POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Huron Valley Schools is seeking an enthusiastic energetic and innovative Elementary Music/Tech teacher to fulfill a vacancy at Highland Elementary.
Position Type: Instructional - Elementary
Location: Highland Elementary
Salary: Per contract
Status: 2025/2026 School year
Start Date: 08/26/2025
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Must hold a valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with a Music Education (JQ) endorsement.
Demonstrates ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with students faculty administrators peers parents and the Huron Valley community.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Responsible for creating a safe engaging classroom environment while teaching the Huron Valley Schools Elementary Music Curriculum to students in Junior Kindergarten through fifth grade and possibly students in special education categorical classrooms as well. The teacher will assess and report all students learning achievements.
Teach the recently renovated dedicated music classroom with an up-to-date Smartboard display and audio enhancement. There are a variety of instruments to teach with including Orff instruments tubanos and hand drums ukuleles recorders as well as props like scarves and beanbags.
Assist with general building duties and responsibilities such as the morning car drop-off line bus duty parent-teacher conferences curriculum night field day etc. and they may be responsible for presenting occasional daytime or evening performances with their students.
Collaborative member of the building staff and the HVS Elementary Music and K-12 Music staff cohorts.
Provide instructional activities and assess student achievement as outlined in the Michigan Educational Technology Standards and Huron Valley Schools Elementary Technology curriculum
Instruct students in age appropriate use of technology to safely access information through outside sources (i.e. online services & Internet).
Provide assistance in curriculum and program development
Actively participate and collaborate in professional development opportunities
LANGUAGE MATHEMATICAL AND REASONING SKILLS:Ability to speak and write to apply mathematical concepts to practical to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral format and deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL 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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit talk or employee is occasionally required to stand walk and reach with hands or vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust and focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
METHOD OF APPLICATION
Apply on-line at
A cover letter is required in order to be considered for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should outline skills and experience that directly relate to the qualifications for the position.
Inquiries should be addressed to:
Lori L. Lowe
Ex Assistant to the Chief Human Resource Director
2390 South Milford Rd. Highland MI 48357
248.684.8293 (TELEPHONE) 248.684.8266 (FAX)
E-MAIL:
Jeanette Wenger Chief Human Resource Officer and Title IX Coordinator
In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Title II the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 and the Americans with Disability Act of 1990 it is the policy of the Huron Valley School district that no person shall on the basis of race color religion national origin or ancestry sex age disability height weight or marital status be excluded from participation in be denied benefits of or be subjected to discrimination during any program or activity or in employment.
Elementary Teacher Music/Tech - Highland Elementary - 1.0 FTE
