**Overview:** The Music Teacher – General Music/Choral works closely with the Director of Programs, Director of Community Affairs and Partnerships to ensure effective music education on a daily basis. **Responsibilities:**
• Plan and implement a comprehensive, sequential, and standards-based music curriculum according to the ETM-LA model, teaching musical literacy, practical musical skills… content knowledge, transferable skills, and higher-order thinking
• Lead meaningful performances in which students can apply learned skills and knowledge
• Build a music program that becomes an indispensable part of school culture and identity, connecting to the broader school community
• Prepare and teach engaging, differentiated, age-appropriate, and grade-specific music lessons
• Guide student behavior and class management to maintain an optimal learning environment
• Create an online environment that is visually engaging, responsive to student needs, and organized
• Serve as the in-school music faculty and primary representative of ETM-LA’s mission at assigned school sites
• Collaborate with academic teachers to integrate arts with the Common Core State Standards and throughout the school’s curriculum and culture
• Prepare weekly standards-based lesson plans aligned to ETM-LA benchmarks
• Provide a positive and safe learning environment by establishing a clear and consistent classroom management plan according to ETM-LA training and school site policy
• Commit to growing as a music teacher to be culturally responsive to students and communities
• Perform other duties as assigned
• *Qualifications:**
• Bachelor’s degree (rising seniors at the undergraduate level acceptable)
• Experience in music classroom teaching in general music and/or choir with evidence of success
• Experience teaching groups of 15 or more elementary-and middle-school aged students
• Experience and/or training in Orff, Kodály, and/or Dalcroze strongly desired
• Possession of California single subject teaching credential in music or out-of-state equivalent preferred
• Master’s degree in music education desired
• Access to a secured network and a laptop or PC to provide distance learning highly preferred
• Possession of a valid California Driver’s License preferred
• Bi-lingual a plus (especially Spanish or Chinese)
• *Benefits:**
• Teaching rate anticipated hiring range (in-school): $30.00-$45.00 per hour; (after-school) $50.00 per hour, dependent upon qualifications and experience; $25.00 per hour for lesson planning and training
• Successful candidates will receive paid training in pedagogy, lesson planning, and classroom management
• Part-time schedule with variable hours dependent upon assigned school site(s
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