Vocal Development Lead

Rewards and Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years’ service and 30 days after 5 years’ service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer’s leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependants leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources
• Opportunities to participate in regional and national music professional development programmes

About the Team

Surrey Arts is the Arts Service for Surrey County Council. We are the lead delivery organisation for the music education hub. We provide music lessons, instrument hire, out of school music centres, activities, and ensembles for young people. Surrey Arts is the lead partner for the Cultural Education Partnership as well as leading on a range of arts and culture programmes across 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.

About the Role

As the Vocal Development Lead, you will have significant experience of leading singing in schools and other settings and have the broader project management, facilitation and engagement skills to effectively enable support for vocal work in schools and other settings across the whole age range.

The role will involve a wide range of activities including:

• Leading and facilitating singing CPD for schools
• Undertaking some vocal teaching
• Managing large scale performance opportunities
• Developing partnerships to enhance the vocal programme across the county
• Providing advice and support to vocal teachers.

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Leading singing in a range of formal and other educational settings
• Delivering singing CPD
• Working with diverse groups of young people and/or programmes addressing inequality
• Designing and managing projects in an educational setting
• Working collaboratively and innovatively with colleagues to achieve strategic aims
• Networking locally, regionally, and nationally within the music education sector.