You want to be a professional teaching musician and use your instrument to earn a living.
You have an infectious love for music and playing all styles of drums with an ability to read music.
You have a passion for bringing out music in others.
You want to join a great team of musicians just like you.
You want to develop your teaching and playing skills and are eager to learn.
If this sounds like you, Good Vibes could be the right place for you because we're looking for a stand-out drummer (or multi-instrumentalist who also plays drums) to join our team as a Pro Teacher with Good Vibes.
Are we what you're looking for?
It's an exciting time for Good Vibes Music Academy as we continue to inspire more and more people to play and sing. We're on a mission to get as many people making music as possible; we're about bringing out the musician in everyone by providing the best musical education we possibly can. This is where you come in!
Being a Pro Teacher
Being a Pro Teacher at Good Vibes is a role that offers flexible daytime, evening and/or weekend teaching, making it an ideal opportunity for those who want to build a career in music. This could be a part- or full-time role.
Your Responsibilities
As a Pro Drum Teacher, you'll:
Inspire
students using the Good Vibes method with fun lessons that allow each student to flourish and develop a passion for the drums by developing the 5 pillars of Ability, Creativity, Musicianship, Performance and Collaboration.
Enhance
the experience that students get by encouraging them to take part in performances, workshops and joining bands.
Share
the amazing progress that your students make with their parents and carers and keep them up to date so that they can support at home.
Promote
and show how amazing learning an instrument is to help us achieve our aim of getting as many people making music as possible.
Care
about the students by building trusting, professional relationships and looking out for their safety and wellbeing.
Grow
as a teacher and develop your teaching skills by keeping your knowledge fresh and trying out new approaches, all the time using the REAL teaching lens to focus on Relevance, Engagement, Assessment and Language.
Your Experience & Background
You're a high level drummer and have gained your expertise through gigging and playing or you may have studied at a specialist music college.
You're new to teaching and keen to learn the Good Vibes approach.
You have the ability to turn your hand to most styles of modern music.
Qualities we look for in Pro Teachers
You're passionate about music and inspiring the next generation of musicians.
You have a desire to be the best teacher you possibly can be with a can-do growth-mindset attitude.
You're a fun loving individual who understands your role in the band.
You're reliable and take your commitments seriously...when you commit you deliver!
Your working week
Down time is really important so our teachers work a maximum of 5 days a week. When you're teaching, you'll have a varied week of teaching in different schools and at our specialist teaching studio. You'll be teaching groups of 3 or 4 children as well as 1:1 lessons too, including adults. You may also be involved in delivering workshops, courses or coaching bands too.
You'll spend Thursday afternoons off timetable when we get together as a team at the studio for a coffee, catchup and some time together as colleagues. This could be in doing some training, involved in team meetings or using the time for planning.
We teach at the studio all year round which really helps to drive progress for our students. School holidays are always a little quieter, so this is time for your holiday too.
Salary
Salary range 22 - 29k (FTE) plus travel expenses/fuel contribution, relocation package, pension, free studio hire, flexible holiday with term time allowance, reserved planning time, full training and ongoing development plus career progression opportunities.
If this all gets you excited, we'd love to hear from you! Visit to download the application.
To apply, please complete an application and return to . We are unable to accept a CV without a completed application form.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 1st August.
Our Commitment
Good Vibes Music Academy is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children's Barred List check, satisfactory references, and social media online searches.
It is an offence for an individual who has been disqualified from working with children to knowingly apply for, offer to do, accept, or do any work in a 'regulated activity'. The position advertised is a 'regulated activity'.
Providing false information is an offence and could result in the application being rejected or summary dismissal if the applicant has been selected, and referral to the police and/or DBS (England and Wales).