Music Teacher

Specific duties and responsibilities:

                Provide individual/group music therapy to assigned students

                Provide an expressive freedom in combination with structure of each individual’s needs

Conduct assessment of goal making procedures with each assigned student

                Coordinate treatment and approaches with teaching and related services staff

                Available for consultation with teacher and related services staff

                Maintain inventory, care of, and acquisition of musical instruments and equipment

                Generate regular progress reports for each assigned student and contribute to teacher’s IEP goals

Plan and implement activities, such as singing, fine or gross motor movement, etc., while considering an individual’s goals

Participates in staffing and program development

                Participates in planning/conducting in service training

                Serves as child study team member

                Participates on related services committees

                Seek grants/funding for musical instruments and equipment

                Maintains/turns in lesson plans weekly to the principal

                Controls classroom in a structured/non-authoritarian way

                Disciplines students while encouraging positive self-growth rather than punishment

Attends yearly Primary Restraint Technique (PRT) training.

                Responsible for any miscellaneous duties as assigned

Bachelor’s degree in music therapy is required, although a graduate degree in music therapy or a related field is preferred; Board certification in music therapy by the certification board for music therapists.

Salary : $55,000 - $72,000