Nadaburg Unified School District # 81

JOB TITLE: Music Teacher K-8 EMPLOYMENT TERM: Academic SY 24-25

SUPERVISOR: Principal STATUS: Certified

Terms of Employment: Nadaburg is a four-day school week district. Salary and work year in accordance with the currently approved professional schedule.

OVERVIEW

This position involves a broad range of responsibilities for the betterment of the Nadaburg and Desert Oasis Elementary Schools and to provide support for the Nadaburg Unified School District and NUSD Governing Board. This is an itinerant teaching position, traveling between two (2) district schools-two days at Desert Oasis Elementary and two days at Nadaburg Elementary each week.

QUALIFICATIONS

As set by state certification authorities; meets NCLB Highly Qualified requirements.

Essential Job Skills

To create and maintain a learning environment that supports students toward the fulfillment of their potential for academic achievement, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation.

Reports to: Principal

General Duties:

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and times designated.
• Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.
• Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media to address the individuals or student groups involved.
• Strives to implement by instruction and action the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Ascertain possible learning disabilities of students on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of district specialists as required.
• Evaluates student progress on a regular basis.
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and Board policy.
• Makes provisions for being available to students and parents for education related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for Instructional Paraprofessional(s) and/or volunteer(s) in cooperation with department heads, evaluates their job performance.
• Maintains professionalism by participating in all faculty meetings.
• Collaborates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives and methods.
• Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
• Accepts a share of responsibility for co-curricular activities as assigned.
• Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relations with community, colleagues, and administration.
• Provides for his/her professional growth through an on-going program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.
• Other responsibilities as determined by the Principal.

EVALUATION: Performance reviews of the Music Teacher will be in accordance with the provisions of the adopted certified evaluation pertaining to this position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $42,500.00 - $63,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade school specialties:

• Elementary school

Physical setting:

• Public school

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift

Ability to Relocate:

• Surprise, AZ 85387: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person