Summary
Supervises and coordinates orchestra activities; Supports each participant in achieving a higher level of personal skill, fosters an enhanced appreciation for music, and increases student musical capability through rehearsals and performances; Provides students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular orchestra activities; Ensures compliance with all state and District… regulations and requirements; Participation in approved orchestra performances in the community are also an expectation of this position
Essential Duties
• Directs middle-school orchestra, or high school orchestra, including concert ensembles, and jazz program
• Prepares lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences
• Plans and uses appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned
• Collaborates with Band, Chorus, and Drama teachers to provide students with integrated experiences
• Conducts on-going assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing
• Creates an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students
• Provides for orchestra participation at extracurricular events, including concerts, football games, pep rallies, parades, and GMEA Large Group Performance Evaluation and Solo and Ensemble events
• Ensures compliance with federal and state laws and Fulton Board of Education board policy
• Works collaboratively with feeder school orchestra directors to recruit and retain students at the high school
• Compiles budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs
• Coordinates fundraising activities and manages funds
• Oversees process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all orchestra equipment
• Accompanies and supervises students on out-of-town trips
• Ensures all necessary and reasonable precautions are taken to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Maintains emotional control under stress
• Communicates responsibly with students, parents, colleagues, and school leadership
• Accounts for student attendance and punctuality
• Follows professional ethics in all work-related activities
• Maintains professional relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and community members
• Prepares adequately for responsibilities to be assumed when absent
• Facilitates home-school communication by such means as holding conferences, telephoning, and sending written communications
• Avoids behaviors which detract from staff morale
• Performs other duties as assigned by the appropriate administrator
Required Education
Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally accredited university in Music Education
Certification/Licensure
Valid Georgia Teaching Certification in applicable field required, or must be eligible to hold a valid Georgia Teaching Certificate
Experience Qualifications
Minimum 3 years of successful teaching experience required; Experience at the high school level preferred
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Ability to collaborate with staff in an extremely active performing arts environment is essential
• Knowledge of overall operation of instrumental music program
• Ability to manage budget and personnel
• Classroom management skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills both orally and in writing
Working Conditions
• Classroom environment
Physical Demands
• Frequent lifting 5-10 lbs.
• Occasional lifting of up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, bending, walking, and standing
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, squatting, and reaching
• Occasional exposure to adverse weather conditions
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