Elementary Music Teacher

The Brooklyn Center Community School (BCCS) District is seeking applicants to join our team as an elementary music teacher for the remainder of 2024- 2025 school year.   BCCS is looking for positive, energetic applicants with a deep belief that every student can learn, and having the commitment and passion to provide these learning opportunities.
 
BCCS is looking for applicants driven to uphold our Mission: To become a justice-center school community who fuels the unique genius of each student.

BCCS Core Values – Written on a foundation of student voice, our district core values communicate the culture and character of Brooklyn Center Community Schools.

• We stand front and center
• We demonstrate passion, pride, and perseverance
• We acknowledge and disrupt oppressive systems
• Our diversity fuels learning
• We fiercely lead in justice-centered educated

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials;
• Translates lesson plans into learning experiences.
• Observes students at work-site locations.
• Integrates subject area content and technology. Instruct students in the area(s) of specialization and subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Supervises students to ensure a safe, supportive, culturally responsive, equitable, and welcoming learning environment.
• Monitors, advises, coaches, and supports all members of the classroom community to ensure a safe, supportive, welcoming learning environment.
• Adapts teaching materials and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments that guide and challenge students.
• Develops standards for critical analysis through group discussions.
• Assesses, identifies and evaluates needs of students; adjusts instruction based on the needs and interests of students
• Encourages students to think independently, develop and express original ideas.
• Evaluates student progress; maintains appropriate records.
• Communicates with students, student counselors and parents through conferences and other means.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education and self-selected professional books and instructional materials.
• Participates in curriculum development programs, faculty committees and student activity sponsorship as required.
• Attends meetings and training sessions as required.
• Arranges relevant career speakers and demonstrations and job site tours.
• Build and maintain a community network for job sites, internship and apprentice opportunities, job shadowing and paid work-experiences in collaboration with other district team members.
• Other duties as assigned.

Essential Skills:
Ability to establish and maintain standards of behavior; ability to deliver articulate oral presentations and written reports; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students and parents; Ability to relate and communicate effectively with people of different cultural, ethnic, and socio-economic background; Demonstrated success working effectively in a diverse, collaborative team environment, with skills in promoting cultural inclusiveness.

Salary: Based on Salary Schedule
Duty Days: 197, includes 8 paid holidays! 
Pay and Benefits: Competitive Pay and Benefits based on the contract
Qualifications: MN Teaching licensure: K-12 Music

Why Choose BCCS?

• Flexible and Affordable helath Insurance Plans
• Dental Insurance
• Group Life and AD&D Insurance
• Supplemental Life and Dependent Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Pet Insurance
• Full service community school
• Breastfeeding Friendly Certified Workplace
• Sand Creek: Supportive counseling and coaching
• Staff Wellness Opportunities: Annual benefits fair, wellness challenges and campaigns, free yoga and personal trainer sessions
• NeoPath Health Clinic: Onsite medical care to help you improve your overall health and wellness.  The clinic offers all of the primary care services you would expect from a family physician/general practitioner.

Application Process:
Please select this link to learn more about Brooklyn Center Community Schools: https://www.bccs286.org/
Please select this link to apply online:   https://www.applitrack.com/brooklyncenterschools/onlineapp/

BROOKLYN CENTER COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:  
Brooklyn Center Community Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives and regulations of Federal, State and Local governing bodies or agencies. Brooklyn Center Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, gender identity and expression, disability, age, or status.