Wiggleworms Instructor (Substitute)

Chicago, IL - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Summary:The Old Town School of Folk Music seeks a substitute teacher for its acclaimed early childhood music program Wiggleworms at its Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park locations. Classes are for children newborn to five years old accompanied by an adult and are taught by a teacher who sings and plays guitar and/or ukulele.

Schedule:Availability on weekends required

Location:Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park

Duties:

Work with children parents and caregivers to create a positive classroom environment.
Adapt teaching methods to accommodate different learning styles and abilities.
Creating lesson plans guided by our curriculum and training.
Handle administrative tasks and maintain interdepartmental communications as needed.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Music Education or Performance preferred
Minimum two years of teaching experience preferred
High level of musicianship and personal responsibility
Must be creative passionate about music and be able to enthusiastically lead grownups with their babies toddlers and preschoolers in musical learning.
Experience working with infants babies and toddlers is preferred.
Bilingual in Spanish helpful
Availability to teach on weekends is required

Instructor Hourly Pay Rate: $37/hour

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About Old Town School of Folk Music

Chicagos Old Town School of Folk Music (OTSFM) is the largest community school of the arts in the U.S. and a non-profit organization committed to celebrating American music and global cultures. Founded in 1957 Old Town School provides various music dance and arts courses to people of all ages abilities and backgrounds. Whatever ones interest Old Town School provides broad access to more than 700 weekly class offerings a broad array of private lessons and over 400 concerts and community events per year.

Old Town School of Folk Music opened its Lincoln Square facility in 1998 and expanded in 2012. The Old Town School operates two campuses in Chicagos Lincoln Square and Lincoln Park neighborhoods including world-class concert halls classrooms an award-winning music store and a music resource center. Online classes were introduced in 2020 and students from nearly every state and a dozen countries participated throughout the pandemic. Childrens classes are also held at several suburban satellite locations. More information is available at

Equal Employment Opportunity

OTSFM is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. OTS strives to be an inclusive and equitable organization that reflects the diversity of the city of Chicago. We seek to recruit develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. This is critical to our success as a community-focused organization.