Trinity School, a co-educational, K-12 institution located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, seeks candidates to lead its Performing Arts Department beginning September 2023.

The School offers performing arts instruction in vocal and instrumental music as well as theater and dance, offered by 13 performing arts faculty, one accompanist, two audio-visual specialists, and is supported by an administrative coordinator.

The Performing Arts Department Head is responsible for: (1) oversight of curricular and extra-curricular performing arts programs, from kindergarten through twelfth grade; (2) oversight of performing arts teachers’ teaching and professional growth; (3) coordination of the performing arts calendar and programs with other programs within the school, including the school’s robust Chapel and Community Time programming; (4) communication about and promotion of the program, both formal and informal, with various individuals and groups within the school and beyond; (5) supervision of departmental curriculum, staffing, scheduling, budget, and other departmental policies and procedures; (6) collaboration with Principals, the Assistant Head of School, and the Head of School in hiring and  mentoring new teachers within the department; and (7) oversight of the school’s audio-visual staff, in partnership with the school’s technology staff. Like other department heads, the Performing Arts Department Head reports to the Assistant Head of School.

The school seeks candidates who have demonstrated excellence as teachers and as educational leaders, who are eager to advocate for the arts as integral to Trinity’s mission, and who will support a multi-faceted educational program designed to address the needs of the “whole person.”  Successful candidates will also possess those rarest and best of leadership skills: an innate capacity for caretaking and collaboration and a robust sense of humor.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, Trinity School seeks candidates who will add to the diversity of our school community. More than this, Trinity is expressly committed to becoming an anti-racist institution and is calling on all members of its community to join in this important work.

Starting Salary Range: $100,000 - $175,000 (salary based upon, but not limited to, relevant experience and expertise)