Child Care Centre Music and Movement Instructor

Job summary

Develop and teach a music curriculum for children aged 18 months to 4 years, focusing on rhythm, tempo, and pitch. Engage and motivate children while maintaining positive relationships with staff and center directors.

Job details

Center:Cambridge Job Type: Part-Time Pay Scale: $25-$35 (depending on experience) No evenings or weekends! Build your career in the early childhood education field and become a valued member of our team at BrightPath Kids! As a proud member of the Busy Bees global childcare community, we offer exceptional opportunities for your career to thrive. Join our diverse community of over 5,000 dedicated employees, and experience competitive pay and benefits, including a childcare discount. With our rapid growth, now is the perfect time to apply and shape an extraordinary future with us. Unleash your potential and join BrightPath! What will you be doing? As a Music and Movement Instructor, you will ensure that all children are engaged, motivated and having fun while laying the groundwork for them to explore the world of music. Responsibilities include: • Developing a music curriculum and preparing lessons plans. • Teaching fundamentals of music: tempo, rhythm, pitch, etc. through various methods and activities. • Communicating with diverse groups of children and other staff. • Engaging, encouraging, and motivating children to reach their goals. • Conducting group lessons for children aged 18 months – 4 years. • All other duties as assigned. The ideal candidate will: * Have experience working in early years or preschool settings * Bring a joyful, upbeat, and engaging presence when working with children * Be able to confidently incorporate songs and rhythm instruments such as shakers, drums, and sticks into programming (ability to play an instrument is a plus, but not required) * Be confident leading interactive music and movement sessions * Be comfortable supporting light administrative/back-end tasks (organizing materials, assisting with schedules, and following company protocols) * Demonstrate strong collaboration skills and maintain positive working relationships with educators, Centre Directors, and myself * Be comfortable with part-time hours and travel between locations * Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable vehicle (ability to drive between locations is required) * Must hold a current Vulnerable Sector Check (VSC) Top Reasons to join BrightPath Kids: • We offer a 40% child care discount to Full-Time employees & 10% to Part-Time so that your family can take advantage of our great learning environment! • We will support your long-term career goals by offering opportunities for professional development. • Full-time staff receive 6 days sick time per year. • Full-time staff are given 10 paid holidays off. • Full-time staff are offered health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance and life insurance. Requirements: • 1 year experience teaching children ages 18 months – 4 years • Experience in music education an asset • Must meet province requirements for childcare employment • Current Standard First Aid and infant child CPR • Current immunization and health assessment as per the local Minister of Health Requirements If this sounds like a good fit, we want to meet you! Please submit your application today.

What you’ll do

Develop and teach a music curriculum for children aged 18 months to 4 years, focusing on rhythm, tempo, and pitch. Engage and motivate children while maintaining positive relationships with staff and center directors.

Requirements

Requires at least one year of experience teaching young children and a valid driver's license with a reliable vehicle for travel between locations. Must hold a current Vulnerable Sector Check, Standard First Aid, and infant/child CPR certification.

Benefits

• Childcare discount • Professional development opportunities • Sick time • Paid holidays • Health insurance • Dental insurance • Vision insurance • Life insurance

Listed skills

• First Aid · Preferred
• CPR · Preferred
• Collaboration · Preferred
• Classroom management · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Music curriculum development
• Lesson planning
• Teaching music fundamentals
• Rhythm instruction
• Early childhood education
• Classroom management
• Communication
• Interactive teaching
• Administrative tasks
• Collaboration
• First aid
• CPR
• Child Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Back End (Software Engineering)
• Valid Driver's License
• Music Education
• Working With Children
• First Aid
• Teaching
• Health Assessment
• Preschool Education

Job areas

• Education
• Social Services
• Administrative
• Child Care Instructor
• Music Teacher
• Other Music Teachers
• Self-Enrichment Teachers