DreamYard Preparatory High School, a South Bronx public high school with a focus on the arts & social justice, seeks a motivated and experienced professional to join its team of teaching artists for the entirety of the 2024-2025 DOE academic calendar year.

We are seeking 1-2 teaching artists available for the following classes:
● Teach one music major course for 11th graders (Monday thru Friday, 9:15-10:15 am)
● Teach one music course for 9th graders (Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:00-1:00 pm)

Job Requirements:
As a teaching artist, candidate will be expected to:
● Plan and develop their own lessons and unit plans on an ongoing basis
● Prepare students with interesting and suitable material for all school arts events, including a culminating community-wide sharing performance at the end of every semester (fall & spring semesters)
● Allow additional hours for planning and grading
● Submit course grades every marking period and final course grades
● Create meaningful connections with our students and leverage learning in the arts to develop creative problem solvers, team players, effective leaders, independent thinkers, and empathetic community members

As a team member of the arts department, candidate will be expected to:
● be a team player and solution-oriented
● attend weekly department meetings (can be virtual or review meeting minutes)

Position Requirements:
● College Degree (Bachelor Required, Masters Preferred or Professional Equivalence)
● Significant classroom teaching experience, including strong classroom management skills
● Proven artistic and educational expertise in music and/or musical theatre
● Experience working with diverse youth populations
● Commitment to ongoing growth and refinement of teaching artist skills
● Bilingual preferred (Spanish) but not required
● Piano accompanist preferred

Seeking to fill position immediately

**Please send artistic/teaching resume and CV materials to Bryn Thorsson at bthorsson@dreamyard.com and include “Teaching Artist – Music” in the subject line.