Starting ASAP, or flexibly until April 2025
Ensembles & Tuition Leader
- Full Time (a part time, 0.8, position would also be considered)
- Salary = £35,000
- Location: MMF Office (SW19), Merton schools, and remotely by arrangement
Are you a highly skilled musician and educator looking to make a meaningful impact on the quality and accessibility of ensemble and instrumental learning for children in South London?
Following internal promotions and a colleague relocating out of the country, Merton Music Foundation (MMF) is in a unique position to be able to advertise two new Middle Leadership Team roles: Ensembles & Tuition Leader, and Community & Partnerships Leader. Both roles will be appointed simultaneously with some flexibility to alter the full-time equivalence and/or responsibilities of either position to best suit the skillset and preferences of our two successful candidates.
Our vision is a borough where music resonates along the corridors of every school and echoes throughout the community. The Ensembles & Tuition Leader is responsible for the development of the charity’s programme of Music Centre ensembles and supporting the operational management of its instrumental teaching programme, ensuring high levels of engagement via multiple points of entry and robust, clearly signposted routes for progression.
You will be a highly proficient musician with experience of facilitating inclusive ensemble and/or instrumental learning in youth settings with the ability to inspire and engage young people in a progressive programme of activity. All areas of musical specialism will be considered, but we are particularly interested in hearing from woodwind, brass or piano players and/or people with experience of facilitating SEND music-making.
For more information, please see the Job Description and Person Specification for this role, available below.
Equal Opportunities
Merton Music Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and have made a vision commitment to being ‘an inclusive cultural organisation – not just in what we say, but also in what we do’. We believe that representation matters and actively seek to diversify our workforce at all levels of the organisation. We warmly encourage applications from historically under-represented groups, including but not limited to; members of the global majority; members of the LGBTQ+ community; people who identify as non-binary or gender queer; people with a disability; and people who are neurodivergent. The decision to appoint will be made solely based on candidate merit and business need.
How To Apply
Get In Touch
We invite you to discuss the role with our Chief Executive, David, before deciding to apply. If you would like to do this, please contact: ceo@mmf.org.uk with your phone number and availability to request a call back.
Download the Forms
We strongly encourage you to read the Job Description and Person Specification for this role in detail before applying.
Please complete the Application Form and anonymous Self Identification Form and submit these to us as Word Documents or PDFs via email by the deadline.
Send your application to: jobs@mmf.org.uk
Alternate Format: click these links to access a Google Docs version of the Application Form and Self ID Form.
Application Deadline
The deadline to submit your application is midnight on Sunday 26 Jan 2025.
Interviews
Interviews for both advertised roles will be scheduled by arrangement on Wed 5, Thur 6 and Fri 7 Feb.
Decision to appoint will be made for both roles after the final interview on Fri 7 Feb.
Start Date
We hope to start both new roles as soon as possible, but can be flexible until April 2025.
Support and Accommodations
If you need any additional support or require accommodations to be made to complete your application, please contact us at jobs@mmf.org.uk
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Vetting & Disclosure
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Any offer of work will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Child Barred List check, receipt of two satisfactory references, proof of residency & right to work, social media searches, and – where applicable – overseas police checks and/or verification that you are not subject to a prohibition from teaching order, Section 128 direction, or disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006.
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