Music Coach/Instructor (Prek-12th grades) - Online Programs

Company: Edventure More
Location: Sacramento
Posted on: June 24, 2022

Job Description:

Company Description

EDMO is a national education nonprofit that provides equitable access to out-of-school learning opportunities designed to help every person cultivate a sense of self, own their impact, and show up in the world with curiosity, courage, and kindness. Since 2004, our award winning camps, classes, tutoring programs (and more!) have engaged kids' minds and bodies. Whether in person or online, all EDMO programs are hands-on, interactive, and fun - built to unlock the inner scientist, artist, or coder in every kid. At EDMO, we celebrate getting messy and making mistakes while encouraging creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration. Team members enhance social-emotional skills such as collaboration and empathy alongside our campers, making EDMO an environment where all people grow. Visit edmo.org to learn more.

Job Description

At EDMO, Coaches spend their time connecting with kids, honing leadership skills and making a real impact. Our positions offer a unique opportunity to help kids uncover hidden talents, while pursuing your own personal and professional goals and passions. Spend your time developing translatable and transferable professional skills (like mentoring and curriculum development) while growing social emotional learning skills side by side with the kids (like collaboration, empathy and problem solving).

The online Coach/Instructor is responsible for teaching one-on-one tutoring sessions in music with your own curriculum during your unique availability. The online Coach/Instructor will also have the opportunity to teach weeklong and once a week classes using EDMO curriculum, lead virtual birthday parties and in class programs for teachers if desired.

Main duties include:
Approach education with passion and excitement and build positive role model relationships with children
Maintain good communication with families about scheduling and children's needs.
Set-up, organize, and manage the needed supplies and curriculum for coaching sessions
For EDMO Classes - instruct as many as 15 children in given curriculum during predetermined meeting dates
For Virtual Birthday Parties - lead up to 15 kids in a fun birthday party experience using EDMO created curriculum and activities
For In Class Programs - lead up to 25 kids in a virtual classroom with the assistance of their teacher in an engaging STEAM activity for up to 1.5 hours.
Refine curriculum and add personal contributions with guidance of the Program Manager for EDMO classes
Interact with families in a professional and energetic manner
Help cultivate healthy self-esteem and a natural love for learning
Instill the EDMO Vibe demonstrating through actions each of the key character skills of empathy, responsibility, initiative, collaboration, problem solving and emotional management, while also reinforcing these qualities in other staff and children

Position reports to: Online Programs Director

Qualifications

If you are missing any of the qualifications listed below or only have experience/expertise in one subject area please don't be discouraged! We love teaching like-minded humans! Please still apply if you are enthusiastic about this work and think you would be a strong fit. Preferred qualifications are:
Experience (and a love for!) working with kids
High sense of responsibility and dependability
Contagious enthusiasm and charisma
Strong team player
Creative, flexible, and excellent multi-tasker
Willingness to solve problems, be patient, and remain positive and fun
Experience facilitating groups of children (in-person or online) and/or working with youth programs
Classroom management and teaching experience is a HUGE plus
Bachelor's Degree/Degree in progress in a related field or relevant experience in the subject area of music

Curriculum specific experience may include:
Experience playing a musical instrument
Experience teaching a musical instrument
ANY extensive experience with music (paired with a background working with kids).

Additional Information

Must be eligible to work in the United States

This role is for online coaching not in person at the moment.

Coaching sessions are 55 minutes long and can include up to 3 children.
Class sessions are one to one and a half hour long.
In Class Programs are one to one and a half hour long.
Virtual Birthday Parties are one to two hours long.
Salary: $20/hour + paid prep time
Hours for coach program: You make your own hours based on your availability
Hours for EDMO classes/in class programs/virtual birthday parties: Variable, will be assigned as your availability permits. There are options to combine all programs to get close to 30 hours/week certain weeks.

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