Teaching Pay: $42–$50 per hour

Paid Training, Meetings and Preparation: $30 per hour

Expected Hours: Approximately 6–10 hours per week to begin, with opportunities to grow

Happy Keys Piano Academy is a growing beginner-focused piano academy for children ages 4.5–11 in Vancouver.

Our mission is

Learn with love. Play with joy. Be yourself.

We specialize in creating structured, encouraging and engaging learning experiences for young beginners. Our students learn in small-group piano classes with individual keyboards, clear curriculum goals, regular assessments, performances, challenges and support from teachers and teaching assistants.

We are looking for a warm, dependable and energetic piano teacher who enjoys working with children and would like to grow with our academy.

The Position The successful candidate will regularly teach our:

- Young Beginners Piano Program for ages 4.5–6
- Elementary Beginners Piano Program for ages 6–11
- Private beginner piano lessons when needed
- Make-up classes, workshops and substitute classes when available

This is primarily a regular Saturday teaching position. One additional weekday afternoon or evening may be available depending on enrollment and the successful applicant’s availability.

Expected Schedule

- Saturdays, approximately 8:45 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
- One weekday afternoon or evening is strongly preferred
- Additional substitute opportunities may be available
- Paid training will take place before independent teaching begins
- Fall classes begin near the end of September 2026

A commitment through at least June 2027 is strongly preferred.

Main Responsibilities

- Teach engaging 30-minute Young Beginner group classes
- Teach structured 60-minute Elementary Beginner group classes
- Provide individual feedback within a group-learning environment
- Follow HKPA curriculum, lesson procedures and assessment systems
- Create a warm, positive and well-managed classroom
- Support students with note reading, rhythm, technique,



musicianship and performance skills
- Work closely with a teaching assistant
- Prepare the classroom before lessons and leave it organized afterward
- Record attendance and brief student progress notes
- Communicate professionally and warmly with parents
- Help students prepare for recitals, workshops, challenges and academy events
- Participate in paid training, coaching and occasional staff meetings
- Provide substitute teaching when mutually available

The Person We Are Looking For You may be a wonderful fit if you are:

- Warm, encouraging and genuinely happy to work with children
- Confident, energetic and able to guide a small group
- Reliable and committed to arriving prepared and on time
- Comfortable receiving coaching and following a structured curriculum
- Organized and able to manage transitions efficiently
- Patient with young beginners who learn at different speeds
- Professional when communicating with parents
- Interested in growing into additional teaching or leadership responsibilities

Required Qualifications

- Robust piano skills, ideally RCM Level 10 or an equivalent level of training
- Experience teaching, coaching, tutoring or working with children
- Ability to read music confidently and demonstrate healthy beginner technique
- Consistent Saturday availability
- Ability to commit to a regular weekly schedule
- Legal authorization to work in Canada
- Willingness to complete a background check before working independently with students

Preferred Qualifications

- Previous piano-teaching experience
- Experience teaching children ages 4–11




- Group-classroom or elementary classroom experience
- Music degree, diploma or current post-secondary music studies
- Piano pedagogy, education, early-childhood or child-development training
- Familiarity with RCM
- Experience with recitals, festivals or student assessments
- Ability to teach both classical and contemporary beginner music

Strong candidates with limited group-teaching experience are welcome to apply. HKPA provides structured, paid training.

Compensation and Training

Teaching compensation ranges from $42–$50 per hour, based on experience, training progress and responsibilities.

Required training, staff meetings and approved preparation work are paid at $30 per hour.

The initial training program includes:

- Classroom observations
- Curriculum and technology training
- Co-teaching
- Supervised teaching
- Parent-communication training
- Classroom-management coaching
- Ongoing feedback during the first teaching term

Why Join Happy Keys?

- Small group sizes
- Organized curriculum and teaching resources
- Teaching-assistant support
- Paid training and professional coaching
- Administrative support for scheduling and billing
- Opportunities to teach group and private lessons
- Opportunities to grow into senior-teacher or program-lead roles
- A welcoming academy community that celebrates both progress and joy

How to Apply Please submit your résumé and a short introduction that includes:

- Your piano-training level and musical background
- Your experience working with children
- Any private or group-teaching experience
- Your Saturday and weekday availability
- Why you enjoy teaching beginner piano students

A short teaching or piano-performance video may be requested during the interview process. We appreciate every application. Candidates selected for the next step will be invited to an interview, piano-skills assessment and paid teaching audition.

Pay: $42.00-$50.00 per hour

Work Location: In person

📌 Part-Time Group Piano Teacher — Children Ages 4.5–11 (Vancouver)
🏢 Happy Keys Music u0026 Piano
📍 Vancouver