Early Education Music Teacher Job at Little Sprouts, LLC in Haver...
Little Sprouts, LLC - Haverhill, MA, United States, 01835Work at Little Sprouts, LLC
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Whether you have been teaching music for years or are just getting started and would like to bring your talents to the field of early education, Little Sprouts may be a great fit.
We are seeking music teachers for our Stratham, Haverhill, and Wilmington Little Sprouts locations.
Requirements:
- Education in music and musical proficiency required. Degree related to music or education preferred.
- Proficiency in guitar or other portable instrument required.
- Previous experience in working with children required. Practicum, internship or volunteer sites accepted as experience.
- Ability to travel to multiple sites in MA and NH regularly and reliably - school locations are flexible
- Must have excellent organizational and initiative-taking skills
- Must be able to self-direct as well as work as a part of a team
- Must have great communication and listening skills
- Must be willing to give and receive feedback in a professional manner
- Must be adaptable, creative and high energy.
General Duties:
- Travel to personal roster of schools, sometimes more than one per day, in a timely manner to lead weekly music and movement classes to classrooms of infants-preschool based on Musical Sprouts curriculum and activities. Average number of students per classroom is 6-20 and daily average classrooms visited is is 6 to 12.
- The number of schools per teacher's roster is flexible.
Responsibilities:
- Lead music and movement related activities for a classroom of young children ages 0-5 for a minimum of 20 minutes for Infants and Toddlers and 30 minutes for Preschool and Kindergarten.
- Work directly with and involve the classroom teacher in the music class so they participate and support during music class.
- Prepare for leading groups including reviewing curriculum, making sure you have all necessary props, materials and are well versed in songs and processes for upcoming week.
- Work directly with school leaders on visits, classroom schedule - hours and amount of days are flexible.
- Responsible for personal inventory of instruments, provided by Little Sprouts. Must sanitize and be accountable for them as much as possible.
Team Duties:
- Work with other music teacher(s) to plan curriculum and align lessons and activities.
- Prepare and lead occasional trainings for teachers on incorporating music into their classroom.
- Attend professional development trainings provided by Little Sprouts and research/propose outside development opportunities for team
- A few times a year, lead large group music events during family open-houses or other special events.
$35 - $50 an hour
This is an independent contractor role/10-99 employee.
Certificate of Insurance (including workers' compensation, general liability covering customer injury, and errors & omissions) is required.
Little Sprouts LLC is a subsidiary of Babilou Family, a global network of 1,100 early education and child care centers. Little Sprouts LLC provides award-winning early education and child care across 39 New England schools. Through the experience and talents of nearly 900 early education professionals and in partnership with nearly 4,000 families, we are on a meaningful journey to create optimal learning spaces where children ages 0-5 can learn, grow, and thrive.
Our teams, whether at our home office or inside our schools, are change makers - they inspire, create, model, and most importantly make this a great place to work. At Little Sprouts, LLC we are consistently recruiting, retaining, and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues who are representative of the diversity within the communities in which we operate. Our focus on equity and inclusion allows us to develop a broader scope of ideas and approaches, offering a collaborative and dynamic educational experience for the youngest members of society.