Edinburgh Council’s Instrumental Music Service are offering two posts for Instrumental Music Instructors in Bagpipe/Chanter and Drumming.
Both of the application deadlines were due to close on November 28th, but have been extended by at least a week. The bagpipe post is a permanent position, and the drumming is temporary till 05/01/2027. The job description for a Music Instructor can be downloaded here.
The MyJobScotland website is currently showing both jobs as “Application Disabled”, so in the meantime please email your interest to Eileen Kerr, Operations Manager at SSPDT and she will forward to City of Edinburgh Council recruitment team.
Details for both posts are very similar and are below.
Salary: £35,190 – £46,773 (pro-rata for part time)
Hours: 19.60 per week (0.56FTE, 2 days and a morning)
This is an exciting opportunity to teach in various schools across Edinburgh and be part of a dynamic and friendly service. We are looking for a highly skilled Instrumental Music Instructor, who is passionate and driven, to provide excellent learning experiences for pupils on both bagpipe and chanter. The successful candidate will have experience in instrumental teaching, with a sound knowledge of the current curriculum, preparing pupils for SQA and external exams, as well as working with groups and ensembles.
Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.
This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. Where an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more out with the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required. You will be required to provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both these pre-employment checks being deemed satisfactory.
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Instrumental Music Instructor – Bagpipe / Chanter
https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/city-edinburgh-council/jobs/instrumental-music-instructor-bagpipechanter-403081
Instrumental Music Instructor – Drumming
https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/councils/city-edinburgh-council/jobs/instrumental-music-instructor-scottish-drumming-403086