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Visiting Music Teacher – Harp

Visiting Music Teacher – Harp

Lancing College - Senior & Sixth Form

BN15 0RW

  • £37.22 per hour
  • Expired
Job type:
Part Time, Casual
Apply by:
2 June 2023

Job overview

£37.22 per hour excluding holiday pay

Zero hour contract

Lancing College is seeking to recruit a Visiting Music Teacher of Harp.

Music is at the heart of life at Lancing and there is a full and varied programme of events, ranging from weekly lunchtime concerts, rock concerts and masterclasses to large-scale evening concerts and musical theatre. In the Lent term the House Music Competition receives over 200 entries from pupils in solo, duet and ensemble categories.

The role

  • Teaching individual Harp lessons.
  • Preparing pupils for internal and external exams, performances, competitions and auditions.
  • Coaching for occasional activities, such as ensemble music at Lancing College including chamber music.
  • Teaching from beginner level to Grade 8 and beyond.
  • The post-holder will be expected to deliver a minimum of thirty individual lessons per pupil in each academic year and may be invited to take on other duties, as outlined above, on an occasional or regular basis, depending on the needs of the College.
  • The successful candidate will be expected to write termly reports on individual pupils and on pupils playing in ensembles under their direction, manage their own timetables with the support of the Music Administrator, maintain lesson record sheets, and report absences from lessons and rehearsals.

About You

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced teachers to join a strong and successful Visiting Music Team, within a thriving Music Department.

Essential

  • Experienced teacher of individual music lessons
  • Professional performing experience with appropriate qualifications
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Sense of humour and ability to get on well with Music School colleagues
  • Ability to coach and nurture learning 

Desirable

  • Experienced teacher of beginners and advanced pupils
  • Experienced rehearsal and workshop leader

The closing date for applications is Friday 2 June 2023 although applications may be reviewed on receipt.

Initial interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 13 June 2023. 

For further information please contact Alex Mason, Director of Music, via email aem@lancing.org.uk

Attached documents

About Lancing College - Senior & Sixth Form

Set in a gloriously spacious estate in the South Downs National Park and just ten miles from Brighton & Hove, Lancing College is a co-educational boarding & day school for pupils aged 13-18 years old, and a stunningly beautiful place to work.

With some 600 pupils, Lancing College is friendly, ethical, vibrant and outward-looking and pupils and staff enjoy a strong sense of community. In addition to academic excellence (with A Level results averaging 80% at A* to B over the past decade) the learning culture of the school and the pastoral care of pupils work harmoniously together to support, inspire and enable pupils. A co-curricular programme boasting over 120 different clubs and activities ensures a plethora of possibilities to explore, enhance and challenge the mind and the body.

The Lancing College Chapel plays an important role in the life of the school and is a significant Sussex landmark.

Headmaster

Dominic Oliver  MPhil Oxon

Values and vision

Lancing College promotes the Christian values which lie at its heart. It seeks to promote a holistic education that nurtures students’ intellectual, physical and moral development. It commits to academic excellence, character formation and a sense of community and service.  The school prepares students for later life so that they have the attributes, skills and experience to thrive in a modern and ever- changing world. It endeavours to inspire pupils to become global citizens who contribute positively, with an emphasis on curiosity and integrity.

Independent Schools Inspectorate

Lancing College was awarded a Significant Strength  - the highest accolade of the Independent Schools Inspectorate -  for its outstanding pastoral care in its most recent ISI Inspection.

View Lancing College’s latest ISI report

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