Music Teacher – Early Childhood Education
Location: The Learning Experience – Hudson Yards, New York, NY
Pay:$25–$26 per hour
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday–Friday
Start Date: Needed by September 10
Music Teacher – Bring Learning to Life Through Music
The Learning Experience – Hudson Yards is seeking an energetic and creative Music Teacher to bring music, movement, rhythm, and joyful learning experiences into our early childhood classrooms.
This role is ideal for someone who loves music and enjoys working with young children. You'll introduce infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to musical concepts through songs, instruments, movement, rhythm activities, and interactive experiences designed specifically for early learners.
What You'll Do
- Plan and lead engaging music experiences for infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children
- Introduce children to rhythm, melody, movement, and age-appropriate musical concepts
- Incorporate singing, dancing, instruments, and creative movement into lessons
- Adapt activities for different ages and developmental stages
- Create a fun, energetic environment that encourages participation and self-expression
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to incorporate music into children's learning experiences
- Help prepare children for school celebrations, performances, and special events as needed
- Maintain instruments and music materials in a clean and organized learning environment
- Follow all applicable New York City childcare health, safety, and licensing requirements
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Musical background and ability to confidently lead songs and music activities required
- Previous experience teaching music or working with young children preferred
- Preschool, childcare, enrichment program, camp, or children's music experience is a plus
- Energetic, creative, dependable, and comfortable engaging groups of young children
- Strong communication and classroom management skills
- Must meet applicable New York City childcare licensing requirements
What We Offer
- Competitive pay of $25–$26 per hour
- Consistent Monday–Friday schedule
- Supportive leadership and collaborative teaching environment
- Professional development opportunities
- Employee childcare discount
- An opportunity to create a music program that children look forward to every day
Apply Today
If you love music and want to use your creativity to inspire young children, we'd love to meet you. Join The Learning Experience – Hudson Yards and help make music, movement, and joyful learning part of every child's day.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law.
The Learning Experience
At The Learning Experience, we make early education joyful, engaging and fun so children are happy to learn, play and grow.
Our curriculum focuses on the six ages and stages of early childhood development and engages children in hands-on learning activities that encourage them to explore and solve problems at their own rate of development. This forms a foundation for kids to Learn, Play and Grow under the care of our nurturing teachers and staff.
At TLE®, we’ve created a full cast of characters that become our little learners’ educators, partners and friends through their preschool education journey. Each character has a unique personality and area of interest and brings learning to life by allowing children to explore the world through fun and imagination.