Long term substitute teacher Jobs in Costa Mesa, CA

About the Position

Ensemble Schools is seeking a fun, experienced, and professional  long-term substitute guitar instructor   to teach part-time for our Lake Forest, CA school Glee Music Academy. We are looking for teachers who will instruct IN PERSON at our studio!

Teachers can set their availability within our open hours as needed, but both students and school staff appreciate consistency and preference will be given to candidates with greater availability. We are currently looking for a substitute teacher to take over a part-time schedule from an existing teacher on Tuesdays 12 : 45pm - 7 : 30pm and Wednesdays 3 : 15pm - 7 : 30pm. This specific schedule would be taken over from December 2025 - February 2026, with the option for additional hours and days as available. Experience working with younger students and neurodivergent students and the ability to teach other instruments (especially voice) is preferred.  The option to teach at our sister school The Inside Voice in Orange County is available to qualified vocal teachers (schedule is Sundays 1 : 00pm - 5 : 30pm and Mondays 2 : 00pm - 8 : 00pm).

Successful candidates will have a strong music background evidenced by a degree in music performance, pedagogy, or equivalent performing experience, a demonstrated love of teaching, experience working with young musicians, a robust appreciation for punctuality, reliable transportation, and the ability to pass a routine background check.

Instructor pay is commensurate with experience and will be in the range of $32-$36 / hour. A 401(K) program with employer matching is available to all of our employees after 90 days on the job. Health benefit packages are available for all part- and full-time employees at Ensemble.

About Ensemble Schools

Ensemble Schools is a collaborative network of community-driven Music & Dance schools. While each school maintains its unique identity, they share resources to ensure collective success. This posting is for  Glee Music Academy.  Glee Music Academy is located in Lake Forest, and has been serving the local community with music lessons for over a decade. We have a clean, spacious, and beautiful music studio : complete with 9 teaching rooms, a recital hall, break room, and music lab. Our staff are warm, courteous, professional, and incredibly passionate about teaching music. We strive to create an environment that not only promotes musical excellence for our students, but also fosters and nurtures a life-long love for music making.

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Who We Are

Our mission is to provide excellence in arts education through excellence in administration. Our values include :

• Stewardship :  We are caretakers of our local businesses and communities, helping them thrive by making it easy for our teachers to cultivate an enriching learning experience for students.
• Growth :  Our teachers are integral to our success, and we are committed to their professional growth. As an ever-growing partnership of music and dance schools, we seek to increase the high-quality resources provided to our schools and teachers.
• Stagehands :  Our Shared Services team runs in the background to support our schools. By doing this, we champion our teachers and students to be the real stars of the show!

Please send a resume and brief cover letter to Rachel Stoltz through this portal to apply for this position. Diversity is a strength of our artistic community, and we invite all those meeting the above criteria to apply.

Job Type : Part-time

Pay : $32-$36 per hour