Regional Rock and Pop Music Teacher - Croydon

Salary: £32,000 per annum with the potential to progress up to £37,000 per annum. This job may be subject to London Weighting if your home address falls within the M25.

Company Bonus Scheme: £1,500 per annum based on your performance & company performance. OTE earnings for year 1: £33,500.

Job Type: Full Time, permanent role

Experience: Musical experience is a requirement for this role, however, no teaching experience required.

Transport: UK/EU Driving Licence and own transport is an essential requirement for the role. Travel Premium payments for longer journeys and Fuel Card included.

Holiday: 11+ weeks paid holiday a year

Location: This is a travelling role. It will be providing cover predominantly centered around Croydon and the surrounding counties but there may be ad hoc requirements to travel outside of this region. Travel and accommodation expenses will be provided.

Rocksteady Music School is the UK’s biggest employer of full-time, permanent musicians. We teach in-school rock and pop band lessons to primary age children. We’re a community of musicians and music-lovers, on a mission to remove barriers to music education so that no child gets left behind. We’re currently in thousands of schools in the UK, teaching over 100,000 children every week – and we’re growing fast. Join us as a band leader and your passion will inspire the next generation.

As a Regional Band Leader you will:

• Ensure a consistent experience to our customers by providing cover and catch up lessons in Rocksteady schools throughout the year.
• Responsible for assessing the needs of children and schools, and providing high quality lessons in a wide variety of different situations.
• Create and maintain on-going positive relationships with schools requiring cover and catch up lessons.
• Be consistently on top of administrative duties outside of lessons.
• Supporting new Band Leaders in your area when not providing cover and helping to maintain quality standards in your region.

As a Regional Band Leader you’ll need:

• To be competent on at least two of the following instruments: drums, guitar, bass, keyboard and vocals.
• Be energised by travel and able to stay away from home as required.
• Consistently and positively representing the brand in your schools.
• Be consistently organised and have excellent administrative skills.
• Be highly personable, approachable and friendly.
• Have a confident and concise communication style.
• Have a positive and can-do approach to their work.
• Be resilient and adaptable.

Benefits:

• Full-time, salaried position.
• Work Monday – Friday, daytimes only.
• Travel Premium payments for longer journeys and Fuel Card included.
• 11+ weeks paid holiday per year.
• Annual staff bonus.
• Long service award: an additional 4 weeks’ pay after 5 years.
• Full training in our progressive teaching methodologies.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including discounts on everyday purchases and free 24/7 GP service.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Celebatory staff away-days, Christmas parties and social events.
• Opportunities to work with the Rocksteady Foundation, reaching children and young people in charities and support groups across the UK.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all our staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions.

Rocksteady Music School is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to the fair treatment of staff, potential staff, and of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background.