TITLE: GENERAL MUSIC TEACHER

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid California Credential

JOB GOAL: To teach music to students in grades K-12 and assist in other school programs as assigned

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Utilizes the California Visual and Performing Arts framework as a guideline in developing program.
- Teaches knowledge and skills associated with vocal music, music theory and/or music appreciation.
- Creates and plans an innovative music program for high school students that is developmentally appropriate.
- Encourages pupils to develop musical skills to the greatest extent possible.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly production environment during musical performances.
- Encourages each pupil's musical growth and progress on an ongoing basis.
- Evaluates each pupil’s musical growth and performance, assessing each individual’s contribution to the performance of the group.
- Able to plan holiday performances with aspects of music and performance skills necessary for a performance/chorus.
- Able to plan lessons with follow-up activities prepared for classroom teacher.
- Cooperates with school administration is providing a musical program that is flexible and meets the needs of a variety of levels and abilities.
- Plans, rehearses and directs pupils in musical programs for school and community.
- Communicates with parents and school counselors on the individual pupil’s problems.
- Maintains professional competence through participation in inservice education workshops and clinics provided by the district and/or in self-selected professional growth activities related to music.
- Selects appropriate music, books, and instructional aids to enhance learning. Requisitions books, music robes, instructional aids and instructional supplies and maintains required inventory records.
- Performs other duties as assigned.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with a disability to perform the essential functions.

1. Mental ability to teach the skills; and skills and knowledge required to interpret and implement policies, rules and regulations, and make determinations relative to the effective performance of the essential responsibilities of the position.
2. Ability to sit or stand for extended periods of time.
3. Ability to see and read printed matter with or without vision aids.
4. Ability to hear and understand speech at normal room levels, and to hear and understand speech on the telephone.
5. Manual dexterity to carry out the functions of the above essential responsibilities.
6. Ability to speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly.
7. Ability to bend, reach and walk.

NOTE: This list of essential functions and physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary in accordance with the requirements of the job.

Employment is contingent upon fingerprint clearance from the Department of Justice.