Teacher and curriculum development of English program for 0-3-year-olds (expired)

Class teacher (English) and curriculum development (English and Japanese) of the EYS Method music program for 0-3-year-olds

About Enjoy Your Sound (EYS)
“Enjoy Your Sound” (EYS) provides high-quality instrumental teaching to children and adults in studios throughout Japan. In early 2019, EYS launched a new music program for 0-3-year-olds. The program curriculum includes approaches based on the rhythmics method, hand-on experiences with many different instruments and features a wide range of music.

Role Description (short)　
 To deliver the EYS Method music curriculum in English to small classes of children aged 0-3 years old
 To further develop the curriculum for each age group and provide training for new teachers
 To work within a team to develop and deliver children-focused events and create new content for other EYS programs

Working Hours and location
Monthly work schedule: 40 hours teaching at the music studios in Ginza and Daikanyama plus remaining monthly hours spent at the company office in Ginza (developing the curriculum etc) and/or participating in performance events within Tokyo.
The work pattern is negotiable depending on the applicant's wishes and experience. (40 hours worth of teaching per month is fixed).

Teaching schedule:
 Tuesdays: 10am-3pm Daikanyama Studio (4 classes with a 1-hour break)
 Thursdays: 11am-2pm Ginza Studio (3 classes)
 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month: 10am-1pm Daikanyama Studio (3 classes)
 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month: 10am-1pm Ginza Studio ((3 classes)
Office Schedule
Schedule to be arranged with the candidate.

Essential skills and experience/Requirements
 Experience of working with children (desirable) or a strong wish to work with infants and to learn about child development
 A bright, friendly, enthusiastic and energetic person who loves music and can get others excited about music too.
 Excellent communication and perception skills
 Creative, imaginative and able to improvise/adapt
 Fluent English speaker
 Good level of spoken and written Japanese, roughly JLPT N2 level

Start Date
1st April 2020
Training to begin ASAP

Residency status
Must currently live in Japan. Able to support change in residency status.

Contract length
1 year, with the option to renew

Salary and travel expenses:
Hourly wage: 2,500~3,000yen depending on skills and experience, as well as the number of hours worked.
Travel expenses covered

Role Description (detailed)
 To deliver fun and stimulating music classes in English following the EYS Method curriculum. The curriculum includes approaches based on the rhythmics method, hand-on experiences with many different instruments (available at the music studios) and features a wide range of music such as children’s songs, folk, classical, jazz and world music. We aim to provide a rich sensory experience to develop musical and social skills, support child development milestones, encourage self-expression and a love of music and dance!
 The classes are split into the following age ranges:
 6 months – 1yo (40 mins, max 4-5 children)
 1-2yo (40 mins, max 4-5 children)
 2-3yo (40 mins, max 4-5 children)
All children are accompanied by at least one guardian and are encouraged to take an active part in the class. There may be an opportunity to teach 3-4yo and 4-5yo classes in the future.
 The curriculum for each year group has been in development since mid-2019 and shall be finished by the end of March 2020 with EYS Method class teachers receiving training through February-March 2020. We are looking for someone to takeover responsibility for the curriculum. This would involve:
 Liaising with teachers to assess how the curriculum is working in practice
 Updating and amending the curriculum as necessary
 Providing training in the curriculum for new teachers
 There may be a requirement to further develop the curriculum for 3-4yo and 4-5yo.
 To work within the “Contents” team. Although work on the EYS Method music curriculum would largely be the sole responsibility of the person hired for this role, you will be supported by a team of fellow musicians working on creating content for other EYS programs and events. Participation in related ad hoc events (largely for children) may be required and the candidate would be encouraged to propose their own ideas for events and content.