Upper School Music Educator

Green School Bali is a wall-less campus in the heart of the jungle, where education is lived, not delivered. Sustainability is our operational floor: how we care for resources day to day. Our deeper work is regeneration: participating in the continual transformation of relationships between humans, other-than-human life, and place.

In this living curriculum, music is not just a subject on the schedule or a show at the end of term. It is part of how the school moves and feels. Music brings attention, coordination, and creativity into relation with the land and community.

Our music program invites students to engage with music as a lived, shared practice. They learn with Balinese artists, experience gamelan, and explore global musical forms alongside marimba, rock band, electronic music, and whatever else emerges from student talent. The aim is simple: to expand imagination, build skill through practice, and develop respect for different ways of making sound.

Music is everywhere on campus,  in rehearsals, informal jams, and frequent performances. It turns open structures and pathways into places of gathering and reminds students that music is not something to consume through headphones, but something they co-create with others.

Music also gives students a direct way to move through the 4 Ss:

• Sensing rhythm, mood, and what a space invites;
• Seeking patterns, ideas, and influences from different traditions;
• Shaping sound together through practice, performance, and feedback;
• Storytelling through the tones, textures, and atmospheres they create.

In this way, music becomes part of how students participate in their community, changing a space through what they play, being changed by the people and sounds around them, and experiencing creativity as something shared rather than solitary. It is energetic, hands-on, and central to the life of the Middle School.

Role Description

The Upper School includes both Middle and High School Learning Neighbourhoods within the wider Green School Bali community. With approximately 210 students across Grades 6–12, our teams design learning that is joyful, challenging, and connected to real-world contexts.

We are seeking an Upper School Music Educator who can engage young people in music as a lived, shared practice. This role asks for someone who can work collaboratively across the Middle and High School, designing learning that is creative, hands-on, and grounded in the school's regenerative ethos. The educator will differentiate for diverse learners, draw on a range of musical traditions and contemporary forms, and create opportunities for frequent performance and participation. Teaching approaches may include integrated, place-responsive, and project-based learning that encourages students to explore sound, develop craft, and contribute to the musical life of the school.

To be competitive for this role this special person fulfils the following requirements.

Position Criteria

• High degree of proficiency in more than one instrument as well as voice and able to work with a range of musical genres.
• Enthusiasm for music and teaching with the skills to bring performances to the stage and curate music-based events within the school community.
• Is a creative and collaborative educator.
• Willingness to be an advisor for High School.
• Monitors, assesses, records and reports student learning outcomes, applying comprehensive systems of authentic assessment and reporting in relation to student attainment of skills, goals, that are holistic in nature and inclusive.
• Prior expatriate teaching or working experience preferred with evidence of cultural integration, competency, and language acquisition.
• Is a positive, confident and professional communicator who can engage in courageous conversations when needed.  
• Has a toolkit of differentiation techniques that meet the needs of individual learners.
• Is creative, optimistic and effective when it comes to student Behavior Development.  
• Has a growth mindset - can reflect critically upon professional experiences in order to enhance professional effectiveness, contribute to the development of a learning community and engage in professional learning activities that promote and enhance the development of the Middle and High School Learning Neighbourhoods.
• Is consistent in establishing and nurturing relationships with students, peers, parents, and the wider community.

Other Requirements (by Indonesian Law)

• Must hold at least a Bachelor degree in a field of Middle and/or High School Education (Music) - and must have experience teaching in that field for a minimum of 5 years.  
• Must be able to pass a HIV test (legally required).
• Must not have any previous criminal convictions (legally required).
• Must not have any Child Protection concerns on file at previous schools or workplaces.
• Must be able to provide an original copy of certifications, transcripts, diploma and/or degrees (legally required).
• Any successful candidate must be willing to learn and communicate in Bahasa Indonesia.

Closing Date: None

Starting Date: August 2026

OUR CORE COMMITMENT TO CHILD PROTECTION

Please refer to our Student Safeguarding Policy HERE

Green School Bali is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all the students in our care and expects all applicants to share this commitment. We follow safe recruitment practices, which are aligned with the recommendations of the International Task Force on Child Protection. We hold ourselves to a high standard of effective recruiting practices with specific attention to child protection. All appointments are subject to an interview, identity checks, criminal record checks, social media checks, successful references, as well as due visa and work permit process as required by Indonesian law.

GSB are committed to diversity within its team, organisational practices, policies and culture. It recognises that people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions, and it encourages and leverages these differences to make its work more relevant and approachable. Green School Bali will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on any grounds such as, but not limited to, race, gender, disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic background. Green School Bali strives to be an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, has a voice, can raise concerns, and feels comfortable and confident. It expects everyone who works with it to share this commitment and to act accordingly, as it aspires to best serve the mission and its community.

Thank you for your interest in Green School Bali.