Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Academy Tutor

£29.97 to £33.87 per hour (includes prep time and annual leave)

Gloucestershire Music is seeking a highly skilled and passionate ensemble instructor to join their contracted team at Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Academy (GYJA).

Employer

Gloucestershire County Council

Location

Contract Type

Part-Time Permanent

Start Date

September/October 2026

Closing Date

3rd August 2026 at 23:59

Gloucestershire Music is seeking a highly skilled and passionate ensemble instructor to join their contracted team at Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Academy (GYJA). This post will support Gloucestershire Music in achieving high quality music education by effectively supporting, tutoring, instructing or coaching young musicians. This role will primarily involve working with our training jazz orchestra which meets6.00 - 7.30pm on Wednesdays, during term-time,at Cheltenham Bournside School. Membership of GYJA is open to young musicians of approximately grade 4+ standard who have a passion for learning more about jazz. Along with Gloucestershire Youth Jazz Orchestra, the band will have multiple high quality performance opportunities throughout the year.

This position requires someone who possesses the skills to motivate and inspire young musicians to aspire to the highest standards of performance. You should have experience of leading such ensembles and have a passion for youth music and jazz. The successful candidate will be working in collaboration with the other GYJA tutor, the Extended Learning and Provisions Manager and the Head of Service for Gloucestershire Music. See job profile for full details.

For all your hard work, you will receive the following:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Annual leave allowance and preparation time wrapped up in pay
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview in the week commencing 10th August 2026

Gloucestershire Music is Gloucestershire County Council's Music Service for the County. We are the largest delivery partner and deliver on activities both in and out of schools. We also run the instrument hire scheme for the County.

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