Self-Employed Vocal Coach (Peripatetic Music Teacher)

Trinity CofE High School, Manchester, M15 6HP

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Ideally start after half-term / Christmas & after pre-employment checks completed and pre-agreement with parents

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Music
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £40.00 Hourly This is a Self-employed service provision contract with 2 hours per week during term time

Self-Employed Vocal Coach (Peripatetic Music Teacher) job summary

Self-Employed Vocal Coach (Peripatetic Music Teacher)

Scope of Services

The successful vocal coach will be required to:

• Provide one-to-one vocal coaching to students across all 3 Key Stages, with pupils from aged 11 to 18 in either 20 or 30 mins individual lessons. These students will be working towards GCSE, ABRSM or other vocal exams.
• Plan and deliver progressive vocal technique and performance sessions tailored to individual student needs and abilities
• Liaise with school staff (particularly the Head of Music) to coordinate lesson schedules around the school timetable
• Maintain accurate records of student attendance and progress
• Support students in preparation for school performances where appropriate
• Adhere to all school safeguarding policies and procedures at all times

Please note: This is a self-employed contract, paid under IR35 legislation via our payroll provider where tax and National Insurance contributions will be deducted at source. You cannot subcontract or send a substitute to deliver sessions. School administers the sign-ups and collects payments, so that payment will be made directly from Trinity and not collected by the staff member from parents.

Requirements

To be considered for this role, you must provide evidence of the following:

1. Qualifications and Experience

• Relevant vocal or music teaching qualification, or equivalent professional experience
• Proven experience working with school-aged pupils (11-16 years)
• Experience planning and delivering individual and/or group vocal coaching

2. Safeguarding

• Enhanced DBS check with children's barred list information (current or willingness to obtain before starting)
• Safeguarding training (current certification or willingness to complete before starting)
• Two professional references (at least one from a school or educational setting if available)

3. Self-Employment Status

• Confirmation that you are registered as self-employed with HMRC
• Your Unique Taxpayer Reference (UTR) number
• Confirmation that you work for multiple clients/schools

Information Required in Your Letter of Interest

Please provide the following information:

Your availability:

• Confirm you can commit to term-time delivery for the academic year

Your qualifications and experience:

• Brief summary of relevant qualifications
• Summary of experience working with secondary school-aged pupils
• Any specialisms or additional skills (eg particular vocal styles, exam preparation)

References:

• Contact details for two professional referees (at least one from an educational setting if possible)

DBS and safeguarding:

• Confirmation of current enhanced DBS check status, or willingness to obtain one
• Details of any safeguarding training completed
• Your DBS certificate number and date of issue (if applicable)

Self-employment confirmation:

• Confirmation that you are registered as self-employed with HMRC
• Your UTR number
• Confirmation that you provide services to other clients/schools

Additional information:

• Any additional information you feel is relevant to your application

Selection Criteria

Letters of interest will be evaluated based on:

• Relevant qualifications and experience
• Quality of references
• Availability and suitability for our timetable (tentatively 12:30 - 14:30 on Tuesday)
  

  It will be approximately 2 hours (subject to pupil sign-ups), and that the initial number of weeks of delivery this year will be 27 weeks, but with room to grow to up to 36 weeks a year in future years.

• Evidence of safeguarding compliance

• Professional presentation and completeness of information provided

Additional Information

We are committed to providing excellent music education and supporting our students' creative development.

Facilities: You will have access to well-equipped school rehearsal spaces for your sessions.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to satisfactory completion of safeguarding checks, including an enhanced DBS check with barred list information.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Trinity CofE High School

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1503 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Trinity CofE High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-cofe-high-school

Trinity Church of England High School was opened in 1984 with the foundation motto of “Faith in the City, Value in People, Excellence in Education”.

Today, over thirty years on, Trinity is an outstanding place of learning, promoting the education of students in a community which is positively Christian but welcomes the children of parents of other faiths. Trinity’s most recent full Ofsted Inspection took place in January 2014, and we were judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in all categories and ‘Outstanding for overall effectiveness’.

Trinity benefited from a £21.5 million Wave 4 BSF Buildings & ICT Investment, which comprised an 80% rebuild and 15% modernisation. The latest capital development, the £3 million brand new Trinity Sixth Form Centre, opened in September 2016, and will have a capacity of 240 students, eventually taking the school student population up to 1460.

Located adjacent to Manchester University, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester Museum, the Science Park and the Royal Northern College of Music, we are easily accessible from all parts of the city and are close to the many amenities of the city centre and excellent transport links. We make good use of our proximity to both universities, theatres, galleries, museum, the RNCM, the Aquatics Centre and Sports City.

The School's overall aim is to provide a Christian environment in which young people are safe, secure, cared for and happy, and are able to develop into articulate, confident and well qualified citizens of the world.

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