Conservatory Music Program Piano Instructor

French American International School; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

The International School of San Francisco Conservatory offers after-school 1-1 instrumental/vocal lessons. The Piano Instructor role prioritizes engaging, imaginative teaching that matches each student’s learning style and encourages a sustained love of music.

Responsibilities include taking attendance, submitting hours, coordinating with the Conservatory Coordinator and Music Director, preparing students to perform at least once a year, and attending concerts to support students and communicate

Qualifications

• Piano instruction suitable for 1-1 lessons.
• Experience working with elementary age students is preferred.
• Instructors with expertise on multiple instruments are given additional consideration.

Responsibilities

• Provide 1-1 piano lessons that are engaging and imaginative, aligned with learning styles.
• Take attendance and submit hours; coordinate with Conservatory Coordinator for absences.
• Follow up on musical needs with the Music Director.
• Prepare students to perform at least once per year in conservatory concerts.
• Attend conservatory concerts to support students and liaise with parents.
• 1-1 lessons are 30 to 60 minutes depending on age and level.

Skills

Piano teaching

Elementary-age students

Multi-instrument experience

Job description

Our School
The International School of San Francisco is a PK-12 independent school in San Francisco. Founded in
1962, the school is a multicultural, multilingual educational institution with over 1,100 students across an
urban campus in the heart of the city. Guided by the principles of academic rigor and diversity, The
International School of San Francisco offers programs of study in French and English to prepare its
graduates for a world in which the ability to think critically and to communicate across cultures is of paramount
importance.

Mission and Values

Our international community brings together people from many backgrounds. Together we strive to create a
shared culture that develops compassionate, confident, and principled people who will make the world better.
We base our community on these values: Respect, Integrity, Inclusion, Collaboration, and Curiosity.

Opportunity

Working at The International School of San Francisco opens up a myriad of opportunities – both personal
and professional. Critical to our Strategic Plan in creating a proud, engaged community, we appreciate our
faculty and staff by fostering a community of ongoing learning, respect, and collegiality and by providing
competitive compensation and benefits. It is also of paramount importance to us that we continue to foster an
environment of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we build a school community of individuals who are an actual
representation of the world we live in.

Position Overview:

Piano Instructor – additional consideration will be given to instructors with expertise on multiple
instruments and experience working with elementary age students

The International School of San Francisco Conservatory offers after-school 1-1 instrumental/vocal lessons

1-1 Lesson Job Description

• To provide 1-1 lessons that are engaging, challenging, taught imaginatively, and that align with thelearning styles of the student - the aim being to provide students with great teaching, mentoring, and adesire to pursue music lessons throughout their education and beyond
• To take attendance, submit hours, and follow up with the Conservatory Coordinator in the event of student/teacher absence
• To follow up on any musical needs with the Music Director
• To prepare students to perform at least once per year in one of two scheduled conservatory concerts
• To attend conservatory concerts whenever available to support students and liaise with parents
• 1-1 lessons are 30 mins to 60 mins depending on age and level.

Salary for this position: $95 per hour

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY

The International School of San Francisco is committed to providing an open, fair, inclusive,
non-discriminatory environment for all individuals across differences of race, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, socio-economic status, ethnicity, age, physical
ability, or medical condition. We seek to increase the presence, representation, and inclusion of
U.S. historically under-represented people of color, international, bilingual, and bicultural
students, faculty, and staff; and, to provide an environment that will attract and retain individuals
identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and intersex (LGBTQI)