Rock and Pop Music Teacher

Rock and Pop Music Teacher - Warwick

Department: Band Leaders

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: West Midlands

Compensation: £28,000 - £33,000 / year

Salary
: £28,000 per annum with the potential to progress up to £33,000 per annum.

Company Bonus Scheme: £1,500 per annum based on your performance & company performance. OTE earnings for year 1: £29,500.

Job Type: Full Time, permanent role.

Experience: No teaching experience required - full training, support and development provided.

Transport: UK/EU Driving Licence and own transport is an essential requirement for the role.

Holiday: 11+ weeks paid holiday a year.

Location: You will teach in multiple schools across a regional area each week; the approximate centre point of this region is where this role is advertised.

Fuel: Fuel contributions in addition to salary.

Rocksteady Music School is the UK’s biggest employer of full-time, permanent musicians. We teach in‑school rock and pop band lessons to primary‑age children. We’re on a mission to remove barriers to music education so that no child gets left behind. We’re currently in thousands of schools in the UK, teaching over 100,000 children every week – and we’re growing fast.

As a band leader you will:

• Teach groups of primary‑age children in a fun, inspiring rock and pop band format in up to 10 schools per week.
• Give children their first opportunity to learn an instrument – you’ll be teaching drums, guitar, bass, keyboard and vocals.
• Work independently as part of a remote team of band leaders, with support from our central teams.
• Act as a rock and pop star role‑model, empowering and supporting children to deliver live performances at their end‑of‑term concerts.
• Help children develop self‑belief, resilience and well‑being through performing in a band.
• Represent Rocksteady, building strong relationships with schools, teachers and parents.
• Be prepared for highly active days and spend time on the road driving between schools. You’ll need to load and unload band equipment and set up in each location.

As a band leader you’ll need:

• To be competent on at least two of the following instruments: drums, guitar, bass, keyboard and vocals.
• The enthusiasm to learn how to teach band lessons and complete our extensive training programme before you start your timetable.
• The resilience to work in a role that provides some of your greatest moments and biggest challenges – often all in the same day.
• The confidence to be yourself at work, be proud of your uniqueness and communicate effectively with children, teachers and parents.
• The integrity to always promote the safety and well‑being of children and young people.
• To be an organised, independent worker with good time‑management and administration skills.
• A UK/EU driving licence and your own transport; you must use your car to transport equipment and drive between schools.

Benefits

• Full‑time, salaried position.
• Work Monday – Friday, daytimes only.
• 11+ weeks paid holiday per year.
• Fuel contribution – 45p per business mile.
• Annual staff bonus – £1,500 per annum.
• Long service award: an additional 4 weeks’ pay after 5 years.
• Full training in our progressive teaching methodologies.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including discounts on everyday purchases and free 24/7 GP service.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Celebratory staff away‑days, Christmas parties and social events.
• Opportunities to work with the Rocksteady Foundation, reaching children and young people in charities and support groups across the UK.

Note: £28,000 per annum is effective from 1st October 2026. If you start before this date, the starting salary will be £27,000 per annum until 1st October 2026.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all our staff to share this commitment.

As this role involves regular work with children and young people, and meets the definition of regulated activity, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 you must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. Further details on what convictions must be declared can be…