Music Teacher

MUSIC TEACHER
Noble Academy, District 4171
 
 
GENERAL PURPOSE:
Assumes professional responsibility for providing learning experiences in music and supervision of students in a supportive and positive climate by using approved curricula, materials, and directives of the school.
 
QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must have appropriate MN teaching license or other legal credentials required for assignment
• Prior successful experience in urban, multicultural education is desirable
• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration, and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, and as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective
• Data driven

 
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Establishes developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for self and students; communicates them to students and their families
• Creates lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as Multicultural/Gender/Ability Fair; selects, adapts and individualizes materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills
• Teaches students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving
• Collaborates and communicates regularly with families in making educational decisions and uses family and community resources to support learning
• Assesses student developmental, cognitive, and social needs, and provides developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs
• Regularly assesses student learning by using multiple forms of assessment
• Facilitates positive interactions between students and teacher, student and peers, and student and other adults
• Models learning and behaviors consistent with the expectations for students
• Assesses own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP)
• Participates in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development
• Collaborates with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students
• Participates in site-based management and shared decision-making
• Always keeps the students’ needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision-making
• Demonstrates competence in the school’s standards of effective instruction
• Has a working knowledge of and implements the Minnesota State Standards
• Participates in all school/family events beyond the school day
• Develops guidelines for safety and the school day classroom behavior; ensures students follow them
• Organizes desks, bulletin boards, classroom materials, computer stations and other classroom displays as directed by the senior administration
• Teaches subjects to students, tracks assignments, grades tests, and assigns homework regularly
• Maintain a classroom atmosphere conducive to learning
• Participates in all staff development as scheduled
• Maintains consistencies in instructional programs and other academic decisions made by shared leadership of the staff and the senior administration
• Follows other duties as assigned by the senior administration

 
 
 
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:

• Assists the senior administration with marketing the school through the use of banners, flyers, brochures, signs, fundraising events, etc. as needed
• Ability and willingness to keep records and office space organized and easily accessible
• Considerable ability to follow through in a timely manner
• Considerable knowledge of and ability to perform classroom management skills, practices and relationship building
• Considerable skills in teaching others to safely operate office machines and equipment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing to members of the public, the community, the staff, the students, and the administration
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to deal with a variety of personality types and dispositions in numerous circumstances while maintaining a controlled, tactful, respectful, professional manner
• Excellent team player skills with positive attitude
• Ability to maintain a calm presence in an emergency
• Ability to think clearly in any situation, determine priorities, and handle multiple tasks
• Ability to make appropriate decisions quickly
• Willingness to show initiative in problem solving and team goal achievements

  
Please note that all employees are expected to understand their role as stated herein and understand that this list is not inclusive. All staff must follow through with responsibilities knowing that sometimes they will have to perform tasks assigned by senior administration that are not part of their job descriptions. Responsibilities are subject to change with or without notice.
 
Noble Academy is an equal opportunity employer.  Employment consideration is made without regard to race, color,
creed, gender, national origin, age, disability marital or veteran status, sexual orientation or any other legally protected
statuses.