Job Overview
The Rock Project Kingston is an after school music school teaching children aged from 7-18 how to play an instrument and perform in a band. We are currently seeking two passionate, experienced, and committed tutors - one Guitar and one Drums -, for Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in our New Malden and Worcester Park, Kingston venues.
In this role, you will deliver engaging, fun lessons to small groups of children to help their musical growth, technical proficiency, and confidence. Your enthusiasm for music and dedication to teaching will help students unlock their potential and cultivate a lifelong love for playing the guitar or drums. These paid positions offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact through music education while honing your instructional skills.
We are currently seeking tutors for 2 hours tutoring on Tuesday evenings, 6-8:05pm at our New Malden school, and 2 hours tutoring Wednesday evenings, 5:45-7:50pm at our Worcester Park venue.
There is a strong possibility for these hours to increase with a 3rd school hopefully being opened on either Monday or Thursday evenings soon in the Wimbledon/Raynes Park area.
There is also genuine opportunity for the right person to take on more responsibility over time, including progression into an Assistant Manager or Manager role, with increased hours and pay. The manager role will involve driving and looking after our company van.
Responsibilities
- Teach students how to play guitar or drums and perform in a band.
- Demonstrate proper technique, music theory, rhythm, and tab-reading skills to students of varying ages and skill levels.
- Create a positive, motivating learning environment that encourages student engagement and progress.
- Assess student performance regularly and provide constructive feedback to support continuous improvement.
- Provide the necessary teaching and training resources for the children to practise at home. For guitar - guitar tabs/chord diagrams and song sheets, for drums - drum tabs. We aim to learn a new rock or pop song every 2 weeks.
- Foster a love for music by inspiring creativity, confidence, and perseverance in every lesson.
Qualifications/Requirements
- Proven experience in tutoring or teaching guitar or drums.
- Proven experience teaching children in 1-2-1 and small group settings.
- Passion for music education - especially teaching and working with children - and a lively, motivating teaching style.
- Must be registered self-employed with valid UTR number.
- Must have an enhanced, in-date DBS certificate. We can apply for certificate on your behalf but the cost will be paid by applicant.
- Must have full UK driving license, and be located within reasonable distance from venue.
- Must attend annual end of year concert to support students - usually a Saturday afternoon in early July.
- Any experience with music technology/live sound engineering a bonus.
- Being able to teach any of our other instruments especially sought after. We teach guitar, drums, bass and vocals.
Pay: £31.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
