High School Band Director

University School of Nashville is seeking a High School Band Director with experience and expertise in teaching students in different grade levels. A full list of our Performing Arts offerings is viewable in the course catalog on our website. This is a full-time position for the 2025-2026  school year. Responsibilities include teaching 5 sections of Band, participating collegially in meetings and initiatives of the Performing Arts  department and of the high school faculty, and taking an active role in the life of the school community. Candidates will also have the opportunity to advise a group of 8-10 students. 

USN has a deep commitment to equitable and just community spaces.  Candidates should be knowledgeable of research on how implicit biases in race, ethnicity, gender identity and socioeconomic class can shape curricula and pedagogy, classroom culture, and student outcomes.  Candidates should be able to translate that knowledge into demonstrable actions that promote equitable and just teaching and learning.  

Qualifications include at least a bachelor’s degree in Music Education or a closely related field, high school or college teaching experience, the ability to teach a range of levels, an appreciation for high school students, and experience in a diverse school community.  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or post graduate work in subject matter
• At least three years of teaching different levels of Band or other music courses
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• An appreciation for high school and middle school students, and experience in a diverse school community.

Classroom teachers are expected to work from 7:30 p.m to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, carrying out the duties and responsibilities outlined below.  Teachers must have regular and predictable attendance at school; be on time each day; be focused and responsible for independent supervision of a class of 20 or more students; be able to communicate positively and productively with students, parents, and colleagues; and handle routine administrative duties, such as hall and cafeteria duty, car pool and dismissal duty (AM and PM), taking attendance, filling out reports, ordering new materials, and cooperating with requests made by the administration.