Music School Brand Representative - Plymouth
Full Time £26,000 / yearJob Overview
Rocksteady Music School is the UK’s largest rock and pop school. We teach fun and inclusive in-school band lessons to primary age children. Our mission is simple: to amplify children's self-belief and remove barriers to music education. We’re currently in thousands of schools in the UK, teaching tens of thousands of children every week – and we’re growing fast.
We are a community of music lovers using our individual talents to help give children the self-belief to succeed. That’s what gets us out of bed in the morning.
We are now looking to hire a Rocksteady Brand Representative. Are you a high-energy musician with the experience and passion to inspire the next generation of pop and rock musicians? Have you toured with bands, and developed a taste for life on the road? Would you like to give thousands of children their first experience of live music?
Imagine the person who inspired you to be a musician, this role makes you that person every day.
Imagine the person who inspired you to be a musician, this role makes you that person every day.
Location: This is a travelling role.
Fuel: Fuel card included in addition to salary ( UK/EU Driving Licence and own transport is an essential requirement for the role)
As a Rocksteady Brand Representative you will:
- Deliver music assemblies and workshops in primary schools across the UK
- Excite and inspire children aged 4-11 to want to learn an instrument in a rock band
- You will perform daily in front of the most energised and captivating audience in the world - Children
- Create lasting relationships with the school’s staff
- Ensure a smooth experience for new schools starting our lessons
As a Rocksteady Brand Representative you’ll need:
- To be a multi-instrumentalist - skilled on at least 3 of: drums, guitar, keyboard and vocals
- Excellent communication and social abilities with both children and adults
- To be dynamic, confident and approachable
- To thrive on performing and public speaking
- To be personable and people focused
- To be sales experience preferred, but not a requirement (we provide training)
- To be comfortable working independently
- A full UK/EU driving licence and own transport
We appreciate that previous experience does not always tell the full story so if you like the sound of this role, don’t rule yourself out if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes.
Benefits
- £29,000 per annum (please note this includes an additional £3,000 London weighting (applicable if your home address is within the M25), the base salary for this role is £26,000) + up to £3,000 commission
- 12 weeks paid holiday a year
- Personal development opportunities
- Comprehensive benefits package including discounts on everyday purchases, free 24/7 GP service.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Employee discount at nationwide music instrument retailers.
- 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.
Every once in a while, you get the chance to be part of something really special. When you join Rocksteady, you know immediately that you’ve found it. We might be growing fast but we pay special attention to protecting our unique working culture and ensuring everyone feels comfortable to be themselves at work. We look out for each other, welcome new colleagues as friends and stay true to our small-company roots; rolling up our sleeves if a job needs doing, solving problems together and, most importantly, always putting the children first. Likeminded people are joining us and we’re reaching more and more children with our lessons every week. We keep growing because we’re driven by our passion for the life-changing nature of music.
Join us and use your skills for good.
Your Passion. Their Future.
Additional Information
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 found in the Governments Guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975. You can find out more about our policy on recruitment of ex-offenders here.
If you are offered this position, Rocksteady will ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check with a children's barred list check.
It is an offence for an individual who has been barred from working with children to apply for regulated activity. Providing false information is also an offence and could result in the rejection of the applicant, summarily dismissal if selected, and possible referral to the police.
Rocksteady Music School is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to the fair treatment of staff, potential staff, and of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical/mental disability, or offending background.