Part-time Piano Teacher - Los Angeles, CA

About the Position

Ensemble Music Schools is seeking a fun, experienced, and professional piano instructor to teach part-time at Red Pelican Music, our Los Angeles, CA location. We are looking for teachers who will instruct IN PERSON traveling to students' homes and teach from their own residence. Our school serves students in west LA, including Santa Monica, Culver City, West Hollywood, and Beverly Hills. Our ideal candidate would be willing to commute up to 15 miles in the west LA area (including Beverly Hills), can teach additional instruments (such as voice, guitar, bass, or ukulele) and has experience with students age 4 and older.

Teachers can set their availability within our open hours as needed, but both students and school staff appreciate consistency and preference will be given to candidates with greater availability.

Successful candidates will have a strong music background evidenced by a degree in music performance, pedagogy, 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. Reliable transportation is a MUST. Preference will be given to candidates who teach multiple instruments.

Instructor pay is commensurate with experience and will be in the range of $35-50/hour, with standard IRS mileage reimbursement. A 401(K) program with employer matching is available to all of our employees after 30 days on the job. Health benefit packages are available for all part- and full-time employees at Ensemble.

About Ensemble Music Schools

Ensemble Music Schools is a partnership of community-driven music schools that maintain individual identities but share resources to ensure their mutual success. This posting is for Red Pelican Music, our Los Angeles, CA location. Red Pelican offers fun, personalized, and professional in-home and in studio lessons in Los Angeles, and live virtual lessons everywhere, given by hand-picked, world-class teachers! We pride ourselves on offering lessons on a wide range of instruments. Our specialties include guitar, piano, voice, ukulele, saxophone, banjo, cello, violin, mandolin, and drum lessons, as well as music software and recording lessons--all ages welcome.

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!

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 artistic community, and we invite all those meeting the above criteria to apply.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $35-50 per hour

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.