Overview
The Kew-Forest School, a PS-12 co-educational day school founded in 1918 in Forest Hills, NY, is seeking an experienced Middle & Upper School Part-Time Music teacher with a strong background in Music education. Kew-Forest is proud to enroll an astonishingly diverse student body representative of Queens and New York City, including approximately nine percent international students. Kew-Forest is committed to promoting inclusivity in its hiring practices and fostering a welcoming community by recruiting faculty from a wide range of cultural backgrounds to work alongside our equally diverse students and families.
Kew-Forest is embarking on an exciting new chapter as we celebrate our 108th year of operation. We are an authorized International Baccalaureate (IB) World School for the Primary and Middle Years Programs (PYP & MYP). IB enriches our students’ educational experiences and offers incredible opportunities for growth, leadership, and professional development for our faculty.
The Middle & Upper School part time music teacher will teach music to Middle School students (one trimester per grade) and piano to Upper School students. Kew-Forest’s Middle & Upper School encompasses Grades 6-12, and our faculty demonstrates a deep understanding of student and curricular development across these grade levels. The ideal candidate for this position will be energetic, creative, imaginative, and thoughtful in their approach to curriculum and pedagogy, as we enter a dynamic era of Kew-Forest 2.0.
The ideal candidate will have:
- A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a Music field.
- Three or more years of Middle and Upper School Music teaching experience (independent schools preferred);
- Familiarity with and enthusiasm for designing curricula aligned with the IB MYP (preferred).
- The ability to deliver a comprehensive and robust Music program for beginning, intermediate and advanced students, including music theory, musicology, voice, and performance.
- The ability to teach instruments including the ukulele, piano, djembe, and metallophone.
- The ability to effectively use technology to deliver curriculum.
The ideal candidate will be:
- Dynamic and flexible, capable of reaching, teaching, and differentiating instruction for a range of learners.
- Committed to cultural competency and supporting a diverse student population, particularly through teaching inclusive Music.
- Dedication to designing courses and learning experiences that engage students through project-based learning, inquiry-based practices, presentations, research, projects, and hands-on activities.
- Passionate about mentoring students and supporting their learning beyond the classroom.
- Committed to professional development, lifelong learning, and active engagement in Music-related fields or professional organizations.
- Knowledge about current trends in teaching and learning.
- An effective communicator with strong written and oral communication skills to engage with students, parents, and colleagues.
- Collaborative, with the ability to work effectively alongside other teachers.
Salary Range
$40,000 - $74,000, commensurate with years of experience.
To apply, please email a cover letter, resume, statement of educational philosophy, and contact information for two or three professional references to Michelle Vessio, Head of Middle and Upper School, [email protected], and include Middle & Upper School Part-Time Music Teacher in the subject line of the email. No phone calls please.
To learn more about The Kew-Forest School, please visit our website: www.kewforest.org.
MISSION
We are The Kew-Forest School.
Our community nurtures lifelong learners from around the world.
Our educators inspire young people to think boldly and find their voices.
Our students support each other and explore thoughtfully as they shape the future.
NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATION
The Kew-Forest School believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. The School prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, culture, background, physical or mental disability, or any other legally protected classes or classifications. No employee or job applicant will be discriminated against in recruitment, compensation, promotion, or termination practices.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $40,000.00 - $74,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
