Job Offering: African Drumming and Violin Teachers
December 17, 2009
Ethos Music Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of music and music-based education for youth in underserved communities, is currently seeking two part-time teachers to lead after-school music classes at public schools in North and Northeast Portland from January-June 2010 and beyond. Pay rate is $35.00 per teaching hour. Performance and training time is also paid. Application deadline is Monday, December 28.
AFRICAN DRUMMING TEACHER: Teach African Drumming classes to 4th-6th graders on Wednesdays from 2:25-3:25 pm at a school in North Portland from January 11 – June 10, 2010.
Requirements:
* Able to pass a Portland Public Schools fingerprinting/criminal background check
* Extensive knowledge of African drumming
* Responsible, reliable, organized, and prompt (able to arrive 5 minutes early to every class)
* Dedicated, motivated, and enthusiastic about teaching kids
* Experience teaching youth
Preferred:
* Experience teaching African Drumming classes to elementary and middle school students
* Experience working with students from diverse ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
* Fluent in Spanish or other language
VIOLIN TEACHER: Teach beginning violin classes to 6th-8th graders on Wednesdays from 4:30-5:30 pm at a school in Northeast Portland from January 11 – June 3, 2010.
Requirements:
* Able to pass a Portland Public Schools fingerprinting/criminal background check
* Strong violin skills
* Responsible, reliable, organized, and prompt (able to arrive 5 minutes early to every class)
* Dedicated, motivated, and enthusiastic about teaching kids
* Experience teaching youth
Preferred:
* Experience teaching beginning violin classes to middle school students
* Experience working with students from diverse ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
* Fluent in Spanish or other language
TO APPLY:
Mail or drop off your resume and Ethos application form by Monday, December 28th.
You can pick up an Ethos application form at Ethos Music Center (2 N Killingsworth, at Williams), or you can download it at:
http://ethos.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/EthosInstructorApplication.pdf
More information about Ethos Music Center can be found online at http://www.ethos.org
Mail or hand deliver resume and application form to:
Amy Vanacore, Outreach Director
Ethos Music Center
2 N Killingsworth Street
Portland, OR 97217
Ethos Music Center is an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply. For more information about Ethos, visit www.ethos.org.
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