About the Role
4 hours on Saturday (term time only)
Leeds Junior Conservatoire is recruiting for a Tutor in Vocal.
We are looking for an enthusiastic musician-educator with broad musical interests, strong practical musicianship skills and a passion for helping young people reach their potential across theory, ensemble performance, musicianship and composition.
Leeds Junior Conservatoire (LJC) is a thriving community of young musicians, creators and performers from across Yorkshire and the North, offering exceptional opportunities for students aged 8–18 to develop their musical skills and creativity.
At LJC, we foster an inclusive, supportive environment where every young person can thrive. As part of our collaborative team of passionate educators and industry professionals, you will help nurture artistic ambition, self-expression and a lifelong love of music.
(Hourly rate is inclusive of prep time and holiday pay)
What You Will Do
As part of this role, you will teach across the following areas of our programme:
Music Theory & Practical Musicianship
Deliver engaging theory and musicianship classes for students aged 11–18, helping them develop their understanding of musical concepts including notation, rhythm, harmony, keys and structure. Alongside written theory, you will lead practical activities that develop aural skills, listening, sight-singing, improvisation and ensemble awareness, helping students connect theoretical understanding to real-world music-making.
LJC Experience Band (Ages 8–11)
Lead an ensemble of younger musicians, helping students develop their rehearsal, listening and performance skills through practical music-making. You will encourage creativity, confidence and collaboration whilst supporting students to perform effectively as part of a group.
Composition
Working alongside the Composition Tutor, you will support students in exploring and developing their own creative work. This includes facilitating practical composition activities, providing individual feedback, and supporting students to use software such as Logic Pro and Sibelius to develop composition, notation and arranging skills.
As well as :
Deliver engaging, inclusive and differentiated teaching for students aged 8–18, fostering creativity, confidence and musical independence.
Monitor student progress, provide constructive feedback, and contribute to curriculum development, assessment and teaching administration.
Collaborate with colleagues to support student success, maintain high teaching standards, and contribute to performances, open days and other LJC events.
About You
- Relevant Honours Degree in Music or a related discipline, with expertise suited to a Junior Conservatoire environment.
- Experience teaching under-18s of mixed abilities, including students with SEND, with strong skills in inclusive teaching, behaviour management and group learning.
- Strong musicianship and the ability to teach music theory, practical musicianship, ensemble work and creative music-making.
- Excellent communication, organisational and digital skills, including the use of music technology to support learning.
- Understanding of current issues in music education, with a commitment to equality, diversity, safeguarding and student wellbeing.
- Must be availabile to teach on Saturdays during term time.
- Desirable: A recognised teaching qualification; relevant professional or continuing professional development; experience in performance, composition or creative music-making; and familiarity with approaches such as Kodály or Dalcroze, and software such as Logic Pro or Sibelius.
Any offer of employment will be made subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will be sought by Leeds Junior Conservatoire for the successful applicant.
Benefits
At Leeds Conservatoire, there are plenty of benefits available to our staff members, here are just a few:
- Annual leave entitlement - If you work full time, you'll get at least 35 days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time staff).
- Generous Pension schemes
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- The People’s Pension
- Memberships and discounts - employees can sign up to various membership cards and discount schemes such as TOTUM card (formerly NUS card). Staff can also receive discounted tickets to ‘The Venue’.
- Travel and commuting - discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
- Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
- Employee wellbeing initiatives
- Flexible and hybrid working opportunities - this will vary depending on role requirements
About Us
Leeds Conservatoire is a successful higher education provider dedicated to music, theatre, and performance, offering a vibrant and supportive learning environment for aspiring artists. Our strong industry connections provide students with invaluable real-world experience and opportunities, equipping them for successful careers in the creative sectors.
We pride ourselves on creating a rewarding and stimulating workplace for our staff, fostering collaboration and innovation within a supportive and creative community. We are committed to nurturing the next generation of artists and are proud to contribute to the vibrant cultural landscape of Leeds and beyond.
At Leeds Conservatoire, we offer development opportunities, allowing our staff to thrive alongside a diverse team of leading professionals and talented students. Our state-of-the-art facilities and thriving student community further enhance our creative environment, making it an inspiring place to work and grow.
As an organisation committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, we are constantly striving to recruit staff which are representative of our student body and the wider region, to enable us to bring new voices to our community.
SAFEGUARDING
At Leeds Conservatoire we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We welcome applications from all backgrounds and select candidates on merit against the person specification.
Our processes are designed to:
- provide equal opportunity and comply with relevant equality legislation;
- reduce bias through structured, evidence-based assessment;
- make reasonable adjustments where needed so candidates can perform at their best.
We are committed to a respectful working environment where people are treated with dignity, and where a range of perspectives can be expressed and discussed appropriately within the law and our policies.
To learn more about our approach and objectives, please click here.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.
- We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
- We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.
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