Instructional Supervisor

Overview

Education Through Music, Inc. (ETM) is a non-profit organization that partners with New York City Public Schools to place music teachers and programs back into the school's curricula. We are seeking a full-time Instructional Supervisor to manage a cohort of NYC music teachers in PreK-12 partner schools across NYC to ensure high-quality instruction, curricular programming, and employee professionalism that meets ETM’s quality standards.

Salary: $72,100–$82,400/year. Hiring is contingent upon security clearance from the New York City Department of Education.

• Regular on-site visits to observe music teachers’ classroom environments and instruction
• Design an achievable professional development plan to strengthen music teachers’ skills, leverage individual strengths, and build on current capabilities
• Provide actionable feedback to music teachers and document their progress
• Utilize ETM’s progressive disciplinary policies to manage employee accountability
• Assist, guide, and train music teachers in developing musical activities, lesson plans, curriculum, and assessment strategies, producing performances based on ETM benchmarks and training materials
• Assist, guide, and train music teachers on classroom management and ensure its effective implementation
• Assist with the management of school partnerships, including relationships and communications with school leadership, and the planning and execution of school-wide events
• Assist in scheduling, planning, communication and execution of students’ in-school and public performances that meet ETM’s quality standards
• Ensure all ETM music rooms are clean, organized, content-rich, and fully equipped with ETM partner packages
• Contribute to and implement ETM’s professional development knowledge base, sessions, resources, and overall teacher training

• Annual paid time off:
  Sick days, personal days, vacation, floating holidays and holidays
• Employer-subsidized health insurance (Oxford/United Healthcare) and employer-sponsored Health Reimbursement Account (up to $5,000/yr)
• Personal Wi-Fi and device use stipend
• 403B retirement plan
• Commuter Benefits (transit/parking)
• Employee-funded benefits include Guardian dental and vision, Flexible Spending Account/Dependent Care Account (FSA/DCA), Guardian term life, Aflac, Legal Shield

• Regular local travel is required to visit ETM partner school locations within the five boroughs of New York City
• Bachelor’s degree in music education
• Six years of primary or secondary classroom teaching experience
• Expertise in a choir, string orchestra, or band (concert or modern)
• Vocal/instrumental performance capabilities
• Musical theory and notation literacy
• Understanding of music pedagogy, educational theory, and child development
• Knowledge of specific musical repertoire and genres
• Knowledge of curriculum design and pedagogic methodology
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to give feedback and manage an employee’s performance
• Google Suite proficiency, including Google Classroom
• One to two years of supervisory experience (not as a teacher of students)
• Physical ability to walk up several flights of stairs and lift up to 15 lbs of equipment

• Master’s degree
• Seven years of primary or secondary classroom teaching experience (preferably in NYC schools)
• New York State teaching certification
• Educational leadership degree or experience
• Staff/project management experience
• K-12 teaching experience
• Music technology proficiency (Music First, Flat.io, Soundtrap, etc.)
• Familiarity with Danielson Framework for Teaching
• Experience teaching in both general music and instrumental ensemble (band/orchestra/modern band)
• Advanced vocal or instrumental performance capabilities, particularly string instruments, piano, and vocal
• Choral/instrumental conducting
• Advanced practical understanding of music pedagogy, educational theory, and child development
• Additional certifications (Orff, Kodály, Dalcroze, or other music teaching pedagogies)

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