Music Teacher Job Land O' Lakes Florida USA,Education / Teaching

Location: Land O' Lakes

School Year

JOB GOAL

Responsible for developing, planning, organizing, and implementing curriculum and teacher support in alignment with the Florida State Standards, while ensuring that procedures are followed to maintain safety and security and to meet federal, state, and local regulations.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. These statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of those in this position.

Deliver Standards-Based Music Instruction: Provide engaging, developmentally appropriate music instruction to elementary and middle school students in alignment with the Florida state standards for music education. Foster students' musical growth through lessons in vocal technique, rhythm, melody, music theory, appreciation, and performance skills. Utilize a variety of instructional strategies and resources to meet diverse learning needs and to build foundational and advanced music competencies across grade levels.

Plan and Present Student Performances: Develop and direct age-appropriate music programs that showcase student learning and progress. For elementary students, plan and lead choral concerts that may include performances on classroom instruments. For middle school students, create and produce a comprehensive musical performance or show, giving students the opportunity to engage in a full-scale production that integrates vocal, instrumental, and theatrical elements where appropriate.

Responsibilities include scheduling performance dates, securing and booking venues (on- or off-campus), coordinating rehearsals, and managing logistics in collaboration with school staff to ensure high-quality, well-organized events for families and the school community.

Monitor, assist, supervise, and support students in the classroom and on campus throughout the school day, before school, and after school as directed.

Maintain a student-centered learning environment that is safe, organized, equitable, flexible, inclusive, and collaborative and accommodates the differing needs of students.

Foster a culture of high expectations for all students by promoting the importance of education and each student's capacity for academic achievement.

Collaborate with school and District staff to design, prepare, and implement varied fine arts educational materials, lesson plans, media, and technology that enable all students to participate in high-quality communication interactions and achieve their educational goals in alignment with state-adopted standards that take into consideration varying aspects of rigor and complexity.

Utilize a comprehensive knowledge of the subject taught to deliver engaging and challenging lessons and to enrich students' understanding through content area literacy strategies, verbalization of thought, and application of the subject matter.

Differentiