Music Teacher - Preschool (Part Time or Full Time)

The Goddard School of Bethesda is looking for an energetic, warm, and engaging Music Teacher.

A Music Teacher at The Goddard School® is responsible for establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy, and nurturing learning environment. Additionally, the Music Teacher is responsible to work together with classroom Teachers in conjunction with the entire faculty.

This may be a Part Time Music Teaching only position, or a Full Time Music and Early Childhood teacher.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Meeting the individual needs of the children by interacting with the children to support play, exploration, and through music.
• Assess supplies and materials needed to implement activities
• Build teamwork
• Communicating appropriately and professionally with parents and fellow staff.
• Creating a positive, fun, interactive learning environment in their classroom where children develop a lifelong love of learning.
• Develop weekly lesson plans for each age level.
• Presenting expectations that are appropriate to the child's age and developmental level.
• Planning and implementing activities that develop self-esteem and social skills.
• Ensure compliance with Goddard's Quality Assurance Standards.
• Manage classrooms according to GSI QA Standards
• Support a code of ethical conduct
• Pursue professional development/continuing education
• Attend faculty meetings, in-service days, conferences and professional growth opportunities

_Educational Qualifications_

All candidates, who wish to be considered for the position of Music Teacher must meet _one or more_ of the following criteria, in addition to any/all requirements that may be mandated by their state and/or local licensing authorities:

• An Associate's degree or higher in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Development or a related field preferred.
• A current CDA or Early Childhood Teaching Credential.
• Proof of current and active enrollment in an accredited Associate's or Bachelor's degree program in Early Childhood Education or a related field
• An Associate's degree or higher in a Music related field

FOREIGN DEGREES

• All foreign degrees MUST be converted to U.S. credits.
• All foreign courses and/or credit hours must be converted to U.S. standards.

_General Qualifications_

A Music Language Teacher must meet the qualifications of his/her state and those set forth in the National Standards for hiring (see www.bls.gov), including the following:

• Ability to hear the conversational voice, with or without a hearing aid
• Ability to see and read newsprint, with or without corrective lenses
• Ability to speak and be understood under normal circumstances
• Ability to lift and carry children and other items weighing up to 50 pounds
• Ability to use arms, hands, legs, and feet, with or without corrective devices; this includes the ability to evacuate the building during emergencies