Details
Posted: 01-Apr-22
Location: Meriden, New Hampshire
Type: Full Time
Required Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Visual/Performing Arts
Kimball Union Academy (KUA) seeks an experienced, student-centered, and pedagogically innovative vocal music teacher and musical director to join our community as a full-time faculty member who will actively support and fulfill KUA’s mission “to create a deep sense of belonging for every member of our community. Through intentionally designed experiences and challenges, our students develop the knowledge, voice, and character to live with purpose and integrity.”
ABOUT THE POSITION
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Teach vocal music, direct large choir, vocal ensembles, and individual vocal students
- Act as musical director for our annual musical production
- Teach piano, music history, AP Music Theory, and possibly other related classes
- Teach a curriculum and work in collaboration with a community that embraces diversity, provides equity, and ensures inclusion and belonging for all
- Advise a small cohort of students
- Serve as a dorm parent in our residential program and work within a team to supervise and facilitate weekend activities on occasional weekends
- Pursue continuous growth and development in understanding and implementation of diverse and effective instructional practices
- Contribute knowledge, expertise, and passion to the on-going collaborative effort to innovate and improve KUA’s curriculum
- Participate in committee work as assigned by school leadership
QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor’s degree in music, musical theater, musical direction, music education or a closely related field; a graduate degree in vocal music or education is strongly preferred
- 3-5 years (or more) of teaching high school music and musical direction
- Can accompany the choir and play piano for the musical
- Multi-instrumentalist who can teach piano and operate the audio recording studio is preferred
- Current pedagogical practices which may include experience with Universal Design for Learning, backwards planning (Understanding by Design), and project-based learning
- Collaborative approach, willing to work closely with colleagues both in and outside of the department
- Facility with Mac OS, Microsoft365, Google apps, and other music education-enhancing products is preferred
- Flexible, resilient, and creative working within a fast-paced environment
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and a track record for building strong relationships with both students and colleagues
- Strong analytical skills and an ability to learn new systems quickly
- Student-centered educator with a commitment to investing in the lives of young people