Whole Class Deliverer - Vocal

Team: Inspiring Music

Salary: £39,798- £45,173 per annum pro rata

Hours: The role may be offered as either one 13 hours per week (0.4 FTE) post or two separate 6.5 hours per week (0.2 FTE) posts - depending on skillset

Location: You will be expected to attend a CBC office location, including Flitwick Library, Flitwick, Bedfordshire, as often as needed to carry out your role, which will be no less than once per month.

Contract type: Hybrid - Permanent

Closing Date: 1st July 2026

Interview Date: 8th July 2026 (morning) or 9th July 2026 (morning)

About the role

Inspiring Music, the music service for Central Bedfordshire Council, is seeking a highly motivated, skilled, and inspirational Whole Class Tutor to deliver high-quality vocal and instrumental teaching within schools across Central Bedfordshire.

Working as part of our dedicated Music Service team, you will deliver engaging whole-class music sessions in line with Department for Education guidance and the aims of Arts Council England Music Hubs, helping children and young people develop musical skills, confidence, creativity, and a lifelong engagement with music.

We currently offer a broad range of whole-class instrumental and singing programmes and are looking for a flexible and enthusiastic musician-educator with strong multi-instrumental and/or vocal teaching skills, who is willing to continue developing their practice to meet the evolving needs of our school partners.

This role may be offered as:

• one 13 hours per week (0.4 FTE) post - 2 days per week
• split into two separate 6.5 hopurs per week (0.2 FTE) posts - 1 day a week for the right candidates.

Inspiring Music works closely with a wide range of local and national creative partners to design and deliver innovative projects that respond to the needs of children and young people across Central Bedfordshire. Our work focuses on building skills, enthusiasm, aspiration, and progression opportunities, ensuring high-quality and sustainable music-making opportunities for all.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Inclusion Manager for Music and wider music service team to develop inclusive musical opportunities and progression pathways for children and young people, continually striving to deliver outstanding music education within our schools and communities.

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience delivering high-quality whole-class music teaching.
• Can inspire and engage children of all abilities and backgrounds.
• Has strong instrumental and/or vocal skills.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Works collaboratively with schools, colleagues, and partners.
• Is committed to inclusion, safeguarding, and professional development.
• Shares our passion for widening access to music education.

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to creating “A great place to live and work”. We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and a Disability Confident employer. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact: Mark Lowe at Mark.Lowe2@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk.