Music Leader (Internal Applicants Only)

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS 

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall Glenfield LE3 8RA and Various Oakfield Sites

Salary: £35,451 - £39,165 per annum (pro rata for part time) (pay award pending)

Working Hours: 494 Annualised Hours ( 2 days per week term time)

Contract Type: Fixed term for (2026-27 Academic Year)

Closing Date: 19th July 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

Leicestershire Music is passionate about transforming young lives through music. Working with thousands of children and young people across the county, we provide instrumental and vocal tuition, ensembles, events and performance opportunities that inspire creativity, confidence and achievement.

We’re looking for a highly motivated music leader who is passionate about changing young people’s lives through music. 

About the Role

In the new Academic Year, we will be working with Oakfield Short Stay school to deliver 1:1 and small group music lessons across their 7 sites to provide their pupils with fun, engaging and rewarding opportunities to develop and explore their musicality and develop their skills, confidence, wellbeing and belonging. The role is for 2 days per week and will primarily use contemporary music instruments to engage the pupils. We are therefore looking for someone with experience of delivering music sessions with guitars, bass guitars, drums, keyboards, vocals and music technology.  

You will need to be flexible with your approach and have experience of delivering music sessions in SEMH settings and ability to coach and mentor young people through music. 

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must be able to evidence in your application how you meet the following criteria:

• Music qualification (ABRSM or Similar), teaching Qualification or relevant training in field of expertise e.g Trinity/Guildhall or Demonstratable experience within the below. 


• Experience of delivering high quality music education in schools 


• Knowledge of safeguarding children legislation and practice in schools


• Knowledge of teaching methodologies


• Good interpersonal skills; able to use tact and diplomacy as required


• Ability to form good working relationships with a variety of people


• Punctual, reliable, able to work without supervision, Creative, reflective practitioner

Please ensure that you cover all 7 points in your application and provide clear examples and evidence of how each point has been met.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents.  You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Chris Bale - Lead for Sustainability, Fundraising and Operations

Telephone: 01163050416

Email: [email protected] 

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible. 

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support. 

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