CSPA Early Childhood Faculty

Summary of position:

The Colburn School of Performing Arts is seeking creative and engaging teachers for young children with a strong theoretical background. The candidate must be someone who is interested in ongoing mentorship to engage and teach early childhood classes from 7 months to 6 years old in a group setting. The successful candidate will be a team player who can relate to young children, parents and colleagues.

Essential duties and responsibilities:

• Teach a two-term sequential early childhood curricula and summer session in consultation with the Department Chair, Early Childhood Creative Arts Program.
• Actively participate in recruiting students new to the Colburn School and work to foster relationships in the community.
• Communicate and coordinate with other members of the Early Childhood department.
• Perform administrative tasks associated with students’ attendance and performance records
• Work closely with Community School staff to give support and guidance to students as needed.
• Communicate with parents/caregivers of children as needed.
• Prepare and submit lesson plans as needed.
• Participate in activities such as, but not limited to, departmental and faculty meetings, Open House, and other public relation events and opportunities.
• Other related duties as needed.

Minimum Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Music
• At least 3 years teaching experience in Early Childhood music classes.
• Ideally, Certification in Orff-Schulwerk, Level I.
• A high level of competence and knowledge of Early Childhood methodologies including but not limited to Orff-Schulwerk.
• Have knowledge of child development.
• Demonstrated ability to work with very diverse faculty, staff, and students.
• Ability to contribute to a positive, supportive team environment required.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Highly organized.
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus.

Essential Functions:

PHYSICAL:

Must be able to see, hear, feel, and use hands to type and grasp objects with fingers. Primarily sedentary with intermittent standing, walking, bending, and stooping; occasional light lifting and carrying of objects weighing 25 pounds or less; light to heavy repetitive use of hands, wrists and forearms while working on a computer.

EMOTIONAL:

Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships involving interactions and communications personally, by phone and in writing with a variety of individuals and/or groups of individuals from diverse backgrounds on a regular, on-going basis; ability to concentrate on detailed tasks for extended periods of time and/or intermittently while attending to other responsibilities; ability to work effectively under pressure on multiple tasks concurrently while meeting established deadlines and changing priorities.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Primarily indoor office environment; frequent contact with and interruptions by individuals in person or by phone.

Compensation and Benefits: This position is part-time, non-exempt, and onsite. The pay range is $55-$65 per hour depending on skills, experience, and ability level.

Salary : $55 - $65