Music Service Manager

Hours: 37 hours per week
Travel: County Wide (North Yorkshire and York)

As the Music Service Manager for North Yorkshire Council, you will work across the educational system in North Yorkshire, and beyond, to ensure the delivery of high-quality instrumental lessons and ensemble opportunities for pupils. You will work with partners including Lead Schools, York Music Hub and AMP (Amazing Musical Projects) to support both curricular and extracurricular musical activity across North Yorkshire and York. You will provide the strategic leadership and management of the Music Service, part of the Council’s Education and Skills portfolio, and will ensure the delivery of the Government’s National Plan for Music Education both for North Yorkshire and as Hub Lead Organisation for York

As Music Service Manager you will be responsible for the: 

• Strategic responsibility for the Music service and York and North Yorkshire Music Hub.
• Delivery of high-quality music lessons.
• Budget setting, forecasting and monitoring the performance of the traded service (£1.7 million turnover)
• Strategic leadership and management of the senior leadership team and teaching staff.
• Promoting the music hub across York and North Yorkshire.
• Partnership working.
• Embedding a secure culture of safeguarding.

About You 

The successful person will have specialist knowledge and substantial experience of effective strategic leadership and management within a similar or comparable context. You will be a determined and principled leader with a proven record of inspiring others with the skills and attributes to build a team that is committed to both our service ambition and the core values of North Yorkshire Council. 

As Music Service Manager you will: 

• Provide highly effective strategic leadership and management to the Music Service and wider Music Hub,
• Take responsibility for the strategic direction of the Music Service, reporting to the Assistant Director Education and Skills.
• Promote a culture of inclusion, innovation, collaboration, and high ambition
• Ensure resources are allocated appropriately and efficiently for the benefit of the service
• Ensure effective governance of the wider music hub as befits the Hub Lead Organisation.
• Be committed to safeguarding children and young people 

Please refer to the job description and person specification for further information about the experience, skills, and attributes we are looking for. 

Qualifications 

• Degree
• Diploma or equivalent instrumental ability

This post requires an Enhanced DBS, the cost of which will be met by the Employer. 

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and adults. 

We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It  has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.