Music Lessons Instructor

Purpose

A Music Lessons Instructor should be able to teach a wide range of music lessons and grade levels. They should be an educator who has demonstrated a love for teaching Fine Arts disciplines and is familiar with the rewards and challenges of working with students.

Personal Characteristics

- Reaches all learners through personalized learning experiences, passion for teaching, and knowing students unique needs

- Rises to meet emerging challenges and opportunities through effective collaboration, intentional technological integrations, strong communication skills and adaptability

- Fosters an emotionally responsive and welcoming classroom community through inclusivity, cultural awareness, compassion, and understanding

- Provides a rich and engaging student experience through experiential and real-world learning, problem-solving and collaboration and critical thinking

- Exemplifies a growth mindset through a lifelong love of learning, continuous development, curiosity, resourcefulness, and content-area expertise

- Exhibits a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion

- Makes effective use of technology and possesses appropriate software and computer skills

- Demonstrates the ability to work independently and establishes and maintains cooperative and effective working relationships with others both internally and externally

- Maintains strictest confidentiality and professionalism with privileged information

- Maintains a high regard for personal safety and for the safety of students, employees, and assets by following guidelines and responding appropriately in the event of an emergency

- Exhibits the ability to work on multiple projects/responsibilities with minimal supervision and meet/exceed deadlines; performs multifaceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities

- Displays the ability to compose accurate and effective correspondence with proficiency in grammar and punctuation

- Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills to be able to communicate effectively with students and parents in a timely manner

- Possesses strong organization skills and exhibits extreme attention to detail

Essential Job Functions

- Supports the Schools mission statement and the philosophy of the department and adheres to School policies and procedures, including but not limited to what is outlined in the Employee Handbook

- Teaches private, semi-private and small group lessons

- Plans and maintains the lesson scheduling; completes billing as directed

- Teaches on both campuses as needed, or assigned by the Fine Arts Director

- Supervises students appropriately, both inside and outside of the classroom; responds to inappropriate behavior following proper departmental and divisional protocols

- Prepares, teaches and presents student work at concerts, recitals, shows, performances and competitions as applicable

- Supports and encourages students to reach their artistic goals

- Has a thorough knowledge of the content area

- Provides individual, small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities

- Keeps the classroom well-organized including common areas, storage areas and controlled use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize the time required for the distribution and collection of materials

- Participates and contribute in departmental and divisional meetings and activities as required; adhere to departmental and divisional expectations and protocols

- Selects and requisitions books, instructional materials, tools, instructional aids

- Keeps Vice President of Fine Arts advised of all developments, including academic and emotional concerns for students; consults with supervisor when conflicts or disagreements arise and performs in a professional, supportive manner

- Chaperones and supervises students at Fine Arts events on and off campus

- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Department Supervisor or their designee

Qualifications

Job Qualifications

Education

Bachelors degree required, advanced degree preferred

Experience and Qualifications

Minimum 3 years experience teaching preferred

Certifications and Licenses

Possesses a Teacher Certification from a state in the U.S. (preferably Florida); Certification required for teachers of Lower School students

Working Conditions

- Work involving prolonged periods of standing performed in indoor and outdoor instructional settings

- Intermittent physical activity including walking, kneeling, bending, reaching, and lifting up to 25 lbs.

- Subject to working hours during, before, and after the regular school day, including but not limited to time spent engaging in lesson planning, supervising carline, and attending school events (such as orientation, assemblies, meetings, training, etc.)

- Occasional travel may be required (between campuses and possibly overnight), including for student field trips, which may involve multiple overnight stays