Cello Instructor/Orchestra Director
WHIN Music Community Charter School
- Washington Heights, Manhattan, NY
- Permanent
- Part-time
- that all children deserve a high-quality education, with access to academic rigor, music creation, and a holistic approach to developing character.
- that a collaboration with families ensures the greatest success for our learners.
- that restorative justice, inquiry-based hands on learning, and authentic learning experiences provide the most effective environments for growth, success, and joy.
- looking to grow and prosper in a collaborative work environment
- excited about teaching in a school and neighborhood where diversity is central.
- highly qualified and certified in Special Education, English as a New Language, Music Education, and/or Early Childhood Education.
- coaching and professional growth to deepen instructional practices that is facilitated by our Director of Music, Principal, and Director of Special Programs
- creating Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to address challenges and drive inquiry where teachers act as thought partners for one another
- Fostering a love of making music in an ensemble setting
- Modeling high-quality musicianship and citizenship within the WHIN community
- Leading daily small group sectionals
- 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
- Minimum education level: BA/BM in music education or music performance (MA/MM preferred)
- Experience teaching elementary music in an urban school setting
- Advanced proficiency on cello, understanding of childhood music pedagogy, and a pleasant singing voice
- 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
- 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