Band​/Choir Director

Job Details

Job : 5720585

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: May 18, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Pleasant Hope R‑VI School District has an opening for a 7‑12 Band/Choir Director for the 2026‑2027 school year. This position is a stipend position and will be held in conjunction with the 7‑12 Music/Band/Vocal teacher position.

Pleasant Hope offers a 4‑day school week (Tuesday‑Friday), competitive salary, full health benefits, and a family‑like working atmosphere. The successful candidate will have a valid Missouri teaching certificate, an understanding of the Missouri Learning Standards, a desire to work collaboratively as a team member in a Professional Learning Community, and the ability to effectively integrate technology in the classroom.

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Position Summary: The 7‑12 Instrumental (Band) Director Stipend is a full school term stipend that includes high school and middle school band.

Position Responsibilities:

• Requires traveling between the Middle School and the High School.
• Creates a music room that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of all students.
• Prepares and provides weekly lesson plans for all classes.
• Supervises duties as scheduled by the administrator.
• Develops an updated inventory list of all instruments, equipment and class materials.
• Develops and updates music media pages.
• Organizes and implements public performances (concerts, football and basketball games, parades) throughout the school year that involve evenings and weekend participation; this includes at least one instrumental music performance per year for both the middle and high school.
• Organizes and implements local, district and state performances in both instrumental music festivals and competitions that include evening and weekend participation.
• Organizes and attends with participating students in local, district and state music festivals and honor groups that include evening and weekend participation.
• Organizes and submits itineraries associated with all music activities to both principals and parents of those participating.
• Makes themselves available for before and after school extra tutoring and rehearsals.

Position Summary: The 7‑12 Vocal Music Director Stipend is a full school term stipend that includes high school and middle school choir.

Position Responsibilities:

• Requires traveling between the Middle School and the High School.
• Creates a music room that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of all students.
• Prepares and provides weekly lesson plans for all classes.
• Supervises duties as scheduled by the administrator.
• Develops an updated inventory list of all music, equipment and class materials.
• Develops and updates music media pages.
• Organizes and implements public performances (concerts, football and basketball games, parades, etc.) throughout the school year that involve evenings and weekend participation; this includes at least one vocal music performance per year for both the middle and high school.
• Organizes and implements local, district and state performances in both vocal music festivals and competitions that include evening and weekend participation.
• Organizes and attends with participating students in local, district and state music festivals and honor groups that include evening and weekend participation.
• Organizes and submits itineraries associated with all music activities to both principals and parents of those participating.
• Makes themselves available for before and after school extra tutoring and rehearsals.

Position Type: Full‑Time

• Bachelor of Science in Music Education
• K‑12 Instrumental Music Certification
• Previous experience preferred but not required

• Bachelor of Science in Music Education
• K‑12 Vocal Music Certification
• Previous experience preferred but not required

Reporting Relationships: Reports to:
Middle School and High School Building Principals

• Jered Brown, HS Principal
• High School
• Phone: 417‑267‑2271
• Email: jebrown