Music Band Teacher (Grades 5-8)

Salary: $45,000 per year, based on qualifications.

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Status: Exempt Regular Full-Time 

Annual Days: 196

Start Date: July 26, 2024 

Degree Transcripts/ Diploma must be included in your application for consideration.

The mission of The Vanguard School is to help guide students in development of their character and academic potential through academically rigorous, content-rich educational programs.

General Purpose: The Music Band Teacher (Grades 5-8) is responsible for providing students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to develop academic excellence, virtue and leadership.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

Demonstrates Subject Matter Knowledge

• Start and rehearse new instrumentalists and reinforce fundamentals with adherence to the school’s curriculum.
• Prepare students for performance in concerts.
• Prepare for and perform at school events.
• Prepare and perform in various civic events.
• Coordinate and attend instrumental rental night.
• Teach and rehearse in a variety of styles of music from Baroque to Contemporary

Plans curriculum and instruction:

• Delivers effective instructionManages classroom climate and operation.
• Promotes achievement.
• Meets professional responsibilities.
• Other Duties and Responsibilities: As needed or assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor's degree, preferably in Instrumental Music, with at least 36 semester hours in content area

Experience:

Prior teaching experience is not required but preferred.

Benefits: 

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance
• Public Employees’ Retirement Association (PERA) a lifetime monthly benefit in retirement. 

• DISCLAIMERS
• You are required to disclose relevant issues related to criminal history, employment history, and licensure history in order to apply.
• All employees must submit to and pass a CBI / FBI fingerprint background check as a condition of employment.
• The Vanguard School is subject to all federal and state laws and constitutional provisions prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, or ancestry in its programs and activities.