Preschool Music Specialist Job at Georgetown Hill Early School, Hyattsville, MD

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  • Georgetown Hill Early School
  • Hyattsville, MD

Job Description

About Georgetown Hill Early School

We are a local non-profit preschool, and we are growing! Our mission is to join teachers, children, and their families to create an unsurpassed early childhood educational experience. Georgetown Hill Early School has served Maryland families' preschool, elementary, and childcare needs since 1980 .

Why You'll Love Us:

We think we're pretty lovable! We enjoy providing our educators with the space to utilize our proven PLAN curriculum while exploring their own creativity in the classroom. We invite you to join our growing community of teachers and hope you'll find a rewarding and fulfilling career at our schools.

We offer the following benefits:

  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Holiday Pay - (11 days a year)
  • Employee Discount on childcare
  • Paid Planning Time
  • Health Insurance with an employer-funded health reimbursement account (HRA)
  • Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Short-Term Disability & Term Life Insurance
  • 401(k) & Roth 401(k) with up to 4% annual employer match
  • Medical & Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment that ensures the happiness and success of each of our employees and the families and children who put their trust in us. We are an equal opportunity employer that prides ourselves on hiring, training, and retaining a community of employees from various backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

About the role

We are hiring qualified Music Specialists to offer enrichment programming to preschool students across several campuses ! As a part-time position, the schedule will be approximately M-F 9:30am - 1:00pm, with options to become fulltime. As our Music Specialist, you will travel to multiple Georgetown Hill locations, and applicants should have reliable transportation options. Your role will be to meet the individual needs of students as part of our music enrichment program.

Travel to the following locations may be part of your day in our preschool programs:

  • Bethesda/Chevy Chase Our multi-level campus is in the heart of Bethesda on Wisconsin Ave (Metro Accessible)
  • Congressional Plaza - Our campus is one block off of Rockville Pike (Metro accessible)
  • Hood College In partnership with the Onica Prall Lab school, we are located on the beautiful campus
  • Greenwood - Located right next door to PG Plaza (Metro Accessible)

What you'll do

  • Teach music to children ages 3-5 at various campuses using our creative, age-appropriate curriculum
  • Maintain a consistent schedule of classroom visits in coordination with the campus director
  • Utilize the music curriculum and other developmentally appropriate activities to provide engaging and effective music instruction to assigned age groups
  • Differentiate instruction as needed to maximize participation for all children
  • Provide a written summary of music instruction to share with families in weekly campus communications (i.e., campus director’s weekly newsletter)
  • Supervision of preschool children to ensure the health, welfare, and safety of all students
  • Support the physical, socio-emotional, and developmental needs of each child in the classroom
  • Demonstrate effective communication skills and positive interpersonal relations with children, families, and colleagues
  • Collaborate with Georgetown Hill’s other music instructors and specialists to plan activities, share ideas, problem-solve, and make program improvements
  • Maintain a safe, positive, classroom environment for all students and staff
  • Monthly meetings to report on progress, problem-solve collaboratively, share observations and ideas, and ask questions

Qualifications

The minimum education/certification requirements for Music Specialists in our preschool program is the MSDE 90hr Preschool Certification or a CDA with the preschool endorsement.

Our ideal candidate will have 1-3 years of experience teaching Music to preschool children (preschool ages) and the following credentials/skills:

  • Proficiency in at least one instrument
  • Comfortable singing in front of groups of children and teachers
  • The ability to manage the physical demands of a preschool setting. This includes but is not limited to: sitting on the floor, getting up quickly from the floor, lifting up to 40 pounds, reaching and lifting above your head, etc.
  • MSDE 90hr certification or CDA certification with Preschool endorsement preferred
  • Reliable transportation (this position requires local travel)
  • Understanding of the principles of child development and teaching methods
  • Proficient technological skills to utilize various productivity tools
  • A personal demeanor that is warm, friendly, and cool-tempered
  • Extremely reliable in attendance and punctuality
  • Organized and able to prioritize and multi-task
  • Team-oriented and willing to work with others

Per Maryland State Department of Education Office of Child Care regulations,  all applicants must submit to and successfully pass a state and federal background check as a contingency of employment. Applicants for our federal center campuses must receive GSA-security clearance through a government background screening.

The pay range for this role is:
25 - 30 USD per hour(Bethesda Chevy Chase)
25 - 30 USD per hour(Greenwood)
25 - 30 USD per hour(Hood College)
25 - 30 USD per hour(Congressional Plaza)



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Job Tags

Hourly pay, Holiday work, Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Local area, Flexible hours,

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