Music Admin Support

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RA

Salary: £26,832 - £28,146 per annum (pro rata for part time) (pay award pending)

Working Hours: 29.6 per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 5th August 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

Leicestershire Music is passionate about transforming young lives through music. Working with thousands of children and young people across the county, we provide instrumental and vocal tuition, ensembles, events and performance opportunities that inspire creativity, confidence and achievement.

About the Role

We're looking for a highly organised, proactive and customer-focused administrator who thrives in a busy environment and enjoys managing competing priorities. You'll take ownership of the administration of our successful 1:1 and small group teaching programme, working closely with the Instrumental Tuition Manager, schools, parents, teachers and colleagues to deliver excellent customer service, maximise income and ensure accurate pupil and billing records. You'll also play a key role in helping to administer our instrument hire scheme, working closely with the Instrument and Resource Manager, helping to maintain accurate databases and coordinating instrument movements.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who can work independently with minimal supervision, is confident making decisions and solving problems, and enjoys being part of a supportive team.

If you're an exceptional administrator who wants to contribute to a service that makes a real difference to young people, we'd love to hear from you.

An enhanced with barred list DBS check is required for this post.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• Recognised Academic Qualifications e.g. 'GCSE', 'A' Levels, Vocational Quals, Professional/Further Education Quals in relevant area
• Previous administrative experience, including working experience of databases & CRM systems
• Have experience of and ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels, maintaining confidentiality at all times
• Strong attention to detail and good level of literacy and numeracy, sufficient to enable the production of high-quality written materials suitable for a variety of audiences and dealing with customer queries relating to payments
• Excellent customer care and organisation skills as well as the ability to produce accurate work to deadline
• Ability to prioritise workload, work under minimal supervision, problem solve and find creative solutions
• A flexible approach to working, including occasional out-of-hours, and an ability and willingness to travel to various locations in a cost-efficient way

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Chris Bale - Lead for Sustainability, Fundraising and Operations

Telephone: 01163050416

Email: Chris.bale@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

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