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Music facilitator/teacher and Samba specialist vacancies, Ark Music

  •  London
  •  Â£30k-40k (pro rata)
  •  Part time
  •  Closes January 31, 2025
  •  Stephen Morris
  •  ark.music@arkonline.org
  • #Music

Description

Job Summary

We are excited to share two freelance positions - one a Samba specialist vacancy (Thursday PM, London W) - the other a Primary Music Teaching role (Monday - Wednesday, London NW). Both are term time only placements.

Job Description

Ark is a charity whose mission is to transform children's lives through education. The Ark Music programme supports music-making across Ark schools, to make sure that every child has access to high quality music education, regardless of their background.

What current opportunities are there?

Samba specialist - W London

We are looking for an exceptional music facilitator/teacher to deliver our whole class samba curriculum across one of our Primary schools in West London (Year 3 and Year 4).

If specifically interested in the Samba placement, please note that this will be regular (term-time) teaching on Thursday afternoons (13:15 - 15:15).

Music specialist - NW London

We are also looking for an inspirational music facilitator/teacher to teach whole-class music to Primary students (Year 1 to Year 6) on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday (09:00-15:30) during term time.

If you believe you've got skills to pass on to our students - we want to hear from you!

(Please note project fees vary depending on the role but are aligned, or above, MU/comparable charity rates)

Job Requirements

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have a genuine passion for and belief in the potential of every young person
  • Be an excellent teacher and music educator
  • Be an active musician
  • Have experience in choir leading, whole-class teaching, and (ideally) ukulele AND/OR samba

Job Responsibilities

See above

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How to Apply

If you are interested in working with us, please email [email protected] with the subject ‘Application for freelance position’ and the role you are interested in applying for.

Please send us:  
• CV/portfolio/LinkedIn profile with any musical/teaching experience
• Answers to these two questions, either in your email
OR in a video (no longer than 4 minutes total): 
o Why do you want to work for Ark Music? 
o What experience and/or skills will you bring to the team and to our schools? 

We welcome applications all year round however we will be prioritising the two positions outlined (above), shortlisting on Monday 6th January and offering shortlisted candidates a telephone interview on Thursday 9th January.

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