Overview
Job Title: Course Leader – Music
Salary: Commencing at £33,352 with progression to £38,651 per annum
Closing Date: 2025-10-27
About the Role
The School of Music and Performance Production, based at the state-of-the-art Quarry Hill campus, is looking for an enthusiastic full-time Course Leader for Music Performance to join our team where the initial focus of the role will be Levels 1 and 2.
Our Music department offers a number of courses for all ages and abilities, ranging from Level 1 to Level 3 extended programmes. They are supported by experienced staff from across the music industry within our fantastic facilities including the 180 seat Chroma-Q theatre; 5 dance studios; 2 recording studios; TV production facilities; screening room; practice rooms; and Theatre Design workshops. We are looking for committed, creative, and innovative colleagues who are excited by the possibilities that working in our team will offer.
What You Will Do
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Deliver taught classes in our well equipped studios, recording suites, and Mac Labs, and co-ordinate students’ assessment performances in our theatre and external venues.
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Assess essential knowledge and understanding of learners, ensuring successful outcomes.
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You will be responsible for retention, achievement, progress/value added, attendance, and positive progression rates for an identified course or courses.
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Ensure high quality and effective planning and delivery across the course team.
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Support internal and external quality assurance processes.
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Take part in activities relating to recruitment of students (open evenings, interviews and taster sessions)
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Be an active member of staff teams, contributing to curriculum development, course reviews, and School of Creative Arts activities.
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Participate in personal development, working to develop your own professional knowledge, and skill set.
About You
We are looking for an organised and experienced teacher/course leader to lead our music performance and production courses. You should have music industry experience and be able to demonstrate skills in course management, meeting learner needs, and monitoring attendance to ensure successful outcomes.
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Graduate qualification in Music and Level 5 Teaching qualification.
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A creative, enthusiastic, dynamic, and forward thinking practitioner.
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The ideal candidate will work well as part of a team and be resilient, adaptable, and enthusiastic, with experience of music performance industries.
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You are student focused, building a supportive and creative environment for students to develop their practical music or production skills within a collaborative environment.
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We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills.
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We welcome applications from candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds.
Benefits
The group offers a range of excellent benefits, including:
Annual leave:
Curriculum and Management: 44 days plus bank holidays
Curriculum support and business support: 39 days plus bank holidays
Pension schemes with generous employer contributions:
Teachers’ Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme
People’s Pension Scheme
CPD opportunities:
Annual staff conference plus 2 additional staff development days.
Qualifications including PGCE, Apprenticeships, Leadership and Management courses.
Employee wellbeing initiatives: Family Friendly Policies, discounted onsite spa (Printworks) and gym (Park Lane).
Travel and commuting: Discounted travel available through Metro card, Northern Rail, First Bus, Arriva Bus and Cycle to work schemes.
Flexible and hybrid working opportunities: Please speak to the recruiting manager regarding flexible opportunities as these differ between roles.
About Us
Leeds City College is one of the largest further education institutions in the country and is one of the biggest providers of apprenticeships regionally.
We provide a vibrant and diverse learning environment, delivering excellent and innovative education which is supportive, inspiring and life changing. Leeds City College’s values put students first and are at the heart of everything the college does.
We are committed to lifelong learning and investing in our staff. You’ll have access to a broad variety of training and professional development designed to help you continually develop and grow. We offer a wide range of job vacancies, and our large size means there are always exciting opportunities to progress.
Join us on the journey to being the best that we can collectively be for our students, apprentices, staff and our stakeholders.
SAFEGUARDING
At Luminate Education Group we are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our students including children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We follow the Safer Recruitment requirements and best practice as set out within Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance. All successful applicants will be required to complete mandatory pre-employment checks which include an enhanced DBS check, online checks and must have two satisfactory references. Please be aware that it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity in connection to children.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in recruitment is key to our Group’s values. We are dedicated to fostering a workplace that embraces equality, diversity and inclusion in all its forms, where every candidate is treated with fairness, respect, and equity. Our recruitment processes are designed to ensure equal opportunities, remove bias, and promote a diverse talent pool. We continually assess and improve our practices to ensure that every individual, regardless of background, has an equal chance to succeed. By championing EDI, we aim to create a workforce that reflects the richness of our communities and drives innovation through diverse perspectives. To find out more about what our commitment to EDI means to us please Click here to learn more about our EDI objectives.
RECRUITMENT AGENCIES
We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not forward any unsolicited CVs in relation to any of our advertised roles or speculatively. If we require support with any of our vacancies we will get in touch with agencies directly.
- We do not recognise submissions of unsolicited or speculative CV applications from recruitment agencies.
- We shall not be liable for any fee / commission in the event we employ a candidate that may have been submitted as an unsolicited/speculative application from an uninstructed recruitment agency.
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