Instrumental/Vocal Tutor -Cello in Glenfield

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £32,070 - £34,359 per annum (pro rata for part-time) (pay award pending)

Working Hours: 1 day per week (7.4 hours), across the academic year (38 weeks per year)

Contract Type: Fixed term for 1 Academic Year

Closing Date: 25th June 2026

Interview Date(s): First week of July 2026

Cello Teacher – Build Something Unique

Are you passionate about the cello and ready to take on a genuinely unique and rewarding challenge? Leicestershire Music is offering a rare opportunity for an enthusiastic, forward-thinking musician to shape and grow cello provision across Leicester & Leicestershire. This is more than a teaching role — it’s a chance to build something from the ground up and leave a lasting legacy. With no current pupils learning cello, you will have the creative freedom to develop interest, inspire new players, and establish a thriving programme. Alongside delivering high-quality teaching in schools, you’ll play a leading role in promoting the instrument, including supporting a high-profile Cello Open Day at Leicester Haymarket Theatre and other outreach initiatives. We’re looking for someone proactive, imaginative, and self-motivated — a musician excited by the idea of growing a new area rather than stepping into an established timetable.

About the Role

• Initial contract: 1 day per week (7.4 hours), across the academic year (38 weeks)
• Payment reflects the full working day (not just teaching/contact time), including planning, travel, and development work
• Travel between schools is included within working time, plus 55p per mile travel allowance
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and full range of Leicestershire County Council employee benefits
• As demand grows, there is clear and realistic potential for hours to increase and for you to expand your impact.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who values flexibility, variety, and the chance to build something meaningful — and who understands that early-stage roles bring long-term opportunity. An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Qualification or experience demonstrating a high level of musical understanding, awareness and proficiency in your area of specialism (e.g. music technology, instrumental etc);
• Experience of performing, creating or facilitating music at a high-level
• Inspiring and motivational, with the ability to build confidence and enthusiasm in learners
• Passionate about ensemble music-making and developing young musicians in group settings
• Forward-thinking and adaptable, committed to high-quality, inclusive music education
• Experience of developing and adapting resources to respond to learners’ interest and needs and offers a level of challenge and independence appropriate to age, ability, capacity and context
• Skilled in teaching beginners through to developing players, supporting clear progression;
• Organised, reliable, and an excellent communicator with students, families and colleagues

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process. Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working? We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.

If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact: Andy Maycock, Instrumental & Vocal Tuition Manager Email; Andy.Maycock@leics.gov.uk Tel: 0116 305 0400

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected.

For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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