Temporary Emerging Teaching Artist (Instrumental)
Big Noise Wester Hailes, Edinburgh
14 hours per week
- £29,613 per annum, pro rata in year one (£16.27 per hour)
- £30,949 per annum, pro rata in year two (£17.00 per hour)
Pay award from 1st July 2026 pending
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: in Wester Hailes in Edinburgh, Torry in Aberdeen, Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Govanhill in Glasgow and Douglas in Dundee.
We are looking for a temporary Emerging Teaching Artist (Instrumental – Upper Strings or Lower Strings) to work within the Wester Hailes community of Edinburgh working 2 days a week (14 hours) between Tuesday and Friday (days to be agreed) term time only (40 weeks of the year) until 30th June 2028. General musicianship in our context is the development of overall musical understanding and skills in our learners. It includes the use of voice, movement and instruments to support aural and reading skills, using a variety of approaches including, but not limited to, Kodaly methodology and Orff Shulwerk.
This is a graduate/early career role, designed to build experience and teaching skills whilst supporting the Big Noise team to deliver in the Wester Hailes community in Edinburgh. You will work closely with Big Noise Musicians and Support Workers, to support & deliver Big Noise sessions and instrumental lessons. Emerging Teaching Artists are also offered training opportunities on topics such as positive behaviour, lesson planning, and various methodologies including the Big Noise curriculum.
You will be able to demonstrate the following:
* How you will benefit from this graduate/early career role
* Knowledge of the Big Noise programme
* A passion working in a community setting with music
* Professional standard of playing (at least grade 8 or equivalent) on your principal instrument on your principal instrument (upper strings or lower strings)
We believe our people should represent the communities we work with. That’s why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
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.
Closing date for applications is Friday 19th June 2026 at 10am
The selection process will be held in Wester Hailes in Edinburgh week beginning 6th July 2026 and will include a panel interview, a short audition and a short demonstration lesson with a group of young people.
All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.
Scottish Registered Charity Number SC039119
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