MUSIC TEACHER & TEACHING ARTIST JOBS
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Looking for music teacher jobs in Oregon? JOY hires passionate music educators, teaching artists, orchestra instructors, conductors, and string specialists to inspire the next generation of musicians. Whether you’re an experienced classroom teacher, private instructor, professional performer, or recent music education graduate, we’d love to hear from you.
CURRENT JOB OPENINGS
Contact the Joy Program Director, Amy Brunner, for more information amy@yamhillenrichmentsociety.org
After School Orchestra Violin, Viola, Cello, Teaching Artist – multiple positions open in Yamhill County
– Schedule typically runs between 2:00 and 4:30 Monday-Friday (two or four days a week)
– Four positions open in McMinnville and Lafayette
– Flexible/Remote Admin Time: dependent on work load
Site Director – Memorial Elementary School, McMinnville, OR
– K-1 Violin Teaching – Schedule TBD
– 2nd Grade After School Orchestra for Beginning Orchestra
– Beginning Orchestra: T/Th 2:00-4:30 (with team of teachers)
– Flexible/Remote Admin Time: dependent on work load
Site Director – Wascher Elementary School, Lafayette, OR
– K-1 Violin Teaching – Schedule TBD
– 2nd Grade After School Orchestra for Beginning Orchestra
– Beginning Orchestra: M/W 2:00-4:30 (with team of teachers)
– 3rd Grade After School Orchestra for Sinfonia
– Sinfonia: T/Th 2:00-4:30 (with team of teachers)
– Flexible/Remote Admin Time: dependent on work load
2027-2028 Openings
K-1 Violin Teaching Artist – multiple positions open in Yamhill County
– Schedule typically runs between 11:00 and 2:30, twice a week, and is finalized in late August. Typically, one teacher can work in up to two buildings, making the position four days a week.
– Various Sites
– Flexible/Remote Admin Time
OUR MISSION
Joy transforms the lives of underserved youth in Yamhill County through high-caliber, intensive orchestral music instruction through emphasizing teamwork and collaboration, promoting student creativity, and engaging the community.
OUR VISION
Joy is inspired by the El Sistema movement, which started in Venezuela in 1975, to harness the power of music for social change. Joy’s vision is to establish youth orchestra programs throughout Yamhill County.
OUR VALUES
- Inclusion: We embrace a diversity of students and honor the unique contributions that children and families bring.
- Equity: We help improve the academic and social outcomes for students who are underserved in our county.
- Excellence: We pursue high standards of musicality through intensive music education.
- Community: We encourage students to use their skills to enrich their communities at school, at home, in their neighborhood, and religious groups.
- Teamwork: We teach our students to perform as individuals and as a part of the orchestra.
- JOY: An appreciation and a love for music, which we hope to instill in every child.
EL SISTEMA
Joy was inspired by the El Sistema movement, which started in 1975 in Venezuela by Dr. Jose Antonio Abreu. Because of Dr. Abreu’s successful work bringing music to underserved communities, El Sistema-inspired programs now operate in many countries around the world, including the United States. Joy is a member of El Sistema USA and is one of two El Sistema inspired programs that operates in the state of Oregon. For more information on El Sistema, follow the links below:
