Contract Type: Casual
Salary: Unqualified teacher pay scale. Point 3 - £21.96 to Point 6 - £27.90 per hour
Hours Per Week: Casual
Base Location: Birch Lane Centre, Dukinfield, SK16 5AU
Assessment Date: Week commencing 22nd June 2026
The Role
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of children and families? Do you bring compassion, curiosity, collaboration, conversation, and courage to your practice? If so, Tameside is looking for you.
We are currently recruiting to our casual pool of Music Tutors to deliver inspirational music sessions to individuals, small groups and whole classes of primary and secondary aged students. We are interested in hearing from all musicians but in this round of recruitment we are particularly interested in hearing from brass tutors. The range of musical tuition we provide includes both regular and ad-hoc working within mainstream and specialist schools and in our dedicated music centre.
At Tameside Music Service, we are an inclusive and progressive team working throughout Tameside and Greater Manchester. We are committed to offering equitable and relevant musical opportunities to young people in our locality and region through our partnership with the Greater Manchester Music Education Hub and numerous other organisations such as Brighter Sound, Royal Northern College of Music and BIMM.
About You
You will have:
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Experience of facilitating informal music sessions or classroom music sessions
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The ability to monitor, respond and plan for progress
- Knowledge of different repertoire/portfolios/specific skills for your specialism
- The ability to teach an additional instrument or skill would be an advantage
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If successful after interview an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring check will need to be completed
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Driving licence and your own transport is preferred
About Us
Message from Jill Colbert, Director of Children’s Services
“I joined the council at the beginning of 2025 and was instantly charmed by the warmth, openness, and energy of colleagues.
“I came to Tameside for one reason; because I know we can do fantastic things for our families here.
“We’re a children’s service on a significant improvement journey. We know what needs to be different for our children and families and we’re ambitious to deliver that change.
“We have a growing range of specialist services for children, where you can test and grow your skills and practice. We have a Social Work Academy that is led by people who bring passion to learning and who know that the DCS’ of the future are right in front of them. We are working on our progression pathways so that staying in Tameside is rewarded and recognised. We have investment in innovation and improvement from the council so that we can grow services and support for families that we can sustain, from family hubs through to complex safeguarding.
“I am so certain that we can build a proud, inclusive and safe climate for great practice to flourish in Tameside. I’d love you to join me on the journey here at Team Tameside.”
Our Heart of Support Practice Approach
At Tameside, we believe in:
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Compassion understanding the lived experiences of children and families.
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Curiosity asking questions that lead to deeper insight and better outcomes for children.
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Collaboration working together across services to deliver joined-up support.
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Conversation listening and engaging meaningfully with children, families and professionals.
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Courage leading with courage, making bold and compassionate decisions that put children first.
At Tameside, we are committed to ensuring all our Citizens lead long, fulfilling and healthy lives. We are committed to supporting economic growth, providing high quality health and care services, protecting our most vulnerable and creating strong and supportive, self-sufficient communities.
We recognise that our people drive our success and enable the organisation to deliver on its vision, purpose and priorities, and that our people are our most important resource and asset. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours, and are at the heart of everything that we do; and we understand that how we do things is just as important as what we do. We pride ourselves on living by our STRIVE values of Support, Trust, Respect, Integrity, Value Diversity and Engage. Our values underpin our practice and behaviours and are at the heart of everything that we do. How we do things are just as important as what we do.
Our employees’ skills, experience and knowledge are essential to our success along with their happiness, wellbeing, commitment, enthusiasm and motivation to be the best they can be.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post requires an Enhanced DBS Disclosure.
Unfortunately, at this time we are not able to offer sponsorship.
We are committed to developing a culture which respects individuals, appreciates difference and allows everyone regardless of background to reach their full potential. We are proud to be an accredited disability confident employer. Reasonable Adjustments will be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to the Job Role Criteria.
Our rewards and benefits package can be viewed here
For further information about this role please contact the recruiting manager on 0161 342 3192 or [email protected]
