Founded in 1991, Education Through Music (ETM) partners with under-resourced schools to provide music as a core subject for all children, and utilizes music education as a catalyst to improve academic achievement, motivation for school and self-confidence.

ETM’s partner schools are located in the Bronx, Queens, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island.

ETM provides under-resourced schools with a music educator to serve every child every week throughout the school year. ETM’s programs include a comprehensive, sequential music curriculum. We teach music as a core subject, and it is used to support learning in all areas. We work to transition our music teachers from our payroll onto the school’s to create a long-term, sustainable program. ETM advocates to all the school’s stakeholders, including parents and teachers.

Become a Music Teacher with Education Through Music…

Job responsibilities include:

• Serving as school music faculty
• Coordinating and developing the in-school music program with program staff
• Producing two school-wide concerts each year

Each music teacher’s program is designed in consultation with Education Through Music’s Program Staff and based on ETM’s curriculum and benchmarks. Lesson planning is required and will be reviewed on a regular basis.  We provide all ETM Music Teachers with ongoing professional development, training, and mentoring by experienced instructional supervisors, supplying the practical training critical to success in urban schools that is often missing from standard education preparation programs. 

• An elective employer-subsidized health coverage plan is available
• Part-time and full-time teaching opportunities are available
• Most of our partner schools are located in the Bronx, but we are in all 5 boroughs

The pedagogical approach is Orff-influenced and we provide a variety of tools and resources, including:

• Hand-percussion
• Orff instruments
• Handbells
• Keyboard
• Recorders
• Guitars
• Other String Instruments
• Technology

Applicants must possess a BA or Master’s Degree in Music, Education, or Fine Arts and have experience teaching groups of children

• Previous classroom teaching experience is strongly preferred
• Singing, conducting, keyboard, guitar and presentation skills are all pluses
• A Music Education degree is preferred

ETM welcomes applicants who hold or are pursuing certification, and seeks placements that will support the career advancement of certified teachers, helping them create top quality music programs at schools with the greatest need, and eventually securing career teaching placements directly with the NYC Department of Education.

NOTE:
Individuals who do not currently hold ‘eligible’ status for classroom teaching from the NYC Department of Education (DOE) will be asked to undergo a fingerprinting and background check by the NYC DOE PETS system. Only those cleared by the DOE who receive ‘eligible’ status are eligible for hire by ETM.

All those invited to interview will be asked to present a mock lesson to the discipline of the desired position.

Benefits for Full-Time Teachers (4-5 days) include:

• 12-month (year-round) payroll – salary range $50,800 – $60,400/year
• Paid time off- Sick days, personal days, school holidays and breaks, including summer break
• Employer-subsidized health insurance and employer-sponsored Health Reimbursement Account (select medical plans)
• Teaching certification assistance
• 403B retirement plan
• Commuter Benefits (transportation stipend available to select locations)

Benefits for Part-Time Teachers (3< days) include:

• 12 month (year round) payroll
• Paid time off- Sick days, personal days, school holidays and breaks, including summer break
• Teaching certification assistance
• 403B retirement plan
• Commuter Benefits (transportation stipend available to select locations)

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Music/Arts Related Field
• Experience teaching groups of children

Please complete the online application at this URL: https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/90bc1fe0-e3fd-451d-9959-60e2ad5afd00/EDUCATION-THROUGH-MUSIC-INC