Music Associate
We have 2 Music Associate positions available - Guitar: Minimum 3 days per week. Woodwind: 2 days per week
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Inspiring your students with a love of learning and making music.
- To teach a range of progressive music skills enabling students to learn, in an enjoyable way, to play an instrument, to sing and/or to use music technology.
- To deliver high-quality music tuition to a broad range of students across a range of settings:
o fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment for all pupils.
o using musical repertoire/material that represents different styles and cultures.
o exploring and utilising a range of teaching and learning strategies.
o planning lessons and learning programmes.
o monitoring, assessing, and reporting musical, personal and social progress.
o involving students in planning how they want to learn and make music.
o developing resources and adapting practice to suit the needs and interest of all learners.
o creating positive and inspiring relationships with students
o signposting and monitoring uptake of progression opportunities
- To lead and direct musical ensembles/groups as required, preparing suitable material, and supporting performance or recording opportunities.
- To lead workshops and one off events as required, working in collaboration with colleagues from TC and partner organisations
- To work as part of a team and foster positive relationships with all school and setting based staff, other Music Associates, management, Theatr Clwyd company members and senior leadership.
- Communicate with other professionals about pupils’ learning needs, to identify and remove barriers to progress and welfare (for example, talking to a school SENCO).
- To regularly reflect on and develop your own professional practice; to undertake a range of Continuing Professional Development, training, and networking opportunities.
- To prepare pupils for informal or formal exams or accreditations.
- To keep registers, lesson notes and undertake other administrative tasks necessary to the smooth running of activities, including providing pupil data, communicating with schools and parents and supporting overall organisational evaluation.
- To support the efficient use of instrumental stock and resources, including keeping accurate records.
- To engage proactively with Theatr Clwyd Music’s processes and ways of working, including using online systems and software for record keeping and communication, and attending meetings, training and wider company meetings as required.
- To observe all Theatr Clwyd Music and Theatr Clwyd policies including Health and Safety and Safeguarding; to promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people, with a mandatory responsibility to report any identified concerns in line with Theatr Clwyd’s policy.
- Support the strategic aims of Theatr Clwyd Music, advocate for the power of music and arts education and the work of Theatr Clwyd, and support ongoing student recruitment and school and community engagement.
- To undertake any other duties as reasonably required by the Director of Music
Role Title - Music Associate
Contract Type - Permanent
Hours - Guitar: Minimum 3 days per week. Woodwind: 2 days per week.
Starting Salary - £26,940 (pro-rata) per annum
Closing Date - Friday 14 February 2025 First round Interviews - Week Commencing Monday 17 February 2025
