Job Description

Early Years Drama, Music & Dance Teacher and/or Entertainer

Position Start Date

August/September 2025

Lucy Sparkles & Friends are looking for new London based teachers to start work in September 2025 predominantly in term time but also with the possibility of working weekends too.

Our classes are held on weekdays in nurseries, pre-schools and children's centres. They progress weekly and are linked to the EYFS national curriculum.

Our party entertainment takes place at weekends and during school holidays of which we have a high and ongoing demand.

The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive, self-confident 'go getter' with good classroom management skills, a commitment to inspiring, engaging and safeguarding children in their early years and a clear and tuneful singing voice. The ability to play keyboard, guitar, ukulele or another similar (portable) melodic instrument to an intermediate level is essential.

Lucy Sparkles & Friends provide all their teachers with full training, quality lesson plans, recordings of all the songs, videos of all the dance choreography and all necessary props. The starting salary is 17.50 per 30-minute teaching session and 53.75 per hour for parties. Pay will increase as experience is gained.

Please visit www.lucysparkles.com for further information about our company and sessions.

To apply, please send us your CV along with a brief description of why you are interested in the position and why you think you are suited.

Essential:

Commitment to inspiring and engaging children in their early years Experience working with children Confidence using singing voice The ability to play keyboard, guitar, ukulele or another similar (portable) melodic instrument at an intermediate level Good classroom management skills NO inhibitions A 'sparkly' personality Self-confidence Reliability
Desirable:

Experience working with children in their early years Experience teaching music, drama and/or dance within an early years setting Music, drama or dance qualification Teaching qualification Experience working as a performer
Job Type: Freelance

Pay: 30.00-53.75 per hour

Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability Weekends only
Application question(s):

Please give a brief description of why you are interested in the position
and why you think you are suited to the role.

Are you confident using your singing voice (i.e singing nursery rhyme style songs in tune?) What experience have you had working with children? Do you play a portable instrument (eg. keyboard, guitar, ukulele) and, if so, to what level?
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: On the road

Reference ID: Lucy Sparkles & Friends
Expected start date: 01/09/2025