Choir Teacher

WHIN Music Community Charter School • New York, NY

2d • Onsite

About The Position

WHIN Music Community Charter School is seeking a high performing Choir Teacher to join their unique school community. WHIN is the first school of its kind, built on the principles of El Sistema, where children learn, grow, and make music together. The school's mission is to provide diverse students with rigorous academic instruction, intensive music education, and a positive learning environment. WHIN believes in high-quality education for all children, collaboration with families, and restorative justice, inquiry-based learning, and authentic experiences. They are looking for teachers who are eager to grow in a collaborative environment and excited about teaching in a diverse school and neighborhood. WHIN supports teachers through coaching, professional growth, and Professional Learning Communities (PLCs). The Choir Teacher will foster a love of music, model musicianship and citizenship, create and implement objective-driven lesson plans, employ diverse instructional strategies, hold students to high standards, develop safe routines, administer music assessments, maintain instrument inventory, keep an organized classroom, assist with concerts and performances, participate in meetings and professional development, collaborate with other teachers, attend school events, and build relationships with families.

Requirements

• BA/BM in music education or music performance (MA/MM preferred)
• Experience teaching elementary music in an urban school setting
• The ability to accompany children on piano, guitar, and/or percussion
• Demonstrated success raising achievement levels of all students
• An unwavering belief that all students can achieve at a high level
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and exciting environment
• The ability to commit regular hours to WHIN for a full academic year
• A sense of humor

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Experience in El Sistema-based music instruction
• Active gigging musician
• Dalcroze, Suzuki, Orff Schulwerk, Kodály, Gordon’s Music Learning Theory, and/or Praxialism
• Responsive Classroom, Love and Logic Student Management, and/or Restorative Justice

Responsibilities

• Fostering a love of making music in an ensemble setting
• Modeling high-quality musicianship and citizenship within the WHIN community
• Creating, submitting, and implementing objective-driven lesson plans
• Employing a variety of instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of all learners
• Holding all students to high musical, academic, and behavioral standards
• Developing consistent and safe routines and procedures to ensure all students have access to safe, orderly, and fun rehearsals
• Administering regular music assessments and using data to drive instruction
• Maintaining inventory of instruments; performing small instrument repairs as necessary
• Keeping an organized and tidy classroom conducive to music-making
• Assisting with all aspects of bi-monthly concerts and weekly “informances”
• Fully participating in weekly music departmental meetings, full-faculty professional development, and committee work
• Collaborating with other music teachers and classroom teachers to foster a music-infused curriculum across the school
• Attending all WHIN concerts, community performances, and departmental programming
• Participating in school-wide tasks and responsibilities as needed
• Developing and maintaining strong and professional relationships with WHIN families

Benefits

• Competitive salary, determined through an equity-focused approach that considers an individual’s skills, education, and relevant experience.
• Teacher pay scale available for viewing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees