Teacher - Music

Diocese of St. Augustine•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

Holy Family Catholic School is seeking a full-time, exempt Music Teacher. Under the direction of the school principal, the teacher supports the Diocese of St. Augustine’s mission to educate, evangelize, and catechize youth in a Catholic school environment. The teacher is expected to instruct in a manner consistent with the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, support the school’s spiritual, pastoral, and educational mission, and help build its faith community. The role includes planning and delivering instruction, managing the classroom, participating in professional development, and supporting school religious and service-related activities.

Requirements

A minimum of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Prior teaching experience.
Ability to respect, promote, accommodate, and not conflict with the mission, moral and social teachings, doctrines, and laws of the Roman Catholic faith in speech, conduct, and instruction.
Valid driver’s license.
Successfully pass the required criminal background check before employment and every five years.
Complete the Protecting God’s Children (PGC) workshop before employment.
Proficiency with computer technology, including school-related software.
Ability to assess needs and strategies flexibly and adapt appropriately.
Consistently demonstrate a positive, friendly, respectful, and caring attitude toward colleagues, the public, and those served.
Ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends, for school-related events.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations; write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals; and present information and respond to questions.
Ability to perform basic arithmetic and compute rates, ratios, and percentages, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, interpret technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form, and work with abstract and concrete variables.
Meet the physical demands of the role, including standing, walking, sitting, handling or feeling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, talking or hearing, and regularly lifting or moving up to 20 pounds; required vision includes close and distance vision and adjusting focus.

Nice To Haves

Practicing Catholic in good standing with the Church and a registered member of a Catholic parish faith community is preferred; for some teaching positions it may be required, as determined with the school principal.
Professional Educator certification in the State of Florida is preferred but not required.
Have or be able to obtain Basic Diocesan Ministry Certification within two years.

Responsibilities

Recognize and support the school’s Catholic mission by speaking, acting, and instructing consistently with Roman Catholic Church teachings.
Work collaboratively with the principal to build the faith community and demonstrate lived Gospel values through personal example and active participation in a faith community.
Maintain physical and informational security while respecting confidentiality and privacy.
Work collaboratively in a positive, friendly, and professional manner.
Follow diocesan and school policies and regulations while supporting the school’s spiritual, pastoral, and educational mission.
Prepare lesson plans designed to implement and achieve school-adopted academic goals and objectives.
Integrate the Catholic religious curriculum as articulated by the school.
Participate in and help plan school religious and service-related activities.
Communicate knowledge of academic and religious curriculum, organize learning materials effectively, and engage and motivate students.
Establish consistent classroom management that promotes self-direction and a positive self-image; set high behavioral standards and manage inappropriate behavior in accordance with school policy.
Participate in continuous professional development as a lifelong learner.
Perform other related duties as assigned.