| Friends Seminary seeks applications for a full time position for our Upper School and Middle School instrumental program. Qualified candidates should be fluent in conducting ensembles as well as teaching beginning and intermediate lessons in a variety of wind and string instruments. Candidates must have experience working with students in grades 5-12 and a commitment to engaging, inspirational, and dynamic teaching. We seek candidates who are proven program builders and who have a natural rapport with students in this age group. The school seeks to grow this program and is looking for a candidate who has done this in settings or can demonstrate the skills and personality to do so.
Responsibilities will include conducting the Upper School Chamber Players, conducting and teaching the Middle School Strings and Winds, and teaching 5th and 6th grade beginning instrument classes. This position will also include organizing and co-facilitating concerts for both divisions of the school. As a full time member of the faculty, the successful candidate will engage with the community beyond his/her/their classes. Expectations include: advising a group of Upper or Middle school students; attending and participating in all faculty meetings; attending community meetings, being a presence and advocating for the performing arts department within the school, amongst other things.
Requirements
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Experience conducting and teaching students grades 5-12. -
Participation and collaboration in designing and implementing an evolving instrumental music program. -
Passion and expertise in multiple instruments across a variety of genres. Competency in string instruments is especially desirable. -
Ability to incorporate music teaching technology into the student learning experience. -
Appreciation for multiple learning styles. Required Education Bachelors Degree, Masters Preferred Interested candidates must submit a completed Friends Seminary Employment Application, a Cover Letter, Resume, and contact information for three references to performartsjobs@friendsseminary.org.
When submitting required documents, kindly reference in the subject line: your first and last name, the position you are applying for and where you heard about the position. You will receive a confirmation email when you submit your application online. Kindly submit your information only once per school year. No phone calls, please.
Friends Seminary actively promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in all its programs and operations, including admissions, financial aid, hiring, and all facets of the educational experience. To form a community which strives to reflect the world’s diversity, we do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, economic background, physical ability, sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. Friends Seminary is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates of color and members of other underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply. We urge all applicants to identify and express their individuality and the ways in which they might enrich and diversify the school community.
Moreover, all successful applicants, whether for a faculty or administrative staff post, must demonstrate an ongoing commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in their professional lives. Applicants for a faculty position should highlight ways their curriculum, pedagogy, and classroom culture may advance these goals. Applicants for an administrative staff position should highlight ways they seek to promote these goals in their office work, programming, or operational endeavors. |
