancing.org.uk 

A full curriculum vitae and the names, addresses and telephone numbers of a minimum of two referees, one of whom should be the candidate’s current or most recent employer should be included with the application. 

Closing date: Thursday 31st October

Interview: Thursday 14th November