In Harmony Lead Musician

Salary: £36,385.94 Pro Rata
Location: Liverpool
Status: {Status}

This is a Permanent, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

In Harmony is a community development programme aimed at using music to bring positive change to the lives of children in the most deprived areas of England, delivering benefits across the wider community. 

Liverpool Philharmonic is leading one of 6 national In Harmony programmes in England, based across Liverpool City Region.

We want the highest calibre musicians with a combination of skills, knowledge, values, resilience, and capacity and willingness to learn, but above all, people who can inspire children and a whole community.


Principle Aim

To work as part of the core In Harmony Liverpool team delivering a visionary, high quality music programme, leading to increased aspirations and improved wellbeing of children in the Liverpool City Region.


    Principal Duties

    • Be an integral part of the regular In Harmony musician team, using music to grow children’s confidence, self-esteem and wellbeing, respect, aspiration, drive, understanding, empathy and emotional intelligence. This will include delivering high quality lessons, ensemble rehearsals, creative projects, community activity, and performances across the city region.
    • Support the the development of the In Harmony Curricula (musicianship, instrumental, creative & Listening) from EYFS –  secondary age across the schools and 11-18 within the programme, including training the In Harmony musician team in pedagogical best practise;
    • Individually lead on areas of development identified with the In Harmony Artistic and deputy Directors and Youth Operations Manager, and strive to design new and innovative ways of learning throughout all activity;
    • Work collaboratively with the team of In Harmony Liverpool musicians, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and In Harmony Liverpool partner organisations to jointly design elements of the programme for and with the Liverpool City Region community, including parents, school staff, volunteers and the wider community; 
    • Line-manage In Harmony Liverpool Musicians as required, supporting them in their role, activities and their continuing professional development and organise and book appropriate cover for musicians in case of annual leave, sickness or other absence;
    • Be a champion of In Harmony Liverpool, on a local, national and international scale, representing its ethos, values and aims; delivering training to other groups and organisations as directed by the Artistic Director, and support relationships with key In Harmony stakeholders, local community members, and partner organisations;

    Please see the Job Description attached for more details on Key Responsibilities and Person Specification. 


    Hours of work

    • Variable around needs of the programme (circa 19.25 hours)
    • As a general rule, activity operates between the hours of 9am and 6.30pm during school terms (35 teaching weeks ). During planning weeks, activity will be reduced. During holiday periods, it will decrease again. This will be confirmed to you annually, along with the timetable. 
    • There will be a requirement with the role to undertake some evening and weekend work; this will be included within the posts working hours.

    Criminal Records Bureau

    Due to the specific nature of the post, a Disclosure (which includes ‘spent’ and ‘unspent’ convictions as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974) will be requested in the event of the applicant being offered the position, and final confirmation of the post will be dependent on the information contained in this Disclosure.  


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    We inspire, entertain and engage people of all ages and backgrounds through music. We bring together artists, audiences and communities in shared experiences that uplift the human spirit and transform people’s lives.

    We aim to make a valued contribution to the prosperity and wellbeing of the people of Liverpool City Region and to be recognised nationally and internationally as a leading music organisation with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra at its heart.

    Our values inform everything we do every day. Equity and inclusion are embedded within every aspect of this Plan. Our values underpin our culture as a collaborative, caring, supportive and inclusive team in which everyone feels valued, enjoys their work, has opportunities to develop, and is part of a progressive organisation that recognises and celebrates success.

    • Passionate about Music

    It is why we are here. Everything we do enables us to better connect artists, audiences and communities within and beyond the concert hall, maximising the power of music to transform people’s lives.

    • Excellence

    We aspire for the highest quality in everything we do and we are ambitious in being a world class organisation.

    • Ensemble

    We work together as one team focused on the impact we make with artists, audiences and the communities we serve.

    • Welcoming

    We welcome and value everyone in our organisation and the people with whom we come into contact, committed to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in music and society.

    Liverpool Philharmonic is committed to striving to represent modern Britain in all its diversity. Liverpool Philharmonic is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. In seeking to be representative of the Liverpool city region, applications from members of minority ethnic groups are particularly welcome as they are currently underrepresented within the creative industry. The appointment will be made on merit with independent assessment, openness and transparency of process.