Job Description

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Make Music Musician, Families Programme

Role:

Songbird Choir

Deadline for applications:

12pm, 5th November 2025

Reports to:

Programme Leader, Early Years & Family

Location:

The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

Working hours:

Wednesdays, 9.45am - 10.45am

Salary:

SCP 50 - 27.94 (+12.07% Holiday pay)

About The Glasshouse International Centre for Music

We're a place where you can hear rock legends or pop icons on the same night as folk trios or opera singers. Where new musicians are nurtured and showcased on the same stages as platinum- selling performers. And where youth choirs and tambourine- shaking toddlers practice in the same spaces as our acclaimed orchestra Royal Northern Sinfonia.


Whether you're front of house, waiting in the wings or keeping things running behind the scenes you will be part of a team that means 2 million people enjoy top - notch gigs, concerts and classes in our own venue at Gateshead Quays, out in communities across the North-east and through live-streamed performances and digital lessons.

Make Music: Schools

activities and events invite school groups into the building to experience exhilarating live music. In Big Sing and Big Sing for Mini Singers children aged 5-11 learn new songs and sing with a live band along with hundreds of other children their age. School groups are also welcome to explore our fantastic building and watch our Royal Northern Sinfonia rehearse.


The Glasshouse understands that people learn in different ways and have different musical interests. We have come up with ways of teaching music that support people's personal development as well as musical, designed around the needs of the person learning. We have written this down in our Inclusive Music Making Guide and everything we do is based on that.

Songbird Choir

Come sing, share, and reconnect with yourself and other new mums.

In this gentle, supportive space, you can make music, find friendship, and take a breath for you. Singing together can lift your mood, ease tension, and help you feel grounded, a beautiful way to nurture your postnatal wellbeing and reconnect with your sense of self.


Every voice is welcome, no experience needed. Whether you sing softly or with gusto, you'll be met with warmth and encouragement. You're welcome to join us at any point in the term, there's no pressure just an open, caring community.


Babies (up to walking age) can snuggle, sway, and soak up the sounds, and older siblings are welcome to join the fun too.


We are looking for a musician to lead weekly sessions, help singers grow in confidence in a nurturing environment, and bring mums together for some feel-good singing.


Weekly sessions will take place on Wednesdays, 9.45am - 10.45am, at The Glasshouse International Centre for Music. Sessions take place in 10-week blocks, with a week's break in the middle.


The main purpose of this role is to lead the Songbrid Choir, helping singers grow in confidence in a nurturing environment, and bring mums together for some feel-good singing.


You will contribute to artistic design, content creation and planning of sessions and will attend meetings and training as required.

About you

Are you self-motivated, happy working in a team environment and flexible enough to adapt to a changing environment? If this sounds like you, read on to find out how you can hit the ground running.

Experience

Singing to an advanced standard. Leading groups of adults and children of varying abilities and from a wide range of backgrounds including those with Additional Needs and/or Disabilities Leading with the focus on achieving personal, social, and musical outcomes. Leading music learning using a wide range of approaches and pedagogies. Developing and using inclusive music practices and pedagogy. Creating music resources to support activities and performances. Excellent organisational skills, including: + Excellent written communication skills, including creation of music teaching materials.
+ Commitment to teamwork and collaboration.

Skills and knowledge

Safeguarding in education contexts. Community music and musical inclusion. The social and personal reasons why people experience barriers to learning. The historical origins and social context of the songs and music being used. Current policy and plans related to musical inclusion and music education. Experience of supporting people with post-natal depression

Main duties and responsibilities

Strategy and Plans

Keep up to date with The Glasshouse policies and plans. Maintain an understanding of the needs of young people and adults alongside the barriers they might experience.

Evaluation and Reporting

Contribute to the evaluation and monitoring of programme performance where required. Support and contribute to consultation with families as required.

Programme (artistic)

Keep up to date with current developments in relation to your own performance practice, specialist education and learning practice. Develop and lead high-quality inclusive music learning activities performances, events, rehearsals, recordings and resources as agreed. Lead exemplary practice in inclusive group singing. Support the development and maintenance of excellent and inclusive music practice, social and musical pedagogies. Work with colleagues to remove barriers to engagement and make sure music learning activities meet a range of different needs, interests, and contexts.

Programme (operational)

Attend team and organisational meetings as agreed. Understand and work in line with operational handbooks and guidelines.

Marketing and Comms

Work with the Programme Leader to support effective recruitment of singers.

Health and Safety and safeguarding

Accept individual responsibility for reading, understanding and working in line with Health & Safety, Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity, Dignity at Work and other policies with the Trust.

General

Advocate for North Music Trust and specifically the Make Music programme. Undertake other duties appropriate to the post and in line with the needs of the organisation.

But don't worry if you're not a perfect match for the job description and criteria, we'd love you to apply anyway. We are more interested in your determination, positivity, and willingness to get stuck in.

Our commitment to your development

At The Glasshouse, we're always learning. And we know that when it comes to training, everyone is different. So, you'll work closely with your manager to identify what your training journey will look like. If you have a specific interest or you would like to develop your skills in a certain area, we want to hear about it.


This may be through gaining a qualification, on-the-job training or learning within your team, but whatever path you take, through training and support, we'll help you develop the skills and knowledge you need to thrive in your role.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

At The Glasshouse, we encourage a working environment that's welcoming, inclusive, and diverse. Different backgrounds, views and experiences are valued so everyone can be themselves.


Our venue and programmes are for everyone, so we want to make sure this opportunity is available to everyone, no matter your background or the challenges you've faced.


For example, we would love to hear from you if you:

Are D/deaf. Have a disability, learning difficulty or significant long -term health condition which affects your daily life Describe yourself as neurodiverse (this might include dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia, ADHD, autistic spectrum, and others) Grew up in a family receiving Universal Credit or state benefits Have ever lived in council or social housing or been on the housing register Have ever lived in sheltered accommodation or experienced homelessness Experienced being in care at any point in your life Have been a refugee or asylum seeker Are from the African, South, East and South-East Asian, Middle East, Latinx or North African diaspora, or have experienced racism These are some common examples of challenging circumstances but there may be others. Everyone is welcome to apply. We do not discriminate because of race, colour, religion, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation or expression, age, disability or any other protected characteristic as outlined in the Equality Act 2010.

Safeguarding children, young people and adults at risk

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk and expect all of those that work with us to share this commitment. We operate a robust safeguarding framework and continuous assessment and development to support safer working practice across out workforce. Our roles are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes relevant background checks and the disclosure of criminal records, sanctions, and investigations where appropriate.

Our application process

Closing date for applications:

5th November 2025

Interview date:

12th November 2025


We understand that interviews can be a nerve-racking experience. We want you to feel comfortable so you can be yourself and shine, so if you have any questions about the role or the application process, please contact Isabella, People Coordinator at recruitment@theglasshouseicm.org