Emerging Teaching Artist; Instrumental

Temporary Emerging Teaching Artist (Instrumental)

Big Noise Govanhill, Glasgow

14 hours per week

£29,613 per annum, pro rata in year one (£16.27 per hour)

£30,949 per annum, pro rata in year two (£17.00 per hour)

Pay award from 1st July 2026 pending

Sistema Scotland’s vision is to improve lives and strengthen communities. Working with children, young people and their families, we focus on early intervention and stimulating generational social change. By playing music together in ensembles and orchestras, we aim to grow confidence, respect, teamwork and aspiration in the children, young people and communities we work with.

We deliver our work through six Big Noise programmes:
Govanhill in Glasgow, Raploch & Fallin in Stirling, Torry in Aberdeen, Douglas in Dundee and Wester Hailes in Edinburgh.

We are looking for a temporary Emerging Teaching Artist to work within the Govanhill community in Glasgow, working 14 hours a week between Monday and Thursday (exact hours & days to be agreed) all year round until 23rd June 2028.

This is a graduate/early career role, designed to build experience and teaching skills whilst supporting the Big Noise team to deliver in the Govanhill community of Glasgow. You will work closely with Big Noise Musicians and Support Workers to support & deliver Big Noise sessions and instrumental lessons. Emerging Teaching Artists are also offered training opportunities on topics such as positive behaviour, lesson planning, and various methodologies including the Big Noise curriculum.

• Support and deliver Big Noise sessions and instrumental lessons.
• Collaborate with Big Noise Musicians and Support Workers.
• Participate in training on positive behaviour, lesson planning and Big Noise methodologies.

• Upper Strings or Lower Strings as principal instrument.
• Professional standard of playing (at least grade 8 or equivalent) on your principal instrument.
• Knowledge of the Big Noise programme.
• A passion for working in a community setting with music.
• Benefits you will gain from this graduate/early career role.

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We believe our people should represent the communities we work with. That’s why we are committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.

We also welcome applications from all nationalities; however, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for these roles, so before you apply for this post please ensure that you have the right to work in the UK. For more details on eligibility to work in the UK, please visit

Closing date for applications is Friday 19th June 2026 at 10am

The selection process will be held in Govanhill in Glasgow week beginning 6th July 2026 and will include a panel interview, a short audition and a short demonstration lesson with a group of young people.

All successful applicants will be subject to PVG check.

Scottish Registered Charity Number SC039119