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We have a vacancy for a Senior Musician or Musician/Teacher (Woodwind: Flute or Clarinet) within our team in Big Noise Douglas, Dundee. At Big Noise Douglas, you will be part of a team who work with children from pre-school, primary school, secondary school and adults. The team are creative in designing and introducing new ways of learning as we use the orchestra to grow children’s confidence, respect, aspiration, drive and understanding. We are currently offering Flute and Clarinet to the Wind band participants. As a Senior Musician/Teacher you will support the Head of Centre by contributing to the shaping of our work in the Douglas community by demonstrating best practice in musical delivery, leading on trips and events, and responsibility for one of the following portfolio areas: learning & teaching, youth voice, priority families, pathways or community engagement. As part of the team, you will develop innovative ways to engage children and families, including home visits and community performances. This includes instrumental lessons, general musicianship sessions, and group teaching in our afterschool programme, as well as home visits and community performances. You will also provide leadership and support for Big Noise Musicians, enabling them to deliver the best outcomes for the children, young people and community members in the programme. You will have experience and success in taking on leadership roles and responsibilities, along with experience of problem solving and working in a dynamic/fast moving environment. We would also consider a Musician/Teacher (Woodwind: Flute or Clarinet). In this role 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 m

Do you have experience in a supportive role in an education or community setting? Do you have experience of working with children and families? Sistema Scotland’s vision is to thrive together through music. 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 the creation of Big Noise programmes within communities, and currently run six programmes in Douglas in Dundee, Govanhill in Glasgow, Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Torry in Aberdeen, and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh. We are looking for a Support Worker to join our organisation as part of the dynamic team in Big Noise Govanhill, delivering a visionary, socially driven children’s orchestra centre. Big Noise Govanhill runs an after-school programme 4 days a week during term time and a holiday school 4 days a week during the Easter, summer and October holidays. The principal duties of a Support Worker at Big Noise Govanhill are to support Big Noise musicians as they deliver the after-school programme; participating in sessions, modelling engagement and attention for the children whilst building strong relationships with the children and families to assist them in maximising their potential. This is a temporary post until the end of June 2027, working between 6 and 12 hours per week and between Monday and Thursday (exact hours and days of work to be agreed) term time only (40 weeks of the year). Salary is £26,624 - £28,510 per annum, pro-rata (£14.63 per hour) 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 p