Musical Instruments Manager

Job title:

Musical Instruments Manager

Company

Brent Council

Job description

Excellent OpportunityBrent is a tremendously vibrant London borough where the iconic arch of Wembley Stadium dominates the skyline. Spanning both inner and outer London, it is a borough of huge contrasts in terms of its economic, environmental, ethnic and social make up. Brent’s diversity is evident to all who visit our borough and our long history of ethnic and cultural diversity has created a place that is truly unique and valued by those who live and work here.The council is pursuing a far-reaching transformation agenda that better meets the needs of our community so it is an exciting time to join us.The PostWe are looking for a flexible, efficient individual to coordinate and manage our Music Resources at our head office in Brent. You will be part of the Brent Music Service team and will manage the storage, maintenance and repair of instruments, making them ready for schools and individual hirers across the local authority. This role will suit someone with strong administration skills, good knowledge of instrumental maintenance and repair, who is a good team player with a can-do attitude.

• Efficient and accurate administration of instrumental hires
• Manage the service’s assets and maintain the asset register
• Handling customer enquiries and providing excellent service.
• Making deliveries and collections of instruments to schools across the local authority.
• Supporting ensemble performances in the evening and on some weekends
• Basic maintenance of musical instruments.
• Collaborating with specialist Instrument Technicians.
• Check and allocate musical instruments for hire.
• Maintain an asset register.
• Daily communication with a diverse range of customers and colleagues.
• Complete basic maintenance or repairs of instruments.
• Liaise with instrument repairers for advanced, specialist repairs.

The Person

• Interest in musical instruments.
• Knowledge of basic instrumental repair.
• Good IT skills.
• Ability to drive a manual transmission transit van and make deliveries throughout the local authority.
• Ability to set up instruments.
• Good communication skills and a friendly demeanour.
• Knowledge of manual handling and working at heights or a willingness to undergo training.
• Team player with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Closing date: 19 December 2024 (23:59)Additional InformationLocation: Civic centre and other locations from time to timeIf you are interested in applying for this job, please start by clicking the “Apply Now” button below. You must provide a supporting statement as part of your application that clearly shows how you meet the criteria on the Person Specification. We will accept a CV in support of your application, however, you should still provide a supporting statement.Brent Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this and therefore encourage applications from all sections of the community. We positively encourage all applicants to self-identify their characteristics in the diversity survey section in the application.We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that posts working with children, young people and vulnerable adults are subject to an Enhanced DBS check as well as other employment clearances.The information we collect from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas and your data protection rights, can be found .Brent has a positive approach to flexible working.As a disability confident employer Brent welcomes applications from people with all disabilities, including “non-visible” disabilities and mental health conditions. We will interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential criteria. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to any part of the recruitment process due to your disability, please contact us on

Expected salary

Location

Wembley, Greater London

Job date

Sat, 30 Nov 2024 05:45:56 GMT

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