Music Lessons Substitute Teacher - Tacoma, WA

About the Position

Ensemble Schools is seeking fun, experienced, and professional instrumental substitute teacher to teach part-time at Cappella Academy at our Tacoma, WA location. We are looking for teachers who will instruct IN PERSON! Our most in-demand instruments are piano, guitar, bass, drums, violin, and voice. The ability to teach multiple instruments is a plus!

Substitute teachers will be contacted when there is a deficit in a main teacher's schedule but consistency is appreciated by both students and school staff, and preference will be given to candidates with greater availability.

Successful candidates will have a strong music background evidenced by a degree in their instrumental or vocal performance or equivalent performing experience, a demonstrated love of teaching, experience working with young musicians, a robust appreciation for punctuality, reliable transportation, and the ability to pass a routine background check.

Instructor pay is commensurate with experience and will be in the range of $30-33/hour. A 401(K) program with employer matching is available to all of our employees after 30 days on the job. Health benefits options are available for all part- and full-time employees at Ensemble.

Opportunity to advance to main teacher with demonstration of consistency and availability.

About Ensemble Schools
Ensemble Schools is a collaborative network of community-driven Music & Dance schools. While each school maintains its unique identity, they share resources to ensure collective success. This posting is for  Cappella Music Academy , our schools in Tacoma, Bonney Lake, and Gig Harbor, WA. Cappella Music Academy provides positive, memorable opportunities for students of all skill levels to explore their interest in music through a rewarding progression of discovery. Our goal is that every student receives individual music instruction, tailored to their age, personality, and learning style. We carefully select teachers that will emulate this goal.

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Who We Are

Empowering artists by safeguarding the businesses that love them ♡ Our values include:

• Stewardship: We are caretakers of our local businesses and communities, helping them thrive by making it easy for our teachers to cultivate an enriching learning experience for students.
• Growth: Our teachers are integral to our success, and we are committed to their professional growth. As an ever-growing partnership of music and dance schools, we seek to increase the high-quality resources provided to our schools and teachers.
• Stagehands: Our Shared Services team runs in the background to support our schools. By doing this, we champion our teachers and students to be the real stars of the show!

Why Teach for Us?

Ensemble Schools was created for the purpose of supporting excellence in performing arts education through excellence in music and dance school administration. Our teachers are the heart and soul of our business - the ones actually in the lesson room with our students - and we are committed to their success. We are focused on attracting and developing highly qualified teaching faculty and endeavor to provide career opportunities appropriate to professional educators. For you, this means that we focus on making it as easy as possible to show up and teach music, with all of the administrative details taken care of, and with professional marketing resources that allow us to deliver steady growth in students and teaching hours.

Please send a resume and brief cover letter to Rachel Stoltz through this portal to apply for this position. Diversity is a strength of our performing arts community, and we invite all those meeting the above criteria to apply. (

Job Type: Part-time

Ensemble Performing Arts is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with applicable law.  It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.