"Leave Replacement, Music Teacher, K-8"

The School at Columbia University is an independent K-8 school founded in 2003 with the goal of providing an excellent education to a diverse student body. Our intentional school culture embraces shared beliefs across disciplines and grades, which underlie important values expressed through everyday behaviors and visible symbols throughout our community.

We dedicate ourselves to fostering in our students, personal resourcefulness and integrity, a sense of social responsibility, and a lifelong appreciation of learning through an innovative, socially and emotionally supportive, and academically challenging program. We adhere to a common code of civility among all constituents. We tailor our instruction so that the needs of the individual students are met. A committed faculty and administration strive to create a school that will stand as a model for what K-8 education can be, and serve as a genuine and enduring partnership between Columbia University and its neighbors.

Responsibilities:

• Teach classes of about 20 students within an integrated, inquiry-based curriculum
• Increase skill set of elementary and middle school students to further understand music concepts, music performance, the performing arts, the history of music and the role of music in other disciplines
• Work with discipline team to continue ongoing development of culturally responsive and standards-aligned K-8 music curriculum scope and sequence
• Work to ensure academic and musical excellence by fully knowing students and adapting curriculum to meet needs
• Participate actively in grade-level teams, weekly team meetings, and ongoing planning and reflection to design and implement an integrated curriculum
• Keep careful anecdotal notes and assessment records and use them to write accurate, comprehensive reports
• Engage in ongoing professional development and reflective practice to remain current with trends in art education and K-8 instruction

Qualifications:

• B.A./B.S./B.F.A./B.Mus. degree or an equivalent degree or educational qualification from an accredited college or university
• At least two years full-time teaching experience beyond student teaching in public or independent schools
• Demonstrated knowledge of child development and experience with progressive, student-centered teaching practices
• Experience teaching K-8 general music within an interdisciplinary setting
• Strong classroom management skills and a commitment to creating a welcoming classroom environment
• Ability to differentiate instruction and adapt curriculum to meet diverse learning needs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Music Education, Music Performance or a related field
• Experience with and/or certified in Orff-Schulwerk, Kodály, or Dalcroze
• Experience teaching beginner band
• Keyboard skills
• Knowledge of Spanish

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure: The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The above hiring range represents the University’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

About Columbia University: Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.