Job Description

Melody Academy of Music is seeking a fun and professional full-time staff member to help administer our music school locations in Fremont, Palo Alto, and Cupertino, CA. This staff member will serve as the primary point of contact for our students, families, and teachers to ensure smooth functioning of our day-to-day operations.

The desired time commitment is Tuesday-Saturday with afternoons and evenings as the primary availability on the weekdays, 30 hours per week. These hours will be split between our Fremont and Cupertino locations.

Primary responsibilities include:

  • Greeting students arriving for lessons and ensuring that teachers stay on schedule
  • Responding to scheduling-related phone calls and emails from students and families
  • Processing enrollments, sales skills relevant
  • Interfacing with teachers to help them manage their student schedules
  • General administrative tasks as needed
  • The successful candidate will be an organized, motivated self-starter with a strong customer service mindset. A demonstrated interest in music and music education would be an asset.

Pay will be $20 per hour. A 401(k) with company matching is available to all of our employees after 3 months on the job and employees who average 30 or more hours per week are eligible for health, vision and dental benefits options.

About Ensemble Schools and Melody Academy of Music

Ensemble Schools is a partnership of community-driven music & dance schools that maintain individual identities but share resources to ensure their mutual success. This posting is for Melody Academy of Music, our school in the South Bay area of California. Melody Academy of Music has three locations in the Bay area: Palo Alto, Cupertino, and Fremont. We pride ourselves on providing positive, memorable opportunities for students of all skill levels to explore their interest in music through a rewarding progression of discovery. Our music instructors are skilled artists themselves and experienced teachers, committed to your success and growth. Teaching is a conduit for our amazing staff to pass on their passion for music and the arts.

https://www.ensembleschools.com/melody/

Who We Are

Our mission is to provide excellence in arts education through excellence in administration. 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!​

Why Work with Us?

Ensemble Schools was created for the purpose of supporting excellence in performing arts education through excellence in music and dance school administration. Our teachers are the heart and soul of our business - the ones actually in the lesson room with our students - and we are committed to their success. We are focused on attracting and developing highly qualified teaching faculty and endeavor to provide career opportunities appropriate to professional educators.

To apply for this position, please send a resume and brief cover letter to Rachel Stoltz. Diversity is a strength of our musical community and we invite all those meeting the above criteria to apply.

Job Type: Full-time, 30 hours per week

Pay: $20.00 per hour