B.5 Grading Appendix 2 - Job Description and …...Policy and Resources Cabinet Member – 19th September 2012, Updated – 6th October 2017 Page 3 of 14 B.5 Grading Appendix 2 - Job

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B.5 Grading Appendix 2 - Job Description and

Employee Specification

Job title: Music Service Development Manager

Service area: Learning Skills and Culture

Post number:

Division: Participation and Achievement

Grade:

Section/team: Culture & Creative Partnerships

Overall purpose of job:

Manage, develop and deliver a quality Music Service which meets the key objectives of

North Lincolnshire Council, the DfE, and Arts Council England.

Facilitate a fully inclusive music education programme that enables all children and young

people to access high quality music activities and experiences.

Post holders will be expected to be flexible in undertaking the duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform other duties, which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.

Main responsibilities:

1. Work with managers in developing and delivering the vision for music education in North Lincolnshire focusing on the delivery of a high quality service that reaches children and young people from all backgrounds and settings, within a sustainable business model.

2. Manage the diverse range of music education programmes that the Music Service offers both in and outside of the classroom.

3. Manage a team of professional music tutors, including recruitment and selection,

ensuring professional development and training needs are met and that there is on-

going monitoring to meet quality standards. Carry out regular lesson observations and

where appropriate agree on strategies that improve and enhance performance.

4. Manage the timetabling of music tutors to ensure that school SLA requests are met

effectively, timely and demonstrate value for money.

5. Be the music lead to schools for support with their SLA needs, curriculum support and service accountability, offering constructive challenge where necessary.

6. Be the Music Service lead for the Music Centre, its management and development in liaison with the Friends Committee.




7. Be accountable for assigned budgets, effective financial monitoring and evaluation,

ensuring compliance to conditions of grant and audit requirements.

8. Manage the inventory, stock and loan of Music Service instruments ensuring suitability,

accessibility and traceability.

9. Ensure compliance with the Council’s Corporate Safeguarding Policy; promote the safeguarding and welfare of all children, young people and vulnerable adults.

10. Ensure compliance with any H&S requirements, in particular around event management.

11. Work in partnership with other colleagues in the council and partners within the Music Hub to provide music making and performance opportunities for children and young people, which meets identified needs, delivers corporate priorities and achieves the desired outcomes for CYP in North Lincolnshire.

12. Assist in the development of a business plan that ensures significant income generation from commercial enterprises and from grant funding.

Knowledge, skill and experience:

Music degree

Evidence of continuous professional development

Experience in the delivery of music education in an education or community related setting.

Demonstrates musical credibility, commanding respect in a wide range of musical settings and disciplines

Experience in the management, leadership and evaluation of teaching staff

Experience of exercising effective financial management controls; delivering value for money and cost optimisation with an educational setting or trading service.

Good knowledge of safeguarding practice

Able to collaborate with colleagues and work within local authority structures

Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, developing a positive personal and organisational profile and building effective synergies

High level of interpersonal skills, able to build successful relationships across a range of colleagues, clients and partners.

Ability to anticipate, interpret and manage changing environments and achieve positive outcomes through influence and negotiation.

Good negotiation skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment in seeking




creative business focused solutions.

A collaborative team worker who can build positive relationships and work effectively across internal and external boundaries.

Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision, whilst actively participating in a team environment.

Ability to develop and keep good performance monitoring data, to inform future planning of music provision

Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & Powerpoint).

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations; Experience of having carried out risk assessments

Willingness and flexibility to work evenings and weekends and as required ensuring delivery of activities and events.

Ability to travel around North Lincolnshire

Creativity and innovation:

Contributes to the development and implementation of the School Music Education Plan and the North Lincolnshire Music Education Hub Business Plan, highlighting gaps in provision and key areas for development, as well as having an innovative approach to developing initiatives which meet needs and deliver the overarching goal to creating the opportunities for all CYP to sing, learn a musical instrument and to perform.

Lead on timetabling of the music service, ensuring that school requests for music provision is met, efficiencies and value for money is achieved; as well as, provide opportunities for music service to take part in other council wide projects and initiatives as required.

