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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Music Teacher

Grier School

Tyrone, PA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Tyrone, Pennsylvania, The Grier School, an all girls’ private boarding/day school outside of Tyrone, PA in the mountainside village of Birmingham has openings due to a growing enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year. Grier is internationally and nationally known. Class sizes average between 8-10 students. Grier has elite academics and has a STEM program within the top 15% of all schools in Pennsylvania and top 20% in the nation. Grier is the #1 school for the arts in Pennsylvania, and is the #1 school in the United States for equestrian sports. Grier has exciting opportunities for qualified candidates in the following position: Music Teacher

Applicants must be passionate about education and have a willingness to engage in a boarding school environment. They should also be able to obtain the following clearances: Act 34, Act 151, FBI Fingerprint Clearance and Act 126. Grier is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates should send resume and cover letter to: Lea Crofcheck, Human Resources Director at [email protected] Or mail to: Grier School/Positions Open Lea Crofcheck, Human Resources Director 2522 Grier School Road PO Box 308 Tyrone, PA 16686 Phone calls will not be accepted. Applicants are not permitted on campus without a scheduled appointment To help foster and nurture the students’ interest in learning and be their dedicated ally in their education.

Division/Department: Education / Faculty

Reports to: Head of School / Department Chair

Essential Duties and Responsibilities, including, but not limited to:

· Genuine liking of teenager and an understanding of their development

· Present lessons in a comprehensive and engaging manner using a variety of tools and methods to enable learning

· Provide individualized instruction to each student by promoting interactive learning

· Administer meaningful assessments that measure student comprehension

· Understand and support Grier’s school policies and procedures

· Willingness to follow directions and to think outside of the box

· Ability to adapt to teaching styles and materials

· Enthusiasm for teaching as a profession and for the material and skills being taught

· Six weekend duties, in addition to Opening Weekend, Parent’s Weekend, and Graduation

· Perform all other duties as required

Academic Classroom and other Job Requirements:

· Keep the channels of communication open between Learning Skills faculty, private tutor, and student support consultant

Maintain a Canvas dashboard for each course taught and update it on a weekly basis.

Update homework sheets on a weekly basis.

· Collaborate with other teachers, parents, and stakeholders and participate in regular meetings

· Create, plan, and execute educational in-class and outdoor activities and events that promote learning

· Maintain an inviting learning environment that meets the guidelines of the school

· Check your Grier email on a daily basis

· Attend specified department and/or faculty meetings

· Attend activities and events in the evenings and on the weekends as assigned

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

· Degree in teaching or in a specialized subject

· Master’s degree preferred

· Thorough knowledge of teaching practices and legal educational guidelines

· Well-organized, creative, and energetic

· On-going professional development

Grier School is an equal-opportunity employer.

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Tyrone, PA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

Tyrone, PA, USA is evaluated with current PA labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.