SY23- Orchestral Strings/Choir Substitute - WHIN Music Community Charter School : Job Details

Why WHIN?

WHIN Music Community Charter School is the first school of its kind! Built on the principles of El Sistema, WHIN is a place where children learn, grow, and make music together. At WHIN, we are building a nucleo, a community where staff, families, and students work together to make a powerful shift in public education that puts learners needs first.

Our Mission:

To provide our diverse student population with rigorous academic instruction, intensive music education and a positive learning environment so that every student can thrive academically and personally.

We believe

• 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.

We are looking for teachers who are

• looking to grow and prosper in a collaborative work environment
• excited about teaching in a school and neighborhood where diversity is central.

We support teachers by

• 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

In action, our mission looks like caring deeply about all aspects of our young learners potential. We make academics a priority while also ensuring students character and personal growth. With music at our core, students experience working together to create something bigger than their individual skills every single day, and this approach extends to our classrooms where project-based, hands on learning cultivates curious, creative, and hardworking learners.

WHIN is currently seeking a high performing Viola Teaching Artist who is ready to help grow a unique school community where compassion, kindness, and curiosity drive each and every day.

Specifically, a Substitute String/Choir Instructor at WHIN is responsible for:

• Fostering a love of making music in an ensemble setting
• Modeling high-quality musicianship and citizenship within the WHIN community
• Leading small group sectional rehearsals
• Employing a variety of instructional strategies to meet the diverse needs of all learners
• Holding all students to high musical, academic, and behavioral standards
• Administering regular music assessments and using data to drive instruction

Qualifications for the Substitute String/Choir Instructor positions are:

• 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 String instruments understanding of childhood music pedagogy, and a pleasant singing voice
• An unwavering belief that all students can achieve at a high level
• A sense of humor

Advanced proficiency or experience in one or more of the following areas is strongly preferred

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

Compensation/Benefits: WHIN Music Community Charter School offers a competitive daily rate as well as a fun and professional working environment with advancement opportunities.

EEO Policy: WHIN Music Community Charter School is an equal rights and opportunity agency and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, ancestry, marital status, or any other legally protected classification in its activities, educational programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, IX, and Section 504.

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