Hiring for the 2024- 2025 school year 

Summary:

Educate, challenge, and inspire all learners to become contributing, responsible members of a global society.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teaches music education in a classroom, utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities.
• Instruct students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provided individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Established and maintains standard of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student's progress and interpret the school program.
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards and interest centers.
• Maintains professional competence through staff development activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Selects and requisitions books and instructional aids; maintains required inventory records.
• Supervises students in and out of classroom activities during the assigned workday.
• Administers group-standardized tests in accordance with district testing policies.
• Participates in curriculum development programs as required.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of student activities.

Education and/or Experience:

• BA/BS degree for a college or university
• Michigan Elementary Teaching Certificate with a JX or JQ endorsement

Supervisory Responsibilities: Not applicable 

Direct Report: Building Principal 

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions:

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

• BA/BS degree for a college or university
• Michigan Elementary Teaching Certificate, MX or MB Endorsement

Preferred:

• Additional training and/or education

Other Skills and Abilities:

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 job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Position requires sustained periods of sitting and working on computer and office equipment.

Position requires standing and walking throughout buildings.

Position involves frequent lifting up to 20 pounds and occasional lifting up to 40 pounds.

Position involves listening, speaking clearly and visual acuity.

Position involves frequent repetitive action on a keyboard. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to loud depending upon the activity in a particular part of the day.