Assistant HS Band Director

Fort Smith Public Schools•Fort Smith, AR

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant HS Band Director position is an exempt role, reporting to the Principal and Head Band Director. This is a full-time position with a contract of 210 days, including benefits as specified in the employee contract. The contract will be prorated based on the actual start date of July 10, 2026. The role involves working with all band directors from 6th-12th grades in the feeder programs to organize and carry out a vertically aligned, comprehensive music program. The director oversees and directs all building band activities and performances, coordinates assigned activities with the school calendar, and establishes performance and academic requirements for student participation. Key responsibilities include preparing lessons with accommodations, planning and using appropriate instructional strategies, conducting ongoing student assessments, and creating a conducive learning environment. The director also plans, rehearses, and directs musical experiences for the school and community, facilitates out-of-school band experiences, and cooperates with administration for school productions and civic functions. This role requires maintaining emotional control under stress, frequent district and occasional statewide travel, and participation in various school duties and committees, including after-school, before-school, and night events. The successful candidate must maintain positive professional working relationships and abide by state statutes and school board policies.

Requirements

AR licensure required.
Certification in instrumental music.
Ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting, and kneeling.

Nice To Haves

Experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Works with all band directors 6th-12th grades in the feeder programs to organize and carry out a vertically aligned, comprehensive music program.
Oversees operations for all building Band Activities.
Directs the building Band Program.
Coordinates assigned activities with the school calendar.
Supervises all assigned band activities and performances.
Establish performance requirements, enforce academic requirements, and verify each student’s eligibility to participate in band.
Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences.
Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
Conduct ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
Plans, rehearses and directs musical experiences for the school and community.
Seeks, initiates and implements participation of the band and band members in out-of- school band experiences appropriate to the curriculum and student interest.
Cooperates with the school administration in providing music programs for school productions, graduation ceremonies, and, as appropriate, civic functions that enhance the students' performing experience.
Oversees scheduling and other arrangements for the rehearsals and concerts in cooperation with the building principal.
Carry out the performance responsibilities required of all classroom teachers.
Maintain emotional control under stress.
Frequent district and occasional statewide travel.
Carries out duty as assigned, including after-school or before-school duties.
Participates in grade level collaboration, planning, as part of PLCs, as well as school committees.
Follows all TESS rubric “proficient” level expectations for their role.
Supervises students on recess, bus, during before and after school duty, on field trips, extracurricular events, and in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
Maintains prompt and regular attendance.
Attends building events/activities at night, as requested by administration.
Demonstrates the ability to maintain positive professional working relationships with others.
Abide by state statutes, school board policies, and regulations.
Prolonged and irregular hours; outdoor and indoor work; exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, occasional reaching above the head or the shoulders, bending, squatting, and kneeling.