DISTRICT: Orchestra (Strings) Teacher, 0.30 FTE-0.50 FTE, starting the 2025/26 school year
DISTRICT: Orchestra (Strings) Teacher, 0.30 FTE-0.50 FTE, starting the 2025/26 school year
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Job Description
This position isfor a secondaryOrchestra (Beginning & Intermediate Strings) teaching assignment starting in2025/26 school yearsite(s) to be determined.
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JQ or JXendorsement required
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General Summary:
The Teacher assists students in learning the subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature able and responsible men and women. The Teacher reports to the building principal.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teaches districtapproved curriculum.
- Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
- Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs interests and abilities of the students.
- Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and for the classroom develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
- Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
- Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals established clear objectives for all lessons units projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
- Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
- Evaluates pupils academic and social growth and keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports.
- Is available to students and parents for educationrelated purposes outside the instructional day.
- Supervises classroom students and volunteers.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree required. Music Education endorsement (JX or JQ) preferred or ability to obtain a Michigan substitute permit.
- Must be highly qualified in the subject matter assigned.
- Must possess a valid Michigan teaching certificate.
- Effective oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate success in area of application.
Additional Information:
Provide highly skilled instruction to beginning and intermediate string musicians. Training in beginning string pedagogy (Suzuki Bornoff etc.) or beginning music pedagogy (Feierabend First Steps Gordon Orff etc.) preferred but not required. In addition to providing creative fun and motivational strategies in the classroom it is expected the educator be proficient in performing on their primary string instrument as well as be able to demonstrate correct technique on all string instruments with exceptional tone intonation and artistic expression.
Employment Type
Part-Time
