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The Wheeler School, a co-ed, N-12 independent day school with city and farm campuses serving approximately 800 students in the Greater Providence and Greater Boston areas, is seeking a Part-time Music Teacher to join our Performing Arts Department.

Ideal candidates for faculty and staff positions at Wheeler are people with a sense of humor, warmth, and humility. They are excellent communicators, with empathy for others and an ability to listen and respond with good intuition and with the help of colleagues. They are ambitious and hard-working, committed to supporting students by offering help and creating new opportunities. When developing curriculum and programming, our faculty and staff members are curious, striving each year to stretch and grow, to implement new ideas that improve the Wheeler experience. In the end, they love to spend their days with young people, and enjoy all that the Wheeler community – creative, energetic, dynamic, and diverse – has to offer.

The part-time music teacher will teach one section of our Upper School Handbell Ensemble. This position would be for one semester with a start date of January 22. The ideal candidate would have either knowledge of handbell ringing or willingness to learn the craft. Candidates with strong score reading capabilities, ability to collaborate with other performance groups, as well as experience working with teenagers are encouraged to apply. This is a one semester course, although there is potential opportunity for future growth.

Qualifications

●  Bachelor’s degree in Music or equivalent substitutable experience

●  2 years experience teaching music

This is a part-time position. Salary will be commensurate with experience. The course meets 6 times per 8 Day calendar rotation.

How to Apply

Please send a resume and cover letter to Chris Capaldi, Music Department Coordinator at chriscapaldi@wheelerschool.org and cc careers@wheelerschool.org. Please list the position title in the subject heading. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Statement on Diversity and Cultural Competency

We actively seek students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds in the belief that a broad range of experiences and viewpoints enhance learning, enriches life on campus, and better prepares us all for full participation in a pluralistic, democratic society. We seek to further the overall diversity and cultural competency within our community through hiring.

About The Wheeler School:

Founded in 1889 by visionary artist and educator Mary C. Wheeler, The Wheeler School is an N-12 independent day school of approximately 800 students from throughout Greater Providence and Greater Boston. Wheeler’s mission, “to learn our powers and be answerable for their use,” is incorporated into our classrooms, athletic fields, art studios, and STEAM labs, as students are encouraged to think deeply and explore the world on and beyond our two campuses in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island and our 120-acre farm in Seekonk, Massachusetts. Across Wheeler’s campuses and grades, dedicated faculty and staff identify students’ learning path and passions, challenging and supporting them in pursuit of academic excellence, artistic expression, and personal growth. Our graduates are prepared for college and life as creative, ethical, and engaged global citizens. Wheeler is also home to The Hamilton School, where skilled faculty meet students’ learning differences with the individualized instruction that leads to success.