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Music Teacher / Music Facilitator
Baby & Toddler Music and Movement Classes – Sydney
We’re looking for a warm, confident and engaging music teacher or musician who genuinely loves working with young children and has experience working with babies, toddlers or preschool-aged children.
You’ll lead small-group music and movement classes for children aged approximately 6 months to 4 years, attending together with a parent or carer.
Apply / Express Your InterestAbout the classes
Cuddle & Sing is a music and movement program designed for babies and young children aged approximately 6 months to 4 years, attending together with a parent or carer.
Our classes combine live music, singing, movement, simple instruments, rhythm, sensory and imaginative play in a warm and engaging group environment.
The program is designed to be playful and enjoyable while supporting early listening, coordination, language, social interaction, motor development and parent-child connection.
Classes follow a structured session framework, with activities and expectations adapted to different developmental stages.
The role
We’re looking for teachers to lead Cuddle & Sing classes using our provided program, session structure and materials.
This is a part-time contractor role, initially approximately 3–6 hours per week, with the opportunity for additional teaching hours as the program expands.
Classes will run on weekday mornings, generally between approximately 9:30 am and 12 pm.
We want our teachers to bring their own warmth, personality and musicality to the classes while delivering a consistent, high-quality experience for children and parents.
- Paid contractor role
- Approximately 3–6 hours per week initially
- Weekday mornings
- Program and session structure provided
- Small-group parent-and-child classes
- Potential for additional hours as the program grows
Locations
The initial launch is planned across two areas of Sydney:
Lower North Shore
Crows Nest / Artarmon / Lane Cove area
The Hills District
Sydney Hills area
You do not need to be available for both locations. We’re happy to hear from teachers interested in working in either area.
Additional Sydney locations may be introduced as the program grows.
What we’re looking for
You may be a music teacher, musician, singer, performer, music education student or someone with a similar background who genuinely loves working with young children and has previous experience engaging with babies, toddlers or preschool-aged children.
We’d love to hear from you if you:
- genuinely enjoy working with babies, toddlers and young children;
- have previous experience working with babies, toddlers or preschool-aged children;
- are warm, playful and naturally able to connect with young children;
- feel confident leading a group of children and their parents/carers;
- can sing confidently in English;
- can provide live musical accompaniment using a suitable portable instrument such as guitar, ukulele or another appropriate instrument;
- are comfortable encouraging participation, managing the energy of a group and adapting when children respond differently than expected;
- are reliable and comfortable committing to regular weekly sessions;
- are available on weekday mornings.
Highly regarded experience
- Early childhood music
- Preschool music
- Music & movement
- Early childhood education
- Childcare
- Children’s entertainment
- Children’s performing arts
- Group facilitation
Formal music qualifications are welcome but are not essential. The ability to connect with young children and confidently lead an engaging musical group is more important to us than qualifications alone.
Apply / Express Your InterestRequirements
- Valid NSW Working with Children Check for paid work, or willingness to obtain one before commencing;
- Legal right to work in Australia;
- Reliable availability for agreed weekly classes.
Pay
The initial contractor rate is $55 per hour, with the opportunity to increase to up to $65 per hour as the program becomes established and grows.
Any agreed work outside teaching hours involving substantial program development or additional preparation would be discussed and paid separately.
The program
You will not be expected to create the program from scratch.
A structured program, lesson framework and teaching guidance will be provided, allowing you to focus primarily on delivering engaging, high-quality classes.
At the same time, we value the experience and ideas our teachers bring. If you have relevant expertise and would like to contribute to the development or refinement of the program, there may be opportunities to do so as separate paid work.
Participation in program development is completely optional and is not a requirement of the teaching role.
Growing with Cuddle & Sing
We’re initially launching Cuddle & Sing on the Lower North Shore and in The Hills, with plans to expand into additional Sydney locations if the initial classes perform well.
As the program grows, we hope to offer our teachers opportunities for additional classes, locations and teaching hours.
We’re looking for people who can deliver a wonderful experience for families now — and who may also enjoy growing with the project over time.