Choir Leader: Inspire Ensemble & Community Growth

WHIN Music Community Charter School; New York (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary commensurate with experience

Job summary

WHIN Music Community Charter School in New York is seeking a high-performing Choir Teacher to help grow a unique school community where compassion, kindness, and curiosity drive each day. You will foster ensemble singing, model musicianship, and collaborate with families and staff to deliver an engaging, music-infused curriculum that serves a diverse urban student population.

The ideal candidate holds a BA/BM in music education or performance with urban teaching experience and is committed to a

Qualifications

• BA/BM in music education or music performance; MA/MM preferred.
• Experience teaching elementary music in urban schools.
• Ability to accompany children on piano, guitar, and/or percussion.
• Demonstrated success raising achievement levels of all students.
• Belief that all students can achieve at a high level.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Commitment to regular hours for a full academic year.
• Sense of humor.

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 diverse learners' needs.
• Holding all students to high musical, academic, and behavioral standards.
• Developing consistent, safe routines to ensure orderly and fun rehearsals.
• Administering regular music assessments and using data to drive instruction.
• Maintaining inventory of instruments and performing minor repairs.
• Keeping an organized classroom conducive to music-making.
• Assisting with bi-monthly concerts and weekly informances.
• Participating in weekly music department meetings and professional development.
• Collaborating with other music and classroom teachers to foster a music-infused curriculum.
• Attending WHIN concerts and community performances.
• Participating in school-wide tasks and responsibilities.
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with WHIN families.

Skills

Elementary music

Urban classroom experience

Piano accompaniment

Guitar accompaniment

Percussion accompaniment

Data-driven instruction

Education

BA/BM in music education or music performance

MA/MM preferred

Tools

El Sistema‑inspired methods

Dalcroze

Suzuki

Orff Schulwerk

Kodály

Gordon’s Music Learning Theory

Praxialism

Responsive Classroom

Job description

WHIN Music Community Charter School in New York is seeking a high-performing Choir Teacher to help grow a unique school community where compassion, kindness, and curiosity drive each day. You will foster ensemble singing, model musicianship, and collaborate with families and staff to deliver an engaging, music-infused curriculum that serves a diverse urban student population.

The ideal candidate holds a BA/BM in music education or performance with urban teaching experience and is committed to a