Job Description

Proposed Interview Date: Thursday 24 July 2025

Closing Date: Tuesday 15 July 2025

Contract Type: Casual

Salary: 35,190.00 to 46,773.00 pro-rata

Working Pattern: As Required

Location: Fife Wide

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site.

Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked 'upload resume'. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV.

More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement

Job Details

We are looking for a highly skilled Instrumental Music Instructor who is passionate about improving life chances for all through a professional commitment to making a difference for all of our children and young people so that they achieve their full potential. As an Instrumental Music Instructor in Fife you will be responsible for leading learning within your Instrumental Music lesson context, promoting inclusion, diversity and equality, communicating with other stakeholders. This is a supply post, where candidates will be asked to work as and when required. We require supply instructors in the following disciplines: Brass; Woodwind. When working on a supply basis, you will be paid on the SNCT Music Instructor Salary Scale 35,190.00 to 46,773.00 per year pro rata (as required). Please note, as this is a supply post, payment will only be received when working.

The Person

You are required to be educated to SCQF Level 9 or equivalent in Music.


You are required to have high levels of interpersonal skills and abilities which will enable you to work as a member of a team to ensure positive outcomes for all children and young people in your setting.


You are required to demonstrate a commitment to your own professional learning as a practitioner through career-long professional learning activity and to be able to show how this has impacted on your practice.

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Instrumental Music Instructors are not required to be fully registered with the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS) but should model all behaviour expected of a teacher in Scotland in line with the relevant Professional Standards.

Further Information

Role Profile

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How We Work Matters

- Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.

Employee Benefits -

Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services

Directorate Information -

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- Job information can be made available in alternative formats, to make a request please email: transactions.recruitment@fife.gov.uk

For Further Information Please Contact : Andrew Cowie - Andrew.Cowie@fife.gov.uk