SUMMARY: The LPS Elementary Strings teacher provides direct instruction to beginning and intermediate strings students in grades 46 across five elementary schools. The Elementary Strings Teacher serves as an active member of school staff. This position also includes a stipend for after elementary : $41286.41 $77875.35Lewiston Public Schools offers a robust employee benefits package for fulltime employees including: health insurance with up to 85% of the premium paid by the employer; dental vision life short and longterm disability insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts; Maine Public Employee 403(b) and 457 retirement plans; 15 paid sick days per year; tuition reimbursement and more!ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Other duties may be and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at designated a curriculum aligned to state/national clear objectives for all lessons units and projects and communicates these to a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the behavior management approaches consistent with district and building current in music education appropriate record an active role in professional learning community transport materials to specific buildings arrange and set up classroomsMaintains inventory of instruments and equipment budgets for and requisitions suppliesPlans and directs RESPONSIBILITIES:Supervises classroom and REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functionsEducation and Experience:Required: Minimum Educational Attainment of a Bachelors Degree from an accredited postsecondary institutionExperience playing and instructing beginning strings students across a full range of 614 K12 Music Teacher Certification (or eligible)LANGUAGE SKILLS:Ability to read analyze and interpret general business periodicals professional journals technical procedures or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers clients customers and the general SKILLS:Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plan and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions percentages ratios and proportions to practical ABILITY:Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oral diagram or schedule SKILLS and ABILITIES:Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students peers and parents; skill in oral and written DEMANDS:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential performing the duties of this job the employee will continuously stand and occasionally walk and sit and talk or hear. While performing the duties of this job the employee may be required to push or lift up to 25 lbs. such as musical instruments. The employee frequently will use manual dexterity and or finger dexterity while performing the duties of this position. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read music or handwritten or typed material and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will frequently drive while performing the duties of this job. The employee will hear conversations in a quiet and noisy environment and have the ability to tell where a sound is coming ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential noise level in the work environment is usually Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.