PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
4575 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028   (650) 851-1777
Notice of Certificated Employment Opportunity beginning the 2024-2025 School Year

Instrumental Music Teacher (Band)
1.00 FTE (Applicants interested in a part time (no less than 0.60 FTE) will be considered)
Corte Madera School (4th – 8th Grade)

WORK SCHEDULE:  186 Days per the 2024-2025 PVSD academic calendar.
CREDENTIAL: A valid California multiple subject credential with the appropriate Music authorization, OR a Music single subject credential is required for this position.
Plus $6,000 signing bonus. (Bonus paid in $2,000 increments over 3 years.)

SALARY: Range $82,130 to $137,250 depending on education and experience, plus $2000 stipend each for MA, PhD and National Board Certification. Comprehensive health and welfare benefit package.
BARGAINING UNIT:  Portola Valley Teachers’ Association
START DATE:  August 14, 2024

For additional information about this position, please contact Karen Lucian at klucian@pvsd.net.

A complete application file must include:

• Cover letter
• Completed EdJoin application
• Current resume, and three current letters of recommendation, including at least one letter regarding most recent teaching experience

Overview

Corte Madera School is seeking an Instrumental Music teacher to join the Portola Valley school community. The exact schedule for this position and FTE will be set over the summer. The ideal applicant must be a skilled organizer and collaborator, enthusiastic about interacting with engaged families, and take an active role in shaping the school’s growth, policies and educational practices. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of instrumental music education, and will possess a strong ability to design and implement rich, engaging, and relevant teaching units.

Training and Experience 

1. Knowledge of and experience in implementing an array of best practices related to instrumental music instruction.

2. Knowledge of the Common Core and California State Content Standards.

3. Ability to design and/or use a variety of assessment tools and techniques to guide instruction.

4. Interest in working in a school community with a high degree of parent/family participation.

5. Commitment and ability to attend committee meetings, lead school-wide initiatives, utilize parents as volunteers in the classroom.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Indoor classroom; subject to frequent interruptions;

• Daily routine ability to exchange information via hearing and speaking;

• Skills, knowledge, mental ability, and manual dexterity to carry out the posted duties and responsibilities of the job, interpret and implement school policies, rules and regulations, and make determinations relative to the effective performance of the essential responsibilities of the position;

• Ability to sit, stand and/or walk for lengthy periods of time to monitor student progress;

• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal room levels;

• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others, including young children, may understand clearly;

• Ability to comprehend visual and auditory input given by others;

• Short term and long term memory ability is required in all tasks;

• Situations may require lifting of up to 25 lbs. (light objects as part of classroom environment) 

• Seeing to perform assigned duties with or without vision aids; sitting or standing for extended periods of time;

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office machinery as needed during class time as necessary to perform the duties of the position;

• Ability to bend, reach walk, knee, bend at the waist, and reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally;

• May be required to attend meetings or school events outside regular school hours.

Licenses and other requirements

• Completion of CA DOJ and FBI fingerprint (Livescan) process prior to the first day of school.

• Valid CA Teaching Credentials as noted above. 

If required to operate a vehicle

• Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License.  Acceptable driving record and qualification for insurability by the District’s insurance carrier.

Portola Valley School District programs, activities, practices, and employment shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any student based on the student's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

PVSD contact for discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying, and Title IX contact:

Lynette Hovland
Ormondale School Principal
200 Shawnee Pass
Portola Valley, CA   94028
(650) 851-1777 x2650

The Portola Valley School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Portola Valley School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.