Orchestral Music Teacher

Position Type:
Middle School Teaching/Music - Orchestra Date Posted:
5/20/2024 Location:
Coleytown Middle School Date Available:
08/22/2024 Closing Date:
Until Filled Description
Coleytown Middle School is searching for an orchestral music teacher to join a talented team of music educators. The string program at Coleytown includes approximately 125 students in three grade-level ensembles. There is also an auditioned chamber orchestra that rehearses before school. Qualifications: CT Certification Required (049);
Successful teaching experience in a high-performing music program with a history of exemplary performance; Ability to nurture a culture of inclusion, self-expression, and passion in music for all students; and Record of collaboration within their own school and across the string discipline, demonstrating their ability to effectively communicate with all stakeholders, including colleagues, parents, school administration, and the community-at-large. Salary: According to the Teachers' contract (******** )
(see website - personnel contracts) Starting Date: August 22, 2024 Application Deadline: Open Until Filled Application Procedures: Internal applicants must submit an online application through the Westport Public Schools website. Job # 1917 (Please be sure to select internal applicant. This signifies one's current status as a Westport employee.) External applicants must submit an online application through the Westport Public Schools website. Job # 1917 Please supply a rehearsal or concert video link in your application. (Paper copies will not be accepted.) The Westport Board of Education (the "Board") will not make employment decisions (including decisions related to hiring, assignment, compensation, promotion, demotion, disciplinary action and termination) on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, alienage, ancestry, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other basis prohibited by state or federal law ("Protected Class"), except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.