Georgetown Hill Early School is hiring: Preschool Music Specialist in Potomac

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.

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 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

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.

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

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
• 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 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
• MSDE 90hr certification or CDA certification with Preschool endorsement preferred
• Reliable transportation
• 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.

The pay range for this role is $25-30 USD per hour.