Future Music Teacher Opportunities

The role

Contemporary Music Teachers inspire students to discover the joy of making music through hands-on, performance-based instruction. You will teach foundational skills on keyboards, drums, and guitar across multiple grade levels.

What you will do

• Plan and deliver engaging, performance-based music instruction across multiple grade levels.
• Teach students foundational skills on keyboards, drums, and guitar through hands-on practice.
• Lead small-group band experiences where students learn to play together.
• Incorporate hip-hop, R&B, pop, and other contemporary musical genres.
• Teach practical musical skills including rhythm, chords, basic song structure, improvisation, and performance techniques.
• Encourage student creativity through collaborative music-making, songwriting, and arranging.
• Differentiate instruction to support students with varying musical experience, abilities, language backgrounds, and learning needs.
• Establish a joyful, inclusive, and well-managed classroom.
• Assess student progress and provide meaningful feedback.
• Organize student band performances, showcases, and school-wide musical experiences.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Practical proficiency with keyboards, drums, and/or guitar
• Experience performing, rehearsing, or leading small bands or contemporary musical ensembles
• Familiarity with hip-hop, R&B, pop, and other contemporary musical styles
• Ability to teach music through hands-on experiences, listening, playing, improvisation, and performance
• Strong classroom management skills
• Ability to differentiate instruction for students with varied musical abilities, backgrounds, and learning needs

Nice to have

• Pennsylvania teaching certification in Music, or active progress toward appropriate certification
• Experience working in urban school communities
• Experience teaching music to elementary and/or middle school students

Benefits

• Coaching, collaborative planning, and professional development
• Certification support
• Annual salary increases of 5% up to 10% for eligible teachers after their first year
• Opportunities to apply for funds to support pathways toward teacher certification
• Career advancement and leadership development opportunities
• On-site team of Climate staff and Social Workers

Before you apply

• This is an evergreen posting for future opportunities; applications are reviewed as staffing needs arise.

About the company

Hebrew Public is a small and growing network of schools operated by Hebrew Public: Charter Schools for Global Citizens. Philadelphia Hebrew Public (PHP) is part of this network and serves students from more than 40 zip codes across Philadelphia.