Rock and Pop Music Teacher – Wolverhampton
Department: Band Leaders
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: West Midlands
Compensation: £28,000 – £33,000 / year
Description
£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.
Full Time, permanent role. No teaching experience required – full training, support and development provided.
UK/EU Driving Licence and own transport is essential for the role. 11+ weeks paid holiday a year. You’ll teach in multiple schools across a regional area each week, with the approximate centre point of this region where the role is advertised. 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 a community of musicians and music-lovers, 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. Join us as a band leader and your passion will inspire the next generation.
Our band leaders often come from diverse backgrounds, so you might not currently be working in a music-related role or have any teaching experience. If you can bring the right combination of musical ability, passion for our purpose and enthusiasm for learning, we can offer the training you need to succeed in this role.
Responsibilities
- 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 – drums, guitar, bass, keyboard or vocals.
- Work independently as part of a remote team of band leaders, with support from central teams.
- Be a rock and pop star role‑model, empowering and supporting children to deliver live performances at end‑of‑term concerts.
- Help children develop their self‑belief, resilience and wellbeing through performing in a band.
- Build relationships with schools, teachers and parents.
- Be prepared for highly active days, including driving between schools and loading/unloading band equipment.
Qualifications
- Competent on at least two of the following instruments: drums, guitar, bass, keyboard, vocals.
- Enthusiasm to learn how to teach band lessons and complete our extensive training programme before starting timetable.
- Resilience to work in a role with great moments and challenges, often within the same day.
- Confidence to be yourself at work, proud of your uniqueness, and communicate equally well with children, teachers and parents.
- Integrity to promote the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
- Organised, independent worker with good time management and administration skills.
- UK/EU driving licence and own transport to move equipment between schools.
Benefits
- Full-time, salaried position.
- Monday – Friday daytime only.
- 11+ weeks paid holiday per year.
- Fuel contribution – 45p per business mile.
- Annual staff bonus – £1,500 per annum.
- Long service award – additional 4 weeks’ pay after 5 years.
- Full training in progressive teaching methodologies.
- Comprehensive benefits package, including discounts 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.
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, when the pay increase takes effect.
Legal and Safeguarding Information
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and expect all staff to share this commitment.
As this role involves regular work with children and young people, it is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. You must disclose all unprotected unspent and spent cautions and convictions. We will require an enhanced DBS check with a children’s barred list check if you are offered the position.
Rocksteady Music School is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fair treatment of staff, potential staff, and of our services, regardless of race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, responsibilities for dependents, age, physical or mental disability, or offending background.
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