Music Tutor

We are recruiting a Music Tutor at Caerphilly County Borough Council.

Working hours: 18
Contract Type: Part Time, Fixed Term Until 31/03/2027, Term Time Only
Location: Various Schools across the Borough

Team: Music Service

This position offers an excellent opportunity to become part of our team and provide support across the organisation.

We pay an attractive salary of £12,564 - £19,869.23 and offer access to training and development opportunities.

Caerphilly Music Service are looking to recruit a part-time peripatetic teacher for Summer 2026. The teacher will be required to teach singing lessons across the Caerphilly County Borough area in both secondary and primary schools

Applicants should be suitably qualified to a high level of standard in voice and have recent experience of teaching individual and small group lessons across all age ranges.

The ability to travel around the Caerphilly County Borough area is essential.

For the role, we ask that you have:

• A Level 6 (Degree) qualification and/or a Diploma in instrumental/vocal performance or teaching.
• Good communications skills to a variety of people and the ability to adapt language to suit different ages of pupils.
• Experience of teaching instrumentally and/or vocally to individuals, small and whole class groups.
• Full UK Category B (cars) driving licence and the use of a motor vehicle insured for business purposes to travel throughout the borough to tutor music and transport musical instruments.
  
  

We have excellent benefits including the Local Government Pension Scheme, and staff discount schemes.

To view the Job Description and Person Specification please select the relevant attachment from the attachments list.

After reading the Job Description and Person Specification, if you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Julie Walker / Victoria Bodenham on 07701020216 / 07854 304752 or email walkej@caerphilly.gov.uk / bodenv@caerphilly.gov.uk

Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

We are legally required to ask you to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. Successful applicants are required to provide appropriate documentation such as a birth certificate, passport or work permit in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

If you have any difficulty applying online, please contact webrecruitment@caerphilly.gov.uk for further information.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on all successful applicants. This will include an enhanced check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Under the Education (Wales) Act 2014 all Learning Support staff in schools, (which includes the post referred to herein), must be registered with the Education Workforce Council for Wales (EWC) from 1 April 2016.

Your employment will be subject to satisfactory documentary evidence of registration, and continuing registration, as a Learning Support Assistant with the EWC.

Information on how to register with the Education Workforce Council (EWC) can be found on the following website https://www.ewc.wales/site/index.php/en/ or by telephoning, 02920 460099. It is your responsibility to ensure you register and continue to register as part of your terms and conditions of employment.