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Clarinet and Saxophone Tutor, Jazz Band and Wind Band Instructor (1 day per week)

Clarinet and Saxophone Tutor, Jazz Band and Wind Band Instructor (1 day per week)

The Blue Coat School

Birmingham

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Salary:
Current rate of pay for 2024/25 is £24 per 30 minute lesson
Job type:
Part Time, Casual
Start date:
Week beginning 28th April 2025
Apply by:
27 January 2025

Job overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

This job description is indicative of the nature and level of responsibilities associated with the post. 


Professional Duties and Responsibilities 

● Provide Clarinet and Saxophone tuition to students

● Conduct and instruct the Wind Band (Thursdays 4.15-5pm) and Jazz Band (Thursdays 10.35-11am) weekly rehearsals

● Plan for musical experiences which demonstrate progression and high expectation 

● Adapt the learning so as to fully involve children of all abilities, including writing differentiated parts for Jazz and Wind Band members 

● Participate in school concerts and rehearsals as required by the Music Department

● Comply with all regulatory requirements as indicated by the School as well as the requirements as set out in the DfE document ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ and in the HM Government document ‘Working Together to Safeguard Children’ and any relevant supplementary guidance 

● Abide by the School’s current systems and structures as outlined in policy documents including the First Aid and Health, Health and Safety and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies, and take appropriate action in accordance with all such documents as and when necessary. 

● Establish and maintain effective working relationships with pupils and parents/carers. 

● Be punctual and adaptable, and dress in a smart but practical manner. 

● Demonstrate reliability, honesty, and a professional attitude in all aspects of work. 


Specific Responsibilities 

● Supervise children as required on the school campus including when escorting children to and from lessons.

● Develop an exciting and stimulating ethos for effective teaching and learning to take place. 

● Participate in arrangements for training and professional development. 

● Maintain good order and discipline among pupils with particular regard to their health and safety. 

● Fulfil day-to-day administration duties of teaching, such as taking registers and writing reports, and liaising with parents, schools and the Music Department including by email and telephone. 

● Carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required.


PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Qualifications/Professional Development 

● Graduate professional qualification relevant to the specialism of Music or Music Education; or equivalent level of significant experience demonstrating applied application of the above levels of knowledge in a relevant setting. 

Skills and experience 

● Proven track record of working with young learners 

● Experience as a professional performer 

● Ability to enthuse, engage and motivate pupils, and foster a positive rapport 

● Excellent inter-personal skills 

● Able to communicate effectively in person and in writing, liaising with the Music Department, teachers, parents/carers 

● Thorough understanding of children, their needs and development 

● Well organised and professional in presentation 

● Effective communication and listening skills 

● Substantial recent and relevant teaching experience, including successful small and large group teaching 

● Expertise and successful experience in organising, managing and conducting a music ensemble would be desirable 

Knowledge 

● Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of developments in music education and national initiatives 

● High degree of knowledge of your specialist instrument and an ability to promote it throughout the School

● Knowledge of current good practice for children aged 4 – 11 

Personal attributes 

● Sympathy with the Christian ethos and activities of the school 

● Ability to form and maintain positive relationships 

● Sensitivity to others and the ability to work co-operatively 

● Wholehearted commitment to the life of a vibrant school community 


A full job description and person specification can be viewed in the Information Booklet below.

Application forms, together with a supporting letter addressed to the Director of Music, Mrs Su Mei O'Malley, should be returned to recruitment@thebluecoatschool.com by 10am on Monday 27th January 2025. Interviews will take place on Friday 7th February 2025. 

Please note, we reserve the right to close posts at any time, once we have received sufficient applications. We advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The safeguarding responsibilities of the post are listed within the job descriptions.

All applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online searches, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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About The Blue Coat School

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Thank you for considering our wonderful school. Since our earliest days we have been proudly providing an education that is second to none for the children of Birmingham and beyond. The School today is unrecognisable from its humble beginnings. The mantra 300 years on is ‘limitless learning for tomorrow’s achievers’ where our children thrive and achieve through an extensive academic programme balanced by outstanding offerings in creative arts, performing arts, sport and music.

The School has been shortlisted for three consecutive years for the TES Prep School of the Year Award. In 2020, our unique e-assessment programme, The BCS Blue, was also shortlisted for the TES Strategic Education Initiative of the Year and we were recognised as one of the country's top 25 schools in the i25 Awards.

With facilities that rival senior schools, pupils have the perfect resources for limitless learning. As a Prep School, Blue Coat’s sporting facilities are unrivalled. The addition of an all-weather AstroTurf pitch, cricket nets and two new gym studios have raised the bar even further - BCS Sport is going from strength to strength! We enter many national competitions and have achieved notable regional and national success in swimming, hockey and netball. 

A wide-ranging extra-curricular programme is enhanced by partnerships with local clubs including, Bournville Rugby Club, Aston Villa Football Club, Diamond Swim Academy, Complete Cricket, Edgbaston Kestrels Hockey Academy, Edgbaston Priory Club and Edgbaston Golf Club.

In Prep, the children join one of our four Prep Houses. Unique to Blue Coat, these former boarding houses now offer a ‘home from home’ at the start and end of each day, the children can play games, enjoy a movie night, relax and have lots of fun. Inter-house competitions such as the House Shout, House Mastermind and House Matches are keenly fought!

The standard of musicianship at Blue Coat is simply breath-taking! Morning Recitals, BCS Young Musician of the Year and other termly concerts offer performance opportunities for our children. Many aspire to audition for the Chapel Choir which sings at weekly chapel services and joins with the Choral Society and Birmingham Cathedral Choir at special events throughout the year. Through Ensembles and Music Groups such as the Jazz Band, Percussion Group and Flute Ensemble, the children experience playing with their peers and this in turn raises their cognitive skills and improves them as players. The Music Department is supported by a team of Visiting Music Teachers who teach over 300 individual music lessons each week.

Thanks to a blend of brilliant teaching, genuine care and joint endeavour, our pupils leave us ready to make their mark in a thousand different fields. Each year we celebrate outstanding success in the senior school examinations with many pupils in receipt of scholarship awards not just in the academic field, but also for music, sport and the performing arts. Pupils progress to the region's most renowned schools including the Independent and Grammar Schools of the King Edward VI Foundation, Solihull School, Edgbaston High School for Girls and Bromsgrove School. Others progress to schools across the country including Cheltenham College and Wycombe Abbey, as well as 13+ entry to the likes of Repton School and Eton College.

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