5th Grade Clarinet Teacher | 26-27 School Year | Up to $450/Week Plus Benefits

5th Grade Clarinet Teacher | 26-27 School Year | Up to $450/Week Plus Benefits Music for Minors - 4.0 San Mateo, CA Job Details Part-time From $42 an hour 2 hours ago Benefits Paid training 401(k) Career development plan Paid sick time Qualifications Teaching visual & performing arts School experience Working with children Working with students Classroom experience Lesson planning Teaching Full Job Description •Start date: August 24, 2026 • Qualified applicants will be contacted for interviews ASAP.

Position Overview:

Music for Minors seeks qualified and experienced individuals to deliver weekly clarinet group lessons to 5th grade students in San Mateo Foster City and Millbrae. Educators will travel to up to 4-5 school sites per day to teach in-person music classes. Successful educators possess strong classroom management skills, experience teaching elementary school music, experience playing clarinet, and a love of working with children.

Position:

Instrumental Music Teacher Reports to:

Instrumental Program Manager Classification:

Part Time. Work hours : ~5 or 20/week during normal school hours

Scheduling:

1 to 4 days a week, between 8:20 - 2:00pm (hour vary slightly by day)

Work Location:

Primarily in-person at school sites in San Mateo and Foster City. 4 online cohort meetings with Program Manager per month. Compensation $42/hour starting rate Paid training and professional development Paid weekly planning time Paid cohort meetings Paid sick time Eligible for 401(k) plan after 3 months of employment Dates This position is for the 26-27 school year.

Employment/Training Start:

August 25, 2026

Teaching Start:

Week of September 1, 2026 Essential Duties and Responsibilities In The Classroom Administer weekly 5th grade music classes at school sites (40 minute class durations) Create weekly lessons using music books provided by MFM Establish and maintain strong relationships with classroom teachers and school administration Follow MFM policies and procedures Promote a love of music in all students Other Responsibilities Use paid planning time to prepare lessons each week Participate in paid online cohort meetings Check MFM-provided email regularly Track number of lessons taught at each school site Communicate all absences and schedule changes with Instrumental Program Manager Attend Fall Training in August Qualifications 2+ years teaching experience required Experience playing clarinet Skilled in classroom management Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Available 1 - 4 days week during the above schedule Energetic, flexible, patient, and enthusiastic Love of working with 5th grade children Background check & TB clearance Passion for Music for Minors mission Physical Demands Ability to lead energetic locomotor and non-locomotor motions with students Ability to transport curriculum resources between classrooms on school site using MFM-provided cart or other method Work Environment Work primarily performed at school sites with a wide variety of sounds, noises, and temperature environments Travel Requirements Travel required to school sites on assigned teaching days. Periodic travel to MFM office. About Music for Minors Music for Minors is a nonprofit with close to 50 years of expertise in elementary school music education. Our mission is to nurture in children a lifelong love of music. Operating in the San Francisco Bay Area, our services provides over 20,000 students in transitional kindergarten through sixth grade with a program of diverse, high-quality musical experiences that is: Engaging and participatory Based on state music education standards A foundation for further choral and instrumental music education Cost-effective (regardless of district/school resources) The MFM curriculum is sequential, standards-based and culturally diverse and includes visual aids, props, and instruments. Lesson elements offer singing, listening, reading, theory, movement, dancing, and playing rhythm instruments and recorders. To address the continual disparity in access to necessary programs in marginalized communities, MFM commits to an organizational priority of at least 50% of our reach in targeted regions of need. In addition, by nature of our program delivery, MFM provides training, professional development, and jobs to a growing number of teaching artists around the Bay Area, contributing to the overall creative economy. With three-fold service growth in the past decade, MFM boasts the reassurance that quality and affordable solutions for music education can be met. All applications and inquiries will receive a response and be kept strictly confidential. Music for Minors is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Type:

Part-time Pay:

From $42.00 per hour

Benefits:

401(k) Application Question(s): What is your availability for each day, Tuesday - Friday? Would you be interested in a long term subbing position? Ability to

Commute:

San Mateo, CA 94402 (Required)

Work Location:

In person