Music Instruction
Award-winning music lessons, ensembles, and group classes for aspiring musicians of all ages and skill levels — children, teens, and adults.
Early Childhood
Morning & Full-Day Preschool programs with a full, child-centered curriculum of creative specials like music, science, drama, social and emotional learning, and more!
Music Therapy
Established in 1966, our pioneering Center for Music Therapy (CMT) uses guided music experiences to help individuals meet life's challenges.
BOP STOP
BOP STOP at The Music Settlement is Cleveland's premier listening room: an intimate, acoustically pristine performance venue with sweeping views of Lake Erie.
Founded in 1912, The Cleveland Music School Settlement (dba The Music Settlement) provides music and arts programming to students of all ages and backgrounds in a way that promotes creativity, self-confidence, and artistic expression. The Center for Early Childhood is celebrating its 70th year, having been established in 1955! The Music Settlement (TMS) has earned a reputation for excellence in all aspects of early childhood education and is a leader in Northeast Ohio. The program has a strong emphasis on the arts, literacy, and science. The mission of The Music Settlement's Center for Early Childhood is to provide a high-quality early childhood experience for children that nurtures the individual, supports the family, and enhances a child’s development through involvement with the arts.
Classification: Openings are available for part-time and full-time, exempt, positions for the 2025-26 academic school year, running from August 2025-June 2026. Openings are available at both our Ohio City and University Circle campuses and are on-site with no remote options available.
Primary Purpose:
The Music Settlement Early Childhood Educators plan, implement and facilitate weekly classroom curriculum using developmentally appropriate lessons (ages 3-5), stemming from children’s interests, in accordance with the philosophies and policies of The Music Settlement, and with all Ohio state licensure requirements, academic standards, evaluations, accreditations, and licensure regulations.
Reports to: Early Childhood Director and on-Site Administrators
Essential duties and responsibilities:
Educational Requirements:
Two years of college coursework minimum required. CDA, associate degree or bachelor's degree completion preferred, with strong preference for early childhood education or related field as major course of study.
Required Qualifications:
Physical Requirements:
Employee Benefits:
The Music Settlement is an equal opportunity employer and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, mental or physical disability, and genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.