Teacher (Casual Certificated Music, Transitional Kinder through Third Grade)

Napa Valley Unified School District; Napa (CA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

Napa Valley Unified School District in Napa, CA is seeking a part-time Music teacher to deliver Education Through Music to TK through 3rd grade general education classes and four Moderate/Severe Special Education classes. The role runs one 7-hour day per week for 34 weeks and pays hourly.

The teacher will build pitch, rhythm, and musical literacy while fostering imagination, social skills, and problem solving.

Qualifications

• Teach Music to TK-3rd grade general education classes.
• Include four Moderate/Severe Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Special Education classes.
• Apply Education Through Music philosophy in daily practice.
• Work schedule: one seven-hour day per week for 34 weeks (hourly, timesheet-based).

Skills

Music Education

Education

Authorization to teach elementary Music

Job description

About the Employer

Join our collaborative, inclusive environment that allows you the opportunity to do meaningful, rewarding work. Become part of our family-oriented, welcoming community that strives to prepare each student for a successful future by delivering rigorous and relevant learning experiences that develop their literacy and career-ready skills, cultivate their interests, and build resilience, compassion and confidence. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be hired contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the following: Fingerprinting/background checks, Verification of freedom from Tuberculosis, and Verification of I-9 Employment Eligibility.

Job Summary

This position is for the 2026-2027 school year

Requirements / Qualifications

Teach Music to all Transitional Kindergarten through Third Grade General Education classes, plus four Moderate/Severe Kindergarten through Fifth Grade Special Education Classes. The teacher will use the philosophy of Education Through Music, during which children are exposed to song, movement games, social skill building and problem solving while engaging in the building blocks of what it takes to become musically literate. The teacher will focus on the building of imagination, while developing an awareness of pitch, beat, rhythmic acuity, and form. The teacher will develop a consistent alternating schedule so that each class participates biweekly in a Music class. This position is for one seven-hour day per week, for 34 weeks. This is an hourly, timesheet-based position. Work hours and assignments will be determined based on student and program needs.

• Letter of Introduction
• Resume

• Other (Authorization to teach elementary Music)

Comments and Other Information

The Napa Valley Unified School District is deeply committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone.

The district does not permit discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry/national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification/ethnicity, age, religion, marital status/pregnancy/parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, medical information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

This commitment also extends to affiliation with Scouting America and other designated youth groups, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation, both in employment and in any program or activity the district conducts or significantly assists.

For questions or complaints, contact our District Equity Officer and District Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for Employee Affairs: Dana Page, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources, 2425 Jefferson St., Napa CA 94558, 707-253-3571, [e-mail], [e-mail]; and/or District Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for Student Affairs: District Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Rupi Bhatti, Director of Student Services, 2425 Jefferson St., Napa CA 94558, [e-mail], [e-mail], 707-253-3815.