Instrumental/Vocal Teachers

NMPAT aims to provide music and performing arts opportunities for young people to develop their skills and confidence. We are a charitable trust whose core values are to Inspire, Nurture and Excel. Our staff are highly skilled and motivated practitioners who routinely demonstrate their commitment to these values.

As a member of staff you will:

Be an effective teacher who can maintain high standards of teaching and learning in Whole Class Instrumental Tuition (WCIT), small group and individual lesson settings.

• Always keep student safeguarding and well-being as a priority.
• Deliver engaging and motivational lessons with appropriate content.
• Prepare students for assessment as appropriate, such as Internal Awards, national exam boards, public examinations etc.
• Demonstrate effective time-keeping, lesson planning, record keeping and complete administrative duties efficiently.
• Communicate effectively and empathetically with all stakeholders: pupils, parents, schools, colleagues and line managers.
• Be supportive of the wider organisation and schools by actively promoting engagement in ensemble activities including NMPAT Saturday Centres and County Groups.
• Be a positive addition to the teams of which you are a part: schools, centres, instrumental discipline, and the wider NMPAT and Music Education Hub community.
• Demonstrate the ability to be an enthusiastic and effective learner, maintaining personal instrumental skills and developing understanding of repertoire and pedagogy through engagement with CPD.
• Share knowledge and support colleagues; collaborate and seek to learn.
• Maintain a knowledge of NMPAT policies and procedures and model the behaviours set out in the NMPAT code of conduct.
• Be able to take on other duties as appropriate.

Teacher of Voice

We currently have an opening for a year-long part-time maternity cover. This will include individual and group tuition and potentially the direction of one of our County choirs.  Whilst the timing of the ensembles is fixed there is flexibility around both the scheduling of the school and Kettering Road based vocal teaching . There may be scope to build on this appointment beyond maternity cover. The capacity to deliver other teaching on other instruments would also be welcomed.

Teacher of Guitar

We are looking for a versatile guitar teacher who can inspire students within a range of styles. Successful candidates will be confident with up-to-date methods of teaching classical, acoustic and electric styles of guitar and confident demonstrating these skills. Candidates should be confident teaching students individually and in group settings as the work will span across our schools and Centres.

Teacher of Keyboard and Piano

We are looking for a keyboard/ piano teacher who is comfortable teaching both individuals and small group and who would be willing to get involved in wider opportunities such as keyboard workshops, recitals, holiday courses and teach in our Saturday Centres.

These positions are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended 2013). As such, all applicants are required to disclose all spent and unspent convictions, cautions, warnings, or reprimands, which are not ‘protected’ under current filtering rules.

NMPAT is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS and barred list clearance, a Prohibition check, identity check, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, health assessment, and satisfactory references. References will always be taken up in advance of the interview, and we may contact other previous employers for references.

NMPAT values diversity and particularly welcomes applications from under-represented groups of the community. To address barriers, we will consider reasonable adjustments and access requirements throughout the application and interview process. Please alert us about anything we can do to make your application and interview process as accessible as possible. 

Employees would also benefit from membership of a cash healthcare plan and contributions to a stakeholder pension scheme.