Preschool Music Specialist Job at Georgetown Hill Early School in Gaithersburg

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 is a non-profit school serving Maryland families 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. Come and check us out!

We offer the following benefits :

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)

Paid time off, including Personal & Sick Leave

Holiday Pay

Employee Discount on childcare

Paid Planning Time

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Eligible Employer

We provide an inclusive environment that ensures the happiness and success of each of our employees, as well as the families and children who place their trust in us. We are not your average daycare; we are an equal-opportunity employer that prides itself on hiring, training, and retaining a diverse community of employees from various backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.

Pay Range The Lead position pay is based on credentials and experience, starting at $25 / hr.

About the role We are hiring qualified Music Specialists to offer enrichment programming to preschool students across several campuses!

This role is part-time ; the schedule will be Mon-Fri, 9 : 30am - 1 : 00pm, with options to become full-time. As our Music Specialist, you will travel to multiple Georgetown Hill locations, and applicants should have reliable transportation.

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

Apple Ridge / Gaithersburg - Tucked into the Montgomery Village neighborhoods, our campus serves upper Montgomery County; Germantown, Gaithersburg, Clarksburg, and Goshen areas.

Darnestown - This beautiful campus is located right in the heart of Darnestown on Route 28, convenient to Gaithersburg, Germantown, Kentlands, and North Potomac

North Potomac - Our campus is just down from the intersection of Route 28 and Muddy Branch Road. Conveniently located close to RIO, Downtown Crown, Kentlands, and more

Greenwood / Hyattsville - Our campus is an approved private school and NAEYC-accredited. Serving both federal employees and the surrounding community. Located 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 are 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.

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