Temporary Musician/Teacher (Upper or Lower Strings) - Big Noise Douglas, Dundee

We have a vacancy for a Musician/Teacher (Upper or Lower Strings) within our team in Big Noise Douglas, Dundee. 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 May 2026, working all year round, 2 days per week (ideally Wednesday and Thursday).

For further details please visit our website where you can view the full job/person specification and complete our online application form (no CVs please).

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.

Closing date for applications is Friday, 23rd May 2025 at 10.00 am.

The selection process will be held in Douglas/Dundee (date to be confirmed) and will include a panel interview, a short audition and a demonstration lesson.