UNIS Hanoi - Position Description

Division: Middle School / High School

Position: MYP Band and Music Teacher TENTATIVE

Reports to: MSHS Principal

At UNIS Hanoi, we value cultivating personal and academic excellence through:

• Our approaches to teaching and learning

• Concept-based, disciplinary and transdisciplinary teaching

• A Multi-tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) Approach to ensure access for all learners

• Varied assessment strategies to allow students to showcase their strengths and progress.

• Strong connections and relationships between students, colleagues, and parents

Duties and Responsibilities

• Uphold the mission, vision, values, and strategic directions of the school and its commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice

• Mentor a group of students (Homebase/Advisory) to foster student well-being and to build a nurturing and supportive community

• Share in the overall responsibility for the academic progress, personal development, health and safety, and well-being of students

• Use a restorative-justice framework to support students’ pastoral growth

• Provide a differentiated program of instruction that incorporates high expectations for all learners

• Plan for, assess, and report student learning and progress within the IB MYP framework

• Provide timely communication to parents

• Contribute to the co-curricular life of the school

• Demonstrate our value of curiosity through the pursuit of professional development and other internal or external growth opportunities

Skills and dispositions

• A spirit of collaboration both within and across multiple departments

• Ability to communicate with various stakeholders (students, parents, admin, learning support, counsellors) about student growth and progress

• Ability to integrate technology effectively into classes on site, or in a distance learning and/or hybrid environment

• Student-centered educator with a passion for teaching at the Secondary School level

Role-specific Requirements

• Teach Middle School and High School Band (primary responsibility) and serve as a co-teacher or independent teacher for Secondary music classes when needed

• Focus on student-centred inquiry as the mode of instruction

• Collaborate within the Performing Arts department to support the continued development of the written curriculum as well as teaching and learning strategies

• Collaborate with Student Success Team (Learning Support, Enrichment, EAL) through a model of co-planning and/or co-teaching

• Support after-school music programs and/or student participation in external music competitions (as needed)

• Bachelor's degree or above in Music or Music education with teaching certification

• Demonstrated experience on a Band instrument

• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience

• Lead bi-annual music performances (winter, spring concerts)

• Support school events that showcase musical performances

• Lead APAC Band, including travel

• Lead year-long Concert Band

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice (DEIJ) work at UNIS Hanoi is ongoing. Everyday, we are building a stronger school community through efforts to become a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive school for all members of our school community. We believe that our students reach personal and academic excellence when they are part of a supportive community that values and champions diversity, equity, and inclusion and advocates for social justice. This commitment is anchored by having a faculty and staff who reflect the diversity of our world. As such, we encourage applications from all educators with the relevant qualifications and experience, including those who identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), educators with (dis)abilities, LGBTQ+ educators, and others of diverse backgrounds, to apply to join our UNIS Hanoi community.