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THE HOURLY SALARY FOR THIS ROLE IS £28.93 INCLUSIVE OF 15% HOLIDAY PAY. THIS EQUATES TO AN ANNUAL SALARY OF £19,093 PER ANNUM FOR WORKING 20 HOURS PER WEEK, 33 WEEKS PER YEAR (660 HOURS PER YEAR).

Are you a talented and creative musician who wants to share their passion to inspire and teach children and young people across Surrey to create music with technology? Come and work for Surrey Arts, Surrey’s leading provider of youth music lessons, ensembles and instrument hire.
We currently have a vacancy for a permanent, salaried peripatetic Music Technology Teacher. Surrey Arts teaching takes place both during school hours and after school hours on weekdays, and on Saturday mornings, and this role will need a combination of these times. The geographic area of this role is to be confirmed.. Ideally, the candidate would be able to offer a second area of specialism such as guitar, piano or drum kit. However, for the right candidate, we would consider music technology only. The working hours could be flexible and may increase as we anticipate an increase in demand in this area (but with a minimum of 15hrs per week for 33 weeks).

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is an exciting opportunity for a Music Technology Teacher to join our talented team of experienced and committed teaching staff. Across 33 weeks of the academic year, you will deliver high quality and innovative music education to students at various schools and venues around the county.
You will join a team dedicated to “changing lives through world class arts”. Surrey Arts is an ambitious and forward-thinking organisation that places young people at the centre of our work. We are committed to developing Surrey Arts as a genuinely inclusive organisation, and one that meets the needs of the whole diverse community of Surrey.
The advertised salary is based on delivering one to one and small group music tuition. We would hope that applicants will be also be able to deliver whole class teaching. This attracts a higher rate of pay, and the annual salary will be increased in accordance with Surrey Arts Teacher Pay Scales.
The hours advertised may be subject to change due to small fluctuations in demand. After the first four months of employment, the annual salary will be adjusted accordingly to reflect actual hours worked.
Teaching takes place during the school day, after school and at the weekend, at various schools and music centres in Surrey. You will therefore need to have the willingness and ability to travel around the county to meet the demands of the role.