Half-Time Instructor Junior-High Music
About The Position
Seeking a half-time Music instructor beginning August 2025 at Liberty Common Junior High School in Fort Collins, Colorado – a Poudre School District charter school dedicated to using the Core Knowledge curriculum in grades K-8. The standalone junior-high school opened to students in August of 2026 and has enrolled over 250 junior-high students in its opening year. Liberty Common Junior High School provides excellence and fairness in education by teaching 1) a contextual body of organized knowledge, 2) the skills of learning, and 3) the values of a democratic society. This is done through parental choice, partnership with teachers, and student acceptance of responsibility for his/her academic effort. The full-time music instructor has responsibility for program delivery of the Core Music classes as part of the Core Knowledge Curriculum at the junior high level and directing Orchestra programs at the elementary and junior-high level. Applicants should be dedicated to a strong skills- and knowledge-based curriculum, and dedicated to high student achievement. FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Salary Exempt EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Regular, Full-time WORK HOURS: 20 hours per week COMPENSATION: $22,000.00-$32,000.00 (possibly higher based on background, experience, and/or institutional alignment). REPORTS TO: Principal REVISION DATE: December 2025
Requirements
- BA/BS in Music, or related discipline, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- Ability and willingness to teach core music and orchestra to students in upper elementary and junior high grade levels
- Demonstrated effective classroom teaching ability
Nice To Haves
- Experience and proficiency with music and orchestra instruction/direction
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multiple teams
- MS/MA in Music, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
- Other relevant musical experience
Responsibilities
- program delivery of the Core Music classes as part of the Core Knowledge Curriculum at the junior high level
- directing Orchestra programs at the elementary and junior-high level
Benefits
- Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account
- Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces (HFWA) Act
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Job Type
Part-time
