Music Teacher Part Time

660 Julian St.

Denver, CO 80204

Music Teacher (Either language)

Position dates: August-June

Position type: Part Time

Status: Non-exempt

Reports to: Mariella Robledo

Contact: @escuelaguadalupe.org

Escuela de Guadalupe is an innovative Catholic, dual-language PK-8 school in Denver, CO. It has been recognized locally and nationally for its academic excellence and for being financially accessible to all families.

We provide an academically excellent, Catholic education in English and Spanish to cultivate the next generation of community leaders.

Working at Escuela de Guadalupe includes many different responsibilities to make a small, non-tuition driven school run effectively. As a close-knit community, we all pitch in to make this a great place to work and learn. Therefore, this description is not intended to be all- inclusive. Specific areas of responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Organize and prepare the songs for each part of the mass in Spanish and English, as well as communicate with the Priest about the song selections. This includes playing an instrument at mass, such as the piano or guitar.
• Prepare the students of the grade who will be in the choir with the songs for the weekly mass alternating in Spanish and English in each month.
• Prepare and guide the songs with the students for special masses or special Catholic events not limited to the Prayer Service, Human Rosary, Las Posadas, and La Virgen de Guadalupe, Ash Wednesday, Stations of the Cross.
• Fully implement the components of dual-language instruction across all music areas (Teaching will be in Either language)
• Define enduring concepts, knowledge, and measurable outcomes for each each unit that are shared in a syllabus with families and students at the beginning of the unit and evaluated at the end of the unit
• Use instructional strategies that identify student learning objectives for each lesson and actively incorporate learning strategy, modeling, and instruction in every lesson
• Respect classroom-specific language model
• Carefully plan and deliver lessons that incorporate diverse perspectives of music and music history from around the world.
• Actively support the evaluation plan across for Music, including formative and summative evaluation to assure maximum student progress.
• Collaborate and plan with teammate, teaching assistant, fellow teachers, principal, assistant principal
• Create a classroom environment of intellectual rigor and accountability .
• Carefully plan units and daily instruction to maximize instructional time during the day
• Create a positive classroom environment built on intellectual rigor, accountability, success and high expectations for student achievement, risk-taking, goal-setting, actions and responsibility.
• Model a respect for cultural and linguistic diversity
• Maintain close communication with families
• Support the cultural, spiritual and academic goals of the school by modeling compassion, love and care for the children at all times.
• Have the patience and positive attitude to be sure that every student has an academically rich experience and fully develops their cognitive and language abilities.
• Contribute to an environment of enthusiasm and dedication.
• Truly believe that every child, without exception, can excel.

• Carry out the mission and goals of the school
• Build positive compassionate professional relationships and communication with other employees, students, and families in the school
• Support the events that build community
• Actively participate in ongoing dialogue about liberating education that works to change the status quo of the larger community
• Incorporate themes of social justice within the classroom instruction and how groups of people working together can create positive social change
• Empower students with a strong knowledge base and language skills to debate and challenge social injustices and current events
• Uses excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Approaches responsibilities and challenges with a creative and energetic attitude
• Possesses strong moral values and internal discipline