Green Hedges School seeks a full-time experienced elementary and middle school Concert Band and Jazz Band instructor for the 2021-2022 school year. Green Hedges is a private independent Preschool through Grade 8 school with approximately 170 students in Vienna, VA, fourteen miles west of Washington, DC. All GHS students in Grades 4 through 8 participate in Band.
Requirements:
Undergraduate degree (masters preferred) in music instruction, education or a related field
Minimum of 3 - 5 years of related teaching experience
A high level of energy and initiative
Collaborative skills
Successful candidates must successfully complete a required background check.
Responsibilities:
Implement developmentally appropriate curriculum and instruction that encourages students to be actively engaged in the learning process, using Green Hedges’ Mission and Curriculum Overview as guides.
Create positive learning communities within the classroom that acknowledge and respect children’s social and emotional interactions and growth.
Coordinate on and off campus performances.
Seek opportunities to showcase bands within the greater Vienna area.
Work diligently and promptly to maintain positive and constructive home-school communication.
Employ a variety of teaching methods to ensure optimal learning for all students.
Conduct parent-teacher conferences.
Use assessment and evaluation to guide instructional decisions; maintain accurate, up-to-date records and communicate results to students, parents and appropriate others in a timely manner with regard to student progress and performance.
Maintain accurate inventory of instruments, music, and equipment.
Collaborate with the School’s performing arts instructors.
Perform professional duties efficiently, manage resources effectively, and meet deadlines and meeting schedules set by the School.
Perform professional duties as assigned by the Head of School or the Assistant Head of School.
Coordinate grade-level curriculum mapping.
Build on an expanding knowledge of how children learn and perform best through professional development.
Attend and participate in faculty meetings and department meetings.
Reports to: Assistant Head of School and Head of School
Candidates should email letter of interest, resume and three references to: hr@greenhedges.org
Green Hedges School is committed to equal employment opportunity. The School does not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis including, but not limited to: veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or physical or mental disability
About Green Hedges School
All children embark on their own educational journeys brimming with potential, informed by nature, and nurtured through personal experience. We believe each journey is better and more nourishing if, during these formative years, it takes place within a deeply-connected and diverse community. Such a community provides children a supportive, physically- and emotionally-safe environment where they become confident learners who take risks and actively engage in their world. Green Hedges is this community.
