Marching Band: Assistant Director

Marching Band:
Assistant Director

To assist in building and maintaining a high-quality high school marching band program, focusing on best-practice, student-focused instruction to provide supplemental music education opportunities for students.

Job Duties/Responsibilities:

• Implement researched-based instructional strategies that engage all students, differentiating to accommodate a range of ability levels, and acknowledging a variety of cultural backgrounds in order to support student learning and growth.
• Communicate budget and spending needs with the Marching Band Director.
• Communicate effectively with parents, students, administrators, teacher colleagues, and community leaders.
• Maintain high expectations for student achievement and behavior and motivate students to work to their highest potential.
• Maintain equipment and instruments associated with the focus area.
• Demonstrate prompt and regular attendance.
• Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Cultivate a positive, harassment free, instructional culture which motivates students through the use of effective communication and constructive feedback.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Apply and enforce student discipline in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct, appropriate student handbook, and band syllabus/handbook conduct regulations.
• 40 hours of summer band camps/rehearsals
• 20 hours of after-school/Saturday rehearsals
• 20 hours of specialized rehearsals in focus area
• Provide/create specialized instructional materials/exercises/choreography
• All home football games, as scheduled
• Facilitate and attend all road playoff games as applicable.
• 2 district or regional marching band festivals or competitions
• 2 school- or municipality-sponsored events
• Maintain equipment and uniform inventory.

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Music Education, emphasis in Instrumental-Band preferred
• Illinois Professional Educators License with K-12 music endorsement preferred
• Comparable coursework and/or previous experience teaching marching band

Experience/Knowledge:

• Strong musical skills required.
• Previous marching band experience required.
• Previous instructional experience preferred.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form using a variety of communication techniques and tools to ensure the appropriate flow of information, collaborative efforts, and feedback, and to conduct conferences as needed with parents, students, administrators, or other teachers.
• Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions, inquiries, and/or complaints.
• Display courtesy, tact, and respect when dealing with others.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships; demonstrate a commitment to teamwork.
• Ability and willingness to learn and refresh job skills through professional development in order to meet the changing needs of this position.
• Ability to react well under pressure, handle and balance multiple demands at one time, work with frequent unscheduled interruptions, and perform duties and tasks at expected levels of professionalism.
• Spanish language skills preferred.
• 3-5 years of advanced high school/college marching band or drum corps experience preferred.

Physical Demands:

• Must be physically able to maintain the demands of an active high school marching band program (i.e. performances, parades, equipment moves, etc.).
• Occasionally requires working in warm temperatures, including outdoors and under stage lights.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, or carry heavy materials or equipment, including chairs, music stands, podiums, and other related equipment.
• Occasionally requires climbing a ladder/podium to conduct and view the field.
• Must work in noisy and crowded environments.
• Public contact requiring appropriate business-like apparel.

Terms of Employment:

This is an Appendix F stipend position in accordance to the school year calendar. For Non-ETA Coaches: this position is for this year only. Terms of employment will be determined in collaboration with the athletic/activity director.