Reports to: Assistant Head of School
Hours: Part-Time
Exempt/Non-Exempt: Exempt
Fayerweather seeks a passionate and experienced Early Childhood Music Teacher to instruct students in grades PreK and K for the 2024-25 school year. These classes meet once a week. In addition, this position offers a lunch/recess choral group to elementary students and hosts occasional classroom performances for parent events. This teacher will be a member of and collaborate with the Specialists team (Music, Art, Shop, PE, Library). This position will begin in the fall of the 2024-25 academic year.
Music in PreK and K should be a joyful music-making experience that focuses on the fundamentals of music education: rhythm and melody. In each class, children should have a chance to sing, dance, and explore rhythm instruments and musical props, all while building a solid foundation of basic musical skills.
Main Responsibilities- Create a supportive and caring classroom environment in which students can learn and interact positively with one another through student-centered instruction, collaboration, and authentic assessment
- Provide learning experiences that encourage curiosity, exploration, innovation, and problem-solving
- Have enthusiasm, flexibility, and a desire to collaborate with colleagues both in your Specialist team and across disciplines
- Meet students where they are as learners by differentiating the curriculum
- Establish and maintain excellent classroom management
- Exhibit excellent communication with parents to provide timely and appropriate feedback regarding student progress
- Possess a growth mindset when it comes to engaging with relevant and mission-driven professional learning
Skills and Qualifications:
Working at FSS
- Be knowledgeable of the philosophy of progressive education
- Demonstrate strong cultural awareness and responsiveness, as well as experience supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives
Teaching at FSS
- Teach PreK and K music classes
- An understanding of early childhood musical development as it is necessary to create an age-appropriate and rich musical environment
- Experience in teaching music in a classroom setting
- Familiarity and proficiency with bilingual music instruction (Spanish-English) is a plus
Responsibilities at FSS
- Performing various duties, including recess coverage, lunch duty, and creating curricular displays
- Document curriculum as it evolves throughout the year
- Narrative report writing and timely communication with parents
- Attending weekly staff meetings
- Participating in admissions programming as needed
- And other duties as assigned
Fayerweather Street School:
Fayerweather Street School welcomes candidates who will add to the diversity of our community and who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity, equity, and belonging in their teaching
and learning. Fayerweather Street School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, sex, disabilities,
sexual orientation, gender identity and expression or family composition, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its employment, education, admission,
financial aid, and other policies and programs.
To Apply: Please submit your cover letter and resume to Employment@Fayerweather.org.
Please be prepared to provide at least four references; at least two of your references must be, or have been, someone you directly reported to.