Strings and Orchestra Teacher

Manlius Pebble Hill School (MPH) seeks an experienced and passionate Strings and Orchestra Teacher to join our faculty for the 2024-2025 school year.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dedicated music professional to become part of our vibrant school community, which has a long history and tradition of nurturing students’ musical talents and love for the visual and performing arts as an integral part of an exceptional education.

Working with eager students and supportive families, MPH teachers have the freedom to shape their curriculum to meet students’ strengths and needs.

The Strings and Orchestra Teacher is a full-time, academic-year faculty position. The annual salary range is $43,000 – $60,000 with excellent bene?ts, including medical, dental, and life insurance, and an employer-matching retirement savings plan.

To apply, please include a cover letter, resume, and three references in PDF format addressed to: DivisionHeads@mphschool.org.

Requirements

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in music, music education, or a related ?eld is required; a graduate degree is preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of two years working with a diverse range of students in a school setting is preferred; independent school experience is highly desirable.
• Skills: Adept with technology including Outlook email and Google

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Instruction: Teach Lower School (Grades 3-5) Strings Lessons and Orchestra, Middle School Orchestra (Grades 6-8), and Upper School Concert Orchestra (Grades 9-12).
• Advising: Act as an advisor to a small group of Upper School students to oversee and support their academic, social, and emotional development.
• Curriculum Facilitation: Utilize an appropriate curriculum to guide and develop strings curriculum implementation tailored to students’ strengths and needs, with Quaver as an available resource.
• Extracurricular Activities: Preparing and chaperoning students to local and state music festivals, including some evenings and weekends, and leading students in seasonal evening performances on campus.
• Community Engagement: Collaborate with students, families, and colleagues to promote and sustain a robust strings and orchestral program.

Key Skills and Qualities

• Creativity: Eager to think expansively about music’s role in the lives of young people and how to seize opportunities for creating fresh, inspiring, impactful arts experiences.
• Collaboration: Ability to form authentic and caring partnerships with colleagues, families, and students, and both envision and execute curricular and programmatic connections to music and performing arts.
• Presence: Relishes being an authentic and joyful presence in the lives of school-aged children, in and out of the classroom.
• Organizational Skills: Keen eye for detail and strong organizational skills in professional correspondence, document editing, databases, and record-keeping.
• Communication: Ability to communicate clearly and e?ectively, both verbally and in
• Attitude: Positive attitude, patience, compassion, and ?exibility.

• Education: A Bachelor’s degree in music, music education, or a related ?eld is required; a graduate degree is preferred.
• Experience: A minimum of two years working with a diverse range of students in a school setting is preferred; independent school experience is highly desirable.
• Skills: Adept with technology including Outlook email and Google

About Manlius Pebble Hill School

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