Richmond, VA United States
POSITION DESCRIPTION
St. Catherine’s School is an Episcopal day school in Richmond, Virginia, founded in 1890 enrolling 946 girls age 3 through grade 12. Located on a 16-acre campus in the western part of the city, St. Catherine’s core values include pursuing academic excellence, developing character, nurturing spiritual growth, celebrating individuals, and building community.
St. Catherine’s School provides a rigorous education that prepares girls with diverse perspectives for a lifetime of learning, leadership, and service in a global community.
POSITION OVERVIEW
St. Catherine’s School seeks a committed, enthusiastic, and innovative Middle School Guitar Teacher to begin work for the 2025-2026 school term. This position includes teaching beginner to intermediate guitar including some students who are new to the instrument. These students make up two ensembles. These classes meet Tuesday-Friday from 2:30-3:25, and there are a few evening performances throughout the year. The ideal applicant should have strong classroom management skills and the ability to build relationships with faculty and families. Candidates should have an interest in being part of a community that strives to create access, equity, and belonging for all.
Supervisor: Head of Middle School
Supervisory Responsibilities: N/A
Position Status: Salaried, exempt, part-time, regular, 9-month
Hours of Work: Variable based on class enrollment
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teach two guitar ensembles to middle school girls
- Collaborate with the Music Department to analyze desired outcomes
- Participate in department and faculty meetings as needed
- Create a classroom community based on the School’s core values
- Champion and assist in implementing the School’s access, equity, and belonging initiative
REQUIREMENTS AND QUALIFICATIONS
- 4 year undergraduate degree
- experience as a guitar teacher
- should relate well to adolescent girls
- teaching experience with Middle School students
- strong interpersonal and communication skills and a passion for learning
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to grasp, handle and feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl; talk and hear; engage in moderately strenuous physical activity both indoors and out; and smell. The employee may occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Ability to become CPR and First Aid Certified.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
St. Catherine’s School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its hiring practices. St. Catherine’s School is committed to providing an inclusive educational environment. We actively engage students, families, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our School community respects the differences in ethnicity, race, religion, sexual orientation and socioeconomic status. Consistent with the School’s mission, St. Catherine’s fosters in our students, and experts from all others, respect for the dignity and wholeness of every person. For more information about the school’s Access, Equity and Belonging please follow this link https://www.st.catherines.org/about/access-equity-and-belonging.
CONDITIONAL OFFERS
An offer of employment for this position is contingent upon the applicant’s right to work in the United States, authorization for and completion of successful background checks as may be requested by the school or required by law.
BENEFITS
St. Catherine’s School offers a highly competitive compensation package for this full-time position with benefits to include excellent health plan options, retirement benefits, exhaustive professional development and networking opportunities as well as state-of-the art facilities.
Note: This position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work to be performed by employees within this classification. This position description should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required or assigned to an employee in this position. Nothing contained in this position description restricts St. Catherine’s School’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time.