Self employed Visiting Music Teacher: Drums/Percussion

About the job

Self employed Visiting Music Teacher: Drums/Percussion

Commencing Sept 2024

Department: Music

Line Management: Director of Music

Salary: Self Employed - dependent on experience

Basis (full time / part time): Part time (initially half a day’s work with the expectation to increase hours over the course of the academic year)

The Role

Moreton Hall is seeking to recruit an inspirational and versatile Drum/Percussion teacher to join our thriving and award winning Music Department to teach in our Prep and Senior schools.

Job Outline and Responsibilities

The candidate will:

• 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.

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 humour

Any 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 4 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.