Young World Physical Education is hiring: Teacher - Elementary Music in Holyoke
Young World Physical Education, Holyoke, MA, United States
Teacher - Elementary Music
Holyoke Public Schools — Lawrence, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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Job Details
Job ID: 5517775
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Jan 31, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Description
District Overview
Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5,100 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging.
Holyoke Public Schools’ strategic plan, “Moving Forward Together,” builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students’ well being.
Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.
We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist, inclusive, and culturally responsive.
We ensure that students, families, and staff get the support they need to be successful.
We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted, with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
We promote access and inclusion for all students, staff, and families.
We respect, embrace, and honor the diversity of our students, families, staff, and community.
We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our community’s success.
Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.
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Job description
Innovative approach to lesson planning, facilitation, and colleague collaboration in order to promote a culturally relevant, sustaining, and inclusive approach to music teaching and learning
Communicate and collaborate with music department colleagues to reflect on teaching and learning experiences, revise and adapt curricula, and create vertical alignment with the goal of providing sustaining and student centered music experiences
Knowledge of child development and drive to research and incorporate inclusive practices to promote access to high quality music education for each diverse learner
Collaborate with school based and departmental colleagues, and utilize information in student plans, to facilitate lessons containing responsive and inclusive scaffolds, accommodations, and modifications
Collaborate with classroom teachers, paraeducators, special educators, and student support staff when appropriate to foster an inclusive and responsive music learning environment for each student
Passion for fostering relationships with students in order to learn about their interests, communities, languages, and cultures
Incorporates positive and equitable classroom management practices, and collaborates with school based teams to promote consistency of school wide systems across content areas
Advocate for relevant and high quality music experiences, settings, and opportunities, and foster advocacy skills in students through music learning and teaching
Foster two-way communication and collaboration with caregivers
Has excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills with colleagues, administrators, and caregivers
Be prepared to offer creative and student led musical activities
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
At least one year of full-time teaching experience
Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students
Experience working in an urban setting, preferred
Experience working with diverse student populations, preferred
Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply
Required license(s): MUSIC PK-8
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $51,000 to $73,000 FT10
Job Categories: Classroom Teacher > Music Education
Equal Opportunity Employer
Holyoke Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Job Requirements
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
Christie Elman, Director of Recruitment
57 Suffolk Street
Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040
Phone: 413-657-6386
Email: celman@hps.holyoke.ma.us
The content you submit, offer, contribute, attach, post, or display (each a “Submission”) will be viewed by other users of the service who may or may not be accurately representing who they are or who they represent. Do not include any sensitive data in your submissions. Any submission or any use or reliance on any content or materials posted via the service or obtained by you through the use of the service is at your own risk. “Sensitive data” for purposes of this section means social security or other government-issued identification numbers, medical or health information, account security information, individual financial account information, credit/debit/gift or other payment card information, account passwords, individual credit and income information or any other sensitive personal data as defined under applicable laws.
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Holyoke Public Schools — Lawrence, Holyoke, Massachusetts
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Job Details
Job ID: 5517775
Application Deadline: Feb 27, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Re-Posted: Jan 31, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately
Job Description
District Overview
Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5,100 students, of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina, in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1,300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery, support, and belonging.
Holyoke Public Schools’ strategic plan, “Moving Forward Together,” builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach, how we work together, and how we support students’ well being.
Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.
We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist, inclusive, and culturally responsive.
We ensure that students, families, and staff get the support they need to be successful.
We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted, with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
We promote access and inclusion for all students, staff, and families.
We respect, embrace, and honor the diversity of our students, families, staff, and community.
We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our community’s success.
Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.
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Job description
Innovative approach to lesson planning, facilitation, and colleague collaboration in order to promote a culturally relevant, sustaining, and inclusive approach to music teaching and learning
Communicate and collaborate with music department colleagues to reflect on teaching and learning experiences, revise and adapt curricula, and create vertical alignment with the goal of providing sustaining and student centered music experiences
Knowledge of child development and drive to research and incorporate inclusive practices to promote access to high quality music education for each diverse learner
Collaborate with school based and departmental colleagues, and utilize information in student plans, to facilitate lessons containing responsive and inclusive scaffolds, accommodations, and modifications
Collaborate with classroom teachers, paraeducators, special educators, and student support staff when appropriate to foster an inclusive and responsive music learning environment for each student
Passion for fostering relationships with students in order to learn about their interests, communities, languages, and cultures
Incorporates positive and equitable classroom management practices, and collaborates with school based teams to promote consistency of school wide systems across content areas
Advocate for relevant and high quality music experiences, settings, and opportunities, and foster advocacy skills in students through music learning and teaching
Foster two-way communication and collaboration with caregivers
Has excellent organizational, interpersonal and communication skills with colleagues, administrators, and caregivers
Be prepared to offer creative and student led musical activities
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
At least one year of full-time teaching experience
Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students
Experience working in an urban setting, preferred
Experience working with diverse student populations, preferred
Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply
Required license(s): MUSIC PK-8
Position Type: Full-Time
Salary: $51,000 to $73,000 FT10
Job Categories: Classroom Teacher > Music Education
Equal Opportunity Employer
Holyoke Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, genetic information, military or veteran status, gender identity or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
Job Requirements
Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Contact Information
Christie Elman, Director of Recruitment
57 Suffolk Street
Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040
Phone: 413-657-6386
Email: celman@hps.holyoke.ma.us
The content you submit, offer, contribute, attach, post, or display (each a “Submission”) will be viewed by other users of the service who may or may not be accurately representing who they are or who they represent. Do not include any sensitive data in your submissions. Any submission or any use or reliance on any content or materials posted via the service or obtained by you through the use of the service is at your own risk. “Sensitive data” for purposes of this section means social security or other government-issued identification numbers, medical or health information, account security information, individual financial account information, credit/debit/gift or other payment card information, account passwords, individual credit and income information or any other sensitive personal data as defined under applicable laws.
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