Orchestra Director

Garden City Community College is a vibrant and dynamic community college located in the heart of the rural Southwest Kansas high plains region. Officially designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution, the College serves a student population which reflects the area’s rich diversity. The College serves approximately 2,000 students across multiple populations including on-campus, online, and area high schools and has a history of strong program options in both transfer and technical education. The College is located in Garden City, a community with a recent history of robust population growth. Garden City has many amenities including arts and culture, plentiful shopping, and daily jet service to Dallas.

This is a full-time 172-day contract position under the direction of the appropriate Division Chair and the Dean of Academics.  The primary assignment is to provide instructional services and learning facilitation for students in the Fine Arts Division by offering Orchestra and music related courses.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Teaching assigned day and/or evening courses, such as Class Piano, Theory, Aural Skills, and Music History, using lecture, lab, hands-on demonstration, cooperative learning, and other methods in on-campus or at off-campus outreach locations.  Courses are offered in accordance with established standards and course syllabi.
• Providing individual and small group facilitation of learning, diagnostic assessment of students, and identification of appropriate learning materials.  Responsible for remaining current in the discipline.
• Participating in course and curriculum design, student advisement, program review, and college committees as required for maintaining and improving the learning program.
• Actively facilitating recruitment and retention of students.
• Participating in course and curriculum design, student advisement, program review, and serve on college committees as required to maintain and improve student learning.

• Remaining current in subject matter and in the techniques most effective to promote student learning Participating in course and curriculum design, student advisement, and college committees as required to maintain and to improve the learning program.
• Participating in staff and college meetings and contributing through appropriate committee assignments.
• Implement and direct instrumental ensembles
• Performing other relevant tasks as assigned.
• Direct the orchestra, give violin, viola, cello, and bass lessons.
• Other duties as requested.

Performance Measurements:

1. To foster learning environments which enable student success.
2. To proactively support the work of the department.
3. To proactively support the work of the college through recruiting, service on committees, etc.

Knowledge and Skills:

Experience: Prior teaching experience at the collegiate level is preferred. Experience teaching Instrumental Music.

Education: A master’s degree in Music, Music education or possession of a master's degree with 18 graduate level credit hours in Music Education.

Other Skills: Clear evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diversity of the human experience including but not limited to age, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, political perspective, socioeconomic status, citizenship, military status, mental health.

Ability to motivate and teach students of diverse learning styles and backgrounds, including experience creating validating learning environments to reach a variety of potentially vulnerable student populations.

Proficient in learning technology such as Canvas LMS, virtual textbooks, Office 365, etc. 

Self-motivated with excellent organizational, project, and time management skills. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

Physical Requirements: Occasional lifting of objects up to 30 pounds. Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing and pulling. Work is routinely performed in office environments.

Work Environment: Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office setting.