Orchestra/Music Teacher (Aristotle Campus)

Liberty Common School • Fort Collins, CO

3d • $50,000 - $75,000

About The Position

Seeking a 5 th and 6 th Grade Orchestra and Kindergarten through 4 th Music Teacher beginning August 2026 at Liberty Common Elementary School – Aristotle Campus, a Poudre School District charter school dedicated to Hirsch Core Knowledge principles. The school currently enrolls over 400 K-6 students. Liberty Common School offers a unique educational program with an expanded science curriculum. The 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 Orchestra/Music Teacher and the school’s Band and Choir Teachers have joint responsibility for planning and delivering the school’s K-6 music program, which seeks to integrate music skills and knowledge across the curriculum. The Orchestra/Music Teacher will have responsibility for the lower grades’ music program. Applicants will work closely with the classroom teachers to coordinate the portions of the Core Knowledge Sequence taught in their classrooms with the Music portion of the Sequence, and to develop innovative lesson plans bringing classroom learning to life in a music setting.

Requirements

• Desire and willingness to learn about Liberty’s history and philosophy and uphold and promote the mission and values of the school
• Demonstrated competence in a relevant discipline
• BA/BS, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Ability and willingness to teach the Core Knowledge Sequence©
• Demonstrated effective classroom-management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, internet utilization, and general aptitude for learning new software applications
• Ability and willingness to work effectively with peers and team members to improve student academic achievement.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with the Core Knowledge Curriculum & demonstrated ability in teaching this curriculum.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in multiple teams.
• Demonstrated effective music curriculum development ability for grades k-6.

Responsibilities

• Research and gather resources and materials needed for lesson units
• Set up classroom materials and equipment
• Enforce administrative policies and rules governing students
• Conduct testing and evaluate student work
• Conduct student interventions
• Monitor, assess, and report on student’s progress
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with teachers, other faculty, students, and parents
• Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Maintain inventory of materials, equipment, or products
• Adapt communication and teaching styles when necessary to support individual students and their families

Benefits

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability insurance.
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces (HFWA) Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time