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Contacts and relationships:




Manager – line management – at least weekly – to update on progress of work programme/receive instructions and support Music Service teaching staff and administrative support – weekly – to update on progress, give instructions and support Music Centre Friends Committee – weekly – to support, develop and partner to develop ensemble and performing opportunities for children and young people. Colleagues from other teams within the council - frequent – partnership working on cultural events and projects Teachers, head teachers, principals, college leaders - frequent – to negotiate SLA, to monitor success, to advise, support and challenge. Parents - frequent – to answer queries, negotiate complaints (infrequent) in line with the NLC complaints policy and disseminate information where appropriate. North Lincolnshire Music Education Hub – 6 weekly – to report on Core and Extension roles Relevant national and regional government department and music agencies including the Arts Council England and Music Mark– as required – to learn and participate in national strategies and policies, to report on the work of the Music Service, Peer officers from other local authorities –frequent – partnership working, benchmarking, Represent North Lincolnshire Council on external bodies – periodic – to promote Music Service

Decision making:

Direction and allocation of resources (staff, finance, other)

Developing, establishing and implementing service policies that relate to music

Prioritising and directing activities to meet conflicting, often-changing requirements with limited resources

Decisions relating to optimising opportunities for generating income in collaboration with Manager

Managing Music Service budget

Negotiating with teachers/head to gain best outcome for music in North Lincs

Responsibility for resources:




Financial resources: Cheques up to a value of £100 on a weekly basis; up to a value of £4000 – one day per year; shared with 5 others Physical resources:

Laptop

Mobile phone

WORK ENVIRONMENT Work demands:

Several annual deadlines for SLA requirements including, submissions for music tuition (Feb-May) and timetabling of tutors (July) ready for following academic year; Arts Council monitoring (quarterly).

Prioritises and allocates music service resources to achieve the best fit with changing external deadlines and demands.

Oversees scheduling requirements requiring judgement and experience as well as sound method. Must discern interdependencies between projects and SLA.

Has to manage priorities of ensuring service is commercially viable as well as encompassing the council priorities around enabling communities to flourish.

Issues arising are unpredictable and often require immediate intervention.

Oversees partnerships and SLA with schools requiring judgement, propriety and experience of negotiation.

Physical demands: If there is more than normal effort required what is it and how often?

Normal physical effort

Regular use of IT

Driving

Working outside normal office hours.

Working conditions:




Work will normally be carried out in an office environment but does require the post holder to visit schools and performance venues in North Lincolnshire. Hot desking is in place in a number of locations across the authority and within some of our partner agencies.

It is estimated that around 30% of working hours may be spent out of office

The post holder will be expected to work out of normal office hours, during the evening and at weekends. Regular Saturday working at the Music Centre.

Work context:

Regular meetings with teachers/head teachers

Dealing with queries from parents and children around music tuition.




Position in organisation: Indicate how many staff the post is directly accountable for: Are posts in more than one location? Yes No Is this at the same site? Are the posts managed highly mobile? Is the supervision/management shared with another post in the structure? Yes No Please indicate which post(s) _______________________________________________

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POST NUMBER JOB TITLE HOURS PER WEEK

ESSENTIAL

DESIRABLE

HOW MEASURED

EXPERIENCE

Experience in the delivery of music education in an education or community related setting.

Experience in the management, leadership and evaluation of teaching staff

Experience of exercising effective financial management controls; delivering value for money and cost optimisation with an educational setting or trading service.




EDUCATION, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS

Music Degree Evidence of continuous

professional development

Qualified Teacher Status Evidence of additional training in music, management, finance etc.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Good knowledge of safeguarding practice

Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & Powerpoint).

Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations; Experience of having carried out risk assessments

Ability to develop and keep good performance monitoring data, to inform future planning of music provision

Demonstrates musical credibility, commanding respect in a wide range of musical settings and



Employee Specification disciplines

Good negotiation skills with the ability to exercise sound judgment in seeking creative business focused solutions.

Ability to develop and maintain good working relationships with a wide range of partners and stakeholders, developing a positive personal and organisational profile and building effective synergies

High level of interpersonal skills, able to build successful relationships across a range of colleagues, clients and partners.

Ability to anticipate, interpret and manage changing environments and achieve positive outcomes through influence and negotiation.

ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE HOW MEASURED




PERSONAL QUALITIES

Able to collaborate with colleagues and work within local authority structures

A collaborative team worker who can build positive relationships and work effectively across internal and external boundaries. Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision, whilst actively participating in a team environment.

WORKING ARRANGEMENTS

Willingness and flexibility to work evenings and weekends and as required ensuring delivery of activities and events. Willingness to regular Saturday mornings to manage the Music Centre

Ability to travel around North



Employee Specification Lincolnshire, to schools and to

attend meetings

The post is subject to:

Disclosure of convictions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exemption) Act 1974 Yes

Political restriction No

The ability to speak fluent English under the Immigration Act 2016 Yes

Employee: (signed)

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Manager: (signed)

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