Tower Hamlets Arts and Music Education Service (THAMES) is expanding its provision and is seeking to appoint experienced Instrumental, Vocal and Primary Curriculum Music tutors to its panel of teachers.

We are looking for tutors for the following: Woodwind (including recorder); Voice; primary classroom Curriculum Music.

We are especially interested in appointing highly talented and enthusiastic tutors who are excited by the possibility of being part of an award-winning music service and the London East Music Hub (ELMA).

Key Responsibilities

Your key task will be to teach music to pupils in individual/small group lessons, and/or whole classes, in line with THAMES policies and the Service Level Agreement (SLA) to schools in Tower Hamlets.

Requirements

Candidates should have:

a) Successful instrumental/curriculum teaching experience in a music service or school, delivering small group, whole class, or classroom curriculum music lessons

b) Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development

c) Evidence of significant practical music-making at a high-level of performance

The postholder will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check on appointment and then every three years thereafter. 

Additional Information

Being placed on the Panel of Music Tutors is not a guarantee of work but ensures that THAMES can select tutors for teaching who are set-up by Human Resources and Payroll and cleared to teach. Posts are part time, term time only and in various schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

'Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We are a Disability Confident Employer, which means applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post are guaranteed an interview. Care experience has also been adopted by the Council as an additional protected characteristic.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.'

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