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Music Teacher, 2024-2025 School Year, 1.0 FTE - Athlos Academy
Posted on 2024-03-18 11:21:53 AM
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Position: Music Teacher, 2024-2025 school year, 1.0 FTE
School Overview
Athlos Academy of St. Cloud is a public, tuition-free K-8 charter school. Our school offers a unique approach that empowers students to live fulfilling, responsible, and successful lives by building on our three foundational pillars: Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character. Athlos students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills as well as a broad knowledge base and healthy lifestyle habits. Our school culture celebrates high academic achievement, fosters individual growth in fitness and Performance Character, and promotes regular family engagement.
Responsibilities and Duties
· Plan, prepare, and deliver standards-based, student-centered instruction that engages all students and provides academic growth (following the mission, beliefs and strategies of Athlos Academies 3 pillars of performance).
· Ensure student growth and achievement in accordance with grade level expectations.
· Differentiate instruction as needed to meet the academic, social, and emotional needs of all students.
· Model the Athlos culture by exemplifying the 3 Pillars: Prepared Mind, Healthy Body, and Performance Character (demonstrating 12 character traits, exemplifying a growth mindset and modeling a healthy lifestyle).
· Introduce students to a variety of music and its cultural importance.
· Familiarize students with the basic concepts of music such as notes, tempo, symphony, beats, compositions, chords, scales, rhythm, etc.
· Conduct school wide choir and band concerts.
· Instruct students on how to coordinate songs with other musical instruments.
· Conduct band lessons before or after school as scheduled.
· Teach students to read musical notes accurately.
· Acquaint students with different music genres such as jazz, classical, techno, pop, folk, etc.
· Foster a liking towards music and inculcate a passion for acquiring the expertise in playing an instrument.
· Have a good knowledge of all different types of music instruments, both theoretically and practically.
· Accurately track student attendance, student progress, behavioral concerns, and classroom events.
· Regularly and professionally communicate with parents/guardians and the community.
· Participate in regular professional development, the school's professional learning community and staff meetings to improve instruction.
· Work collaboratively and communicate professionally with school leadership and other staff members to maximize effective instructional activities and build positive school culture.
· Meet professional obligations by honoring schedules, deadlines, and all professional responsibilities.
· Demonstrate the standards for effective practices of teachers.
· Any other assigned duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills
• Education: Bachelor’s degree
• Experience: Classroom experience preferred
• Certification: Valid MN teacher certification or willingness to obtain
Characteristics of a Successful Candidate
• Passion for art
• Creative
• Dependable
• Growth mindset
• Reflective practitioner
• Innovative
• Creative problem solver
• Willing to take risks
• Effective at time management
• Excellent organization, inter-personal, and communication skills
• Able to build and support a culture of trust and collaboration
• Willing to plan and work collaboratively with a team
• Seeks out professional learning
• Knowledge of state and national standards
• Knowledge of best practices and a willingness to continue to learn and try new strategies
• Knowledge of standards-based grading, student-led conferences, active teaching strategies, and effective classroom management strategies.
To Apply: Submit Cover Letter, Resume, and 3 letters of Recommendation to khill@athlosstcloud.org
Athlos Academy of St. Cloud, 3701 33rd St S, St. Cloud, MN 56301