We are seeking a Vocal Music Teacher  to join our team in a supportive and respectful teaching environment. We want to foster joy through developing a strong singing program at Strive. The goal is to incorporate singing and music into the daily rhythm of our school. 

Your responsibilities will be:

• Leading daily singing instruction for all K-4 classrooms accompanied with a string instrument
• Leading “Glee Club”
• Fostering a love of music and singing

At Strive Charter School, we pay our educators a reasonable salary for reasonable hours in good working conditions.

• Your working day will be eight hours. You will have at least 2½ hours during the day for lunch, professional development, and individual and team planning, so you shouldn’t need to take work home.
• Instruction begins at 9 a.m. so you’ll be able to arrive at 8:30 a.m. and leave by 4:30 p.m.
• Our school is conveniently located in the South Bronx just two blocks from the Cypress Avenue # 6 subway station.
• Our dress code is relaxed. You can wear sneakers and dress comfortably (so long as you dress in a way that our students’ parents will also find appropriate). 
• Our philosophy is pragmatically progressive. We will have some traditional instruction but during much of the day, children will be involved in self-directed activities such as reading books of their choice, doing science kits, engaging in project based learning, and playing educational games. We want a joyful and rewarding school environment for both our teachers and students.
• If you have children who are elementary school age, they are welcome to attend our school and we hope they will! We are seeking to create a joyful and academically ambitious school to which we would want to send our own children.
• You will be treated with respect by students, parents, and by us. Teachers work too hard to be treated disrespectfully, so we don’t tolerate it. 
• You will have six weeks of paid time off including holidays, vacation days, and sick/personal days that can be converted to vacation days if unused.

Strive Charter School will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week, twelve months a year but that won't be your work schedule. You will work weekdays for eight hours a day. We will rely on teaching assistants to staff the additional optional days and hours that we are open.

Application Instructions:

To apply, please submit the following:

Resume outlining your teaching and/or music experience.

Short video (1–2 minutes) of yourself singing while accompanying yourself on guitar, ukulele, or another portable instrument.

• The song may be anything you like, but ideally something you might teach elementary school students.
• Please imagine you are leading students in singing.
• A simple phone recording is perfectly fine.

Brief note of interest explaining why you would enjoy helping build a joyful singing and music program for elementary students.

Please include a link to your video (YouTube, Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.) in your application materials.

If you’re passionate about helping students grow as singers and performers, we’d love to hear from you