What are the responsibilities and job description for the TEACHER - BAND DIRECTOR position at Craven County Schools?
CRAVEN COUNTY SCHOOLS
Teacher - Band Director
Job Description
Position: Band Director
Reports to: Principal
Terms of Employment: Ten-month work year, unless otherwise specified
Pay Grade: NC State Salary Schedule, Commensurate with experience, Supplement
FLSA Status: Exempt
Nature of Work
The Band Director is responsible for all areas of the band program, including but not limited to:
1. Managing the various administrative tasks of the program and planning the instrumental music curriculum
2. Organizing and leading all practices and performances, including after-school, concert, marching band, and jazz rehearsals
3. Organizing the parent organization and providing guidance to its executive board
4. Coordinating performances and rehearsals with school leadership and the athletic director
Essential Functions/Typical Tasks
- Teaches North Carolina Standard Course of Study/ Common Core and Essential Standards for assigned grade.
- Responsible for planning, organizing, and presenting instruction and instructional environments which help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development.
- Obtaining and maintaining membership with NCBA and NCMEA as well as staying current with their policies and procedures.
- Conducts lessons or instructional activities as a brisk pace, appropriate to students.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior required to provide an orderly and productive classroom environment.
- Instructs students in proper care and use of materials and equipment storage areas and controls use of materials and equipment to prevent loss or abuse.
- progress reports.
- Speaks fluently and precisely and presents lessons or instructional activities using concepts and language understandable to the students.
- Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
- Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities. Participates in faculty and/or District committees and the sponsorship of student activities. Performs other duties as assigned.
- Solid understanding of research best practices.
- Understanding the growth and development of students to which he/she is assigned.
- Knowledge of students’ growth, development, and learning.
- Ability to motivate students.
- Ability to maintain a clean and orderly environment.
- Ability to maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form.
- Requires the ability to speak effectively in order to exchange information.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships as necessitates by work assignments.
- Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions.
- Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
- Ability to exercise considerable tact and courtesy in frequent contact with the public.
Education and Experience
Minimum of Bachelor’s degree from regionally accredited college/university
Certification and Licensure Requirements
Must hold or be qualified to hold a North Carolina Professional Educator’s License
Physical Requirements
The physical requirements include being able to sit or stand for an extended period of time, sufficiently mobile to ensure the safety of students, speak clearly so that others may understand clearly, and hear and understand speech at normal levels.
Special Requirements
NA
Evaluation
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board and local policy on evaluation of personnel.
Disclaimer
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job. As such, it is not intended to contain all of the duties and qualifications required of an employee in a single position (job). Consequently, it is not to be perceived as a position (job) description or as identification of essential functions as required by ADA.
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