The Senesh School, a progressive, independent K–8 Jewish day school in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, is seeking a Lower School (K–4) Music Teacher and Jewish Song Leader to teach two days a week for the 2026–27 school year. The ideal candidate is a warm, joyful, and skilled music educator and dynamic song leader who can weave Israeli and Jewish music through song and instrumental exploration into an elementary music program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Teach general music to students in grades K–4; designing an engaging, hands-on music curriculum incorporating singing, rhythm, and Orff instruments
• Serve as a Jewish song leader, infusing Israeli and Jewish content and culture through song and music
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and Jewish studies faculty to integrate music into classroom learning and school life
• Support Jewish holidays, tefillah, assemblies, and school-wide celebrations through music
• Creating a warm and supportive learning environment where all students feel confident expressing themselves musically
• Participate in faculty meetings and professional development

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to Sara Keen, Lower School Director, Hannah Senesh Community Day School at skeen@hannahsenesh.org.

About the School

The Senesh School is an open and inclusive Jewish day school where students grow into curious, kind, and confident people. Senesh cultivates intellectual curiosity in a rigorous and joyful academic environment that teaches the whole child. Students are guided by Jewish values and challenged to be agents of change toward a more just world. Students, parents, and staff together create a welcoming and vibrant home at Senesh, offering a place of belonging for diverse Jewish families. To learn more about the school, visit www.hannahsenesh.org.

Qualifications & Dispositions:

• Degree in music education or a related field
• Experience teaching music to elementary-aged children
• Strong vocal and group song-leading skills and competency in piano and guitar
• Familiarity with Orff or similar methodology
• Comfort incorporating Hebrew language and Jewish content into instruction
• Commitment to educating the whole child—socially, emotionally, and creatively
• Collaborative, flexible, and reflective teaching practice
• Excellent communication skills with students, colleagues, and families
• Demonstrated cultural competency and a commitment to diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusive Jewish community

About Hannah Senesh Community Day School

Hannah Senesh Community Day School is a progressive, independent K-8 Jewish school in brownstone Brooklyn. We teach our students to: SEEK MEANING. Drawing from the rich traditions of Jewish inquiry and secular scholarship, our students learn to think deeply and realize their highest academic, intellectual, and ethical potential. BUILD COMMUNITY. Our students and families cultivate meaningful connections within the school, with Israel, and in the wider world. We share a commitment to global citizenship and social responsibility. LEARN JOYFULLY. We approach every day with creativity, passion, and joy, and celebrate Jewish learning and life. Our values, which are deeply rooted in Jewish teachings, guide us in all that we do at Senesh. Kindness – Chesed We treat each other with respect and strive to demonstrate compassion and empathy. Openness – Elu v’Elu We seek to understand diverse perspectives and accept those with different ideas. Responsibility – Areivut We take responsibility to support the well-being of others in our community and the world around us. Perseverance – Hatmadah We apply ourselves in all we do and earn the satisfaction of seeing thin...gs through, especially when the challenge is great. Journey – Masa We embrace life as a continuous journey of learning and growing.

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