Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship) - Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
Wed, 08 Oct 2025">published - Wed, 08 Oct 2025
Job Summary
We have a vacancy for a Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship) within our team in Big Noise Wester Hailes (Edinburgh).
Job Description
You will work with the Big Noise team to deliver excellent musical education and learning experiences for our children, young people and communities; this will include instrumental lessons, general musicianship sessions, and group teaching in our afterschool programme, as well as home visits and community performances. Wherever possible, we will match your musical skills and interests with the different elements of the Big Noise programme, while encouraging and supporting you to develop in other areas.
You will be educated to degree level or equivalent qualification and have professional performing experience. Working with large and varied groups of children and young people is essential, along with a track record of success in teaching children and young people on your specialist instrument. You will also have a belief in the benefits that a social programme such as Big Noise / Sistema Scotland can have.
This is a temporary post offered until March 2026, working all year round, 3 days per week (Tuesday to Thursday).
Closing date for applications is Monday 20th October 2025 at 10.00 am
The selection process will be held in Wester Hailes, Edinburgh (date to be confirmed) and will include a panel interview, a short audition and a demonstration lesson.
Job Requirements
We welcome applications from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds. We also welcome applications from all nationalities; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles, so before you apply for this post please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK. For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.
All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.
* Job Title: Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship) - Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
Job: Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship) - Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
Job: Musician/Teacher (General Musicianship) - Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
For any additional information please e-mail [emailprotected] or telephone 01786 236914.
Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. Working with children, young people and their families, we focus on early intervention and stimulating generational social change. By playing music together in ensembles and orchestras, we aim to grow confidence, respect, teamwork and aspiration in the children, young people and communities we work with.
We deliver our work through six Big Noise programmes throughout Scotland.
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