Position Start Date: August 2025

Status: Part-Time

Berkshire Country Day School seeks a professional, experienced and versatile educator to teach music to Grades PreK – 8. The qualified candidate will have experience teaching music and theater at the Lower School level, as well as an interest and excitement for teaching music to Grades 6-8. A passion for the diverse traditions in music and the ability to vary classes by incorporating movement, songs, and instruments is essential. The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with other faculty and staff. Position may also entail leading chorus, band, and theater performances. Berkshire Country Day School offers a unique learning space in the Kim and James Taylor Music/Performance Room.

Berkshire Country Day School’s intentional approach of inquiry, discovery, and discussion, blends proven methods with emerging best practices to draw fully on the experiences and contributions of our entire school community. Our comprehensive curriculum leverages the talents of our educators and the natural resources of our extraordinary campus to inspire independence, academic excellence, and mutual respect. Students are challenged to think deeply about concepts and ideas, make learning personal and relevant, ask questions, and look for broader truths and understanding. We are looking for candidates who demonstrate an inclusive and equitable, student-centered approach to teaching and learning, skilled in differentiation, classroom management, and assessment. The ideal candidate will have a commitment to culturally responsive pedagogy, and a firm grounding in best practices.

The successful candidate will be part of a close-knit teaching and learning community. A high degree of teamwork, collaboration, and communication are a must; a sense of humor is appreciated. Berkshire Country Day values high initiative, collaboration, creativity, and flexibility. Berkshire Country Day School serves students in Preschool through Eighth Grade.

This position reports to the Associate Head of School.

Responsibilities Will Include But Are Not Limited To

• Plan and prepare innovative, rigorous, and joyful instructional content
• Bring a deep knowledge and passion for music and theater arts
• Have the content knowledge and personal flexibility to teach well students in a range of classes, up through the most advanced level
• Work collaboratively with a team of faculty, colleagues, administrators and parents
• Use and adapt to a wide array of teaching tools to deliver instruction as well as support and deepen student learning
• Maintain accurate student records such as grades and comments and communicate such data in accordance with the Academic Calendar and School expectations
• Support and act in accordance with the School’s mission and values
• Responding to parent inquiries promptly and appropriately as well as completing all grading, comments and notes on a timely basis
  
  

Community and Professional Life

Benefits

We are not only a school, we are a community. Feeling supported in your professional development and personal growth and well-being is one of the greatest benefits we offer our faculty and staff. Of course, we provide traditional and non-traditional benefits including:

A beautiful campus, set on 26 acres including a pond and trails, located across the street from the Stockbridge Bowl

Full Portfolio Of Employee Benefits Including

• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching if currently enrolled in a plan
• Disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Professional development assistance
  
  

BCD is committed to providing equal opportunity to all qualified persons and is vigilant to safeguard against any unlawful discrimination against any individual. Applicants must submit a resume and a cover letter explaining why they would be a good match for this position. Submit to Kate Hillman, ([email protected]), Associate Head of School.

• B.A in Music, Theater, or a related field
• Teaching experience at the Lower and Middle School level
• Design and direct school performances, including seasonal concerts, class plays, and a major annual theater production that involves students across multiple grade levels
• Maintain an organized and safe classroom space, and manage materials and instruments responsibly
• Ability to innovate and think creatively about education by developing students’ musical and dramatic skills, including singing, rhythm, instrumental performance, movement, acting, improvisation, and stage presence.
• Create a supportive and inclusive classroom environment that encourages creativity, collaboration, confidence, and risk-taking as well as differentiating instruction to meet the diverse needs, abilities, and developmental stages of students from Pre K through Middle School
• Ability to collaborate with classroom teachers to integrate music and drama into cross-curricular projects and school-wide events
• A growth mindset, creative approach, and excellent organizational and communication skills
• Training, demonstrated professional development, experience, or certification in teaching and learning
• Uphold the School’s professional standards including punctuality, courtesy and discretion
• Attends required in-service days, faculty meetings, admissions open houses, back-to-school night, parent conferences, and training sessions as designated
• Adheres to guidelines, procedures, and policies in the Employee Handbook