High School - Music Teacher 26-27

Family Life Academy Charter Schools•New York, NY

1d•$60,654 - $123,968•Onsite

About The Position

Family Life Academy Charter School (FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools in the South Bronx. FLACS, together with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, aims to create conditions for self-empowerment for all K-12 students to excel academically, take responsibility for their learning, and affirm human values. The school is seeking dynamic educators who value collaboration, believe education is activism, want to work in an environment where academic excellence is the norm, believe young people can be leaders, and desire to work in a place where their skills will be nurtured through embedded professional development. Under the supervision of the School Principal, the Music Teacher will engage students in artistic inquiry through music instruction to develop an interest in and appreciation of music. The teacher will develop students' knowledge, skills, and talents using various techniques appropriate to their interests and abilities. The music teacher will facilitate the implementation of a rigorous curriculum aligned with the New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts. This role involves teaching two courses: Introduction to Percussion and Strings (Fall Semester) and Introduction to Music Production (Spring Semester). Students will have access to keyboards, guitars, drum sets, and computers with music production software.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree is required
New York State Certification in Music (all grades)
Clearance for fingerprint and criminal background check

Nice To Haves

Masters degree is preferred
Prior satisfactory teaching experience preferred

Responsibilities

Creates academically rigorous, standards-based, culturally relevant lesson plans that allow students to create their own music, perform music, respond to the music that others have created, make connections between music and the world, and relate musical ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical contexts.
Utilizes student-centered instructional strategies to engage students and differentiate teaching based on the diverse, individual needs of students including those with disabilities and ELLs.
Implements units using common network curriculum resources, maps, frameworks, pacing documents and instructional philosophies to ensure alignment across our schools from kindergarten through high school graduation.
Integrates literacy skills across the arts, includes explicit vocabulary development and prepares students to read, write, speak and listen within this discipline.
Analyzes data from ongoing formative and summative assessments/projects to refine instructional practices and impact student artistic growth.
Maintains strong classroom management and implements school wide policies and procedures to ensure a safe, caring and orderly school environment.
Establishes a classroom culture of caring, respect and rapport which holds all students to high academic standards, promotes inclusion, fosters a love of learning, and builds positive relationships.
Grades student work and provides students with actionable feedback, and returns work and enters these grades into online systems shared with students and families promptly.
Seeks to actively know students’ strengths and challenge areas and communicates these effectively with families using online portals, report cards and other means.
Participates in professional development, professional learning communities, grade-level activities and school wide functions.
Shares best practices with colleagues by participating in professional learning communities, grade-level or content teams, and cross-school groups.
Supports students in preparing performances of their work.
Upholds the FLACS mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy.
Is a lifelong learner who reflects on their practice, is receptive to critical feedback from leaders and colleagues, and strives to improve instructional effectiveness.
Has high expectations for students and for themselves as an educator.
Demonstrates self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.