Employment

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• Part-Time Middle School Music Teacher

  We seek a Part-Time Music Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year (20 hours/week, 0.5 FTE). At Seattle Girls’ School*, we use an experiential, joy-filled, inquiry-based approach. We seek teachers who are collaborative, flexible, and love learning and doing alongside middle school girls and gender expansive students. Teachers work collaboratively to write original curriculum (no textbooks here!) that is project-based and hands-on, and integrates anti-bias work into everything they do.

  Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Engage students in differentiated and meaningful learning through culturally responsive teaching practices
  • Build upon the existing curriculum to design innovative learning experiences that are motivating and relevant to middle school girls and gender nonconforming students.  

  • Teach class ukulele (5th grade) and class guitar (6th grade) and prepare music students for one community performance each school year.
  • Teach an extracurricular music class (examples: rock band, choir, musical theater) once a week.

  • Provide meaningful ongoing assessment and feedback to support student growth, and partner effectively with families.
  • Write progress reports for each student at the end of each evaluation period.
  • Beyond your curricular responsibilities, actively engage around the larger mission of SGS to develop students’ leadership and their understanding of social justice.
  • Model a growth mindset by learning alongside students and colleagues.
  • Engage in continuous personal identity development work, specifically in regards to race and privilege, and support students in their own learning.
  • Provide a safe and active environment that will benefit each SGS student.
  • Other duties as needed.

  Qualifications:

  • B.A./B.S. is required.
  • WA State Teaching Certification, or Master’s Degree is a plus.
  • A minimum of 2-3 years experience working with youth or instructing students in a classroom setting is a plus.
  • A high level of cultural competence and sensitivity to the needs of middle school-aged girls and gender expansive students.

  Compensation:

  Salary and benefit package commensurate with experience.  The annual salary range for our full-time faculty is $66,800-$88,500. SGS uses a salary scale that takes years of experience and degrees attained into account. All faculty are compensated according to the scale and dependent on those two data points.
  
  

  To Apply: 

  Please submit a letter of interest and resume to: apply@seattlegirlsschool.org.  Questions welcome via email.

• Track Coaches

  Athletic coaches wanted for spring season at  Seattle Girls’ School. The coaches are responsible for all aspects of directing of a team’s practice, games and meets. 
  
  

  Season runs from end of March to end of May. Practices are 3:30pm-5:00pm. Days are Mondays & Thursdays, no weekends. Meets are evenings from 5:30-8:00pm. 

   

  Responsibilities:

  • To teach skills through the use of the games approach and through effectively planned practices at a level appropriate for each member of the team.
  • To supervise the players before, during and immediately following practices and games.
  • Accompany team to scheduled contests to and from competitions and practices. 
  • To provide a safe and enjoyable environment for all players.
  • To serve as a positive role model to players, parents, officials, and fellow coaches in all aspects of speech, attitude, and behavior.
  • Be consistent in attendance of practices, and games. Be on time!!
  • Stress fun, skill development, and fundamentals. Winning is secondary to these priorities.
  • Learn and follow all league rules, policies, and procedures.
  • To communicate with the Athletic Director on all matters of policy and procedures. Attend any scheduled coaches meetings.
  • Understanding of the school’s philosophy and being able to implement those beliefs into the program.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • Coaching knowledge and expertise of the sport.
  • Successfully complete the application procedure, pass the background check.      Must be patient, dependable, and organized.
  • First Aid/CPR certified or willing to obtain before the season starts.
  • Social justice/anti bias awareness
  • Cultural competency 

  All coaches must be fully vaccinated prior to the start of coaching and submit proof of vaccination. 

   

  Supervisor:  Reports directly to the Athletic Director.

   

  Compensation: SGS offers competitive compensation depending on experience.

   

  ATHLETICS MISSION

  The mission of the SGS Athletic Program is to promote a healthy relationship between a girl and her body.

   

  All interested applicants for coaching positions must submit a cover letter describing your qualifications and interest. 

   

  Seattle Girls’ School (“SGS”) does not discriminate on the basis of of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, disability, family composition, or other legally protected status in administration of its educational composition, or other legally protected status in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, employment policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.  SGS admits female students, regardless of the gender they were assigned at birth, and non-binary students who were assigned female at birth. 

  
  

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