Strings Orchestra Director High School and Middle School

The successful candidate will:

• Enjoy working within a vibrant and collaborative music department and work together with students, colleagues, the administrative team, parents/community, and work independently
• Have knowledge of WSMA repertoire recommendations for festivals and concert selections, and familiarity with Wisconsin State Music Standards
• Have experience teaching music theory and music history courses
• Be comfortable directing students with varying levels of interest and experience playing in an orchestra
• Have experience creating, organizing, and managing performance events throughout the school year
• Incorporate repertoire from differing cultural environments to promote diversity, equity and inclusion
• Connect well and feel at ease with both middle and high school students
• Have the ability to design and facilitate rigorous, empowering lesson plans that are student-centered and thought-provoking
• Have intellectual curiosity and a desire to spark a love of learning in students
• Be dedicated to meeting the needs of diverse student learners and must have successful experience in working with culturally diverse students, teachers, families, and communities
• Have excellent communication skills, a genuine appreciation of adolescents, a sense of humor, and the ability to work well within a collaborative environment
• Have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

MCDS middle and high school faculty expectations:

• Teach a standard class load of a minimum of four sections
• Serve as either a middle or high school advisor
• Offer one elective each semester
• Participate in one extracurricular each school year
• Weekly duty assignments

MCDS embraces and celebrates diversity and does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, or sexual identity in its hiring.

Madison Country Day School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the School will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. MCDS does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, hiring and employment practices, admission policies, scholarship and grant programs, or athletic and other school-administered programs.