5-6 Music Strings Teacher

5-6 Music Strings Teacher 

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 

Job Product:  Student understanding of string instruments that furthers the development of character and intellect. 

General Purpose:  The Strings teacher is responsible for developing students’ virtue and academic excellence by creating a positive culture of inquiry and learning, and by providing students with challenging and meaningful learning activities and experiences. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

Subject matter knowledge  

• Provide classroom instruction for students in grades 5-6 on musical instruments that have strings and that produce sound when the strings are touched or struck. 
• Develop and implement class activities and games that reinforce the curriculum, including rhythmic and musical literacy and additional music education topics.  
• Provide demonstrations on the violin to facilitate class lesson plans! 
• Provide written and verbal feedback on student progress. 
• Lead the students in large-group rehearsals and/or performances.  

Faithfully implements curriculum.

Delivers effective instruction.

Manages classroom climate and operation.

Promotes achievement.

Meets professional responsibilities.

Minimum Requirements:    

• Bachelor's degree, preferably in music education or music, with at least 36 semester hours in content area. 
• Colorado teaching license not required.

Experience:   

Prior teaching experience is not required. 

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.