What are the responsibilities and job description for the Music Teacher position at St Thomas The Apostle Church?
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic School is seeking a K-8 grade music teacher. The teacher fosters the faith formation, social, emotional, and cognitive development of children by creating a safe, engaging, learning environment.
This role includes but is not limited to the following:
- Instruction: Develop and implement engaging lesson plans
- Assessment: Monitor student developmental milestones and progress
- Classroom Management: Establish and enforce classroom rules, creating a nurturing and safe environment for young learners.
- Student Development: Support the faith formation of all students. Support students social, emotional, and cognitive growth, addressing diverse learning needs.
- Collaboration & Communication: Collaborate with staff
- Parent Communication: Maintain regular contact with parents to discuss child development, milestones, and concerns.
- Professional Learning: Participate in ongoing professional development related to faith, instruction, and assessment. Participate in annual teacher evaluation pre-conference, observation, and post-conference. Set professional learning goals.
- Supervision: Ensure safety during classroom activities, lunchtime, and recess
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Education
- Professional Educator License State of Illinois
- Strong knowledge and practice of Catholicism
- Patience, creativity, strong communication, organization, and passion for child development.
- Knowledge of child development, curriculum, instructional best practices, and assessment.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills for interacting with students, staff, and parents
Salary : $45,631 - $65,164