Principal Music Leader
Job description
We are looking for a passionate and enthusiastic Music Leader with a talent/flair for working with and inspiring the musicality of children aged 5-12 years. You will need to be musically versatile and have the following essential skills and experiences:
- Music-Proficiency in at least two of the following: Piano/keyboard, voice, percussion, string, brass or wind instrument.
- Proficiency in composition and/or music arrangement.
- Ability to facilitate music-making across a wide genre of music making styles; including the following key influences: Eastern-European Folk, Balkan, Gypsy-Jazz, would be desirable, as well as Urban and popular genres.
- Ability to facilitate high-quality music education sessions within an informal community context.
- Proven successful experience of running sustained music-projects, workshops and activities with children.
- Co-ordinating the contributions of guest Music Artists employed on the project, as part of the sessional work.
- Ability to work as part of a mixed media arts team.
- Ability to plan schemes of work with a clear sense of progression.
This post will be subject to DBS Clearance procedures.
Music Leader Freelance Fee: £5,280
If you are interested in applying please complete:
- Application form
- Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form
- Where relevant, web links to examples of your previous work (unfortunately we are not able to return CDs or other hard copies of work submitted to us)
The forms are attached to download. you can also visit: http://can.uk.com/whats-on/opportunities/
Please email the completed forms to : Mahboobeh@can.uk.com or through the post to: Community Arts North West 1st Floor Green Fish Resource Centre 46-50 Oldham Street Manchester M4 1LE
Closing date for applications: 5pm, Monday 7th August 2017
Interviews will be held on Thursday 17th August 2017 and
You will be informed of the outcome to your interview by Friday 18th August 2017
We positively welcome applications from disabled people and all sectors of the community.
CAN is an equal opportunities employer. Charity registration no. 277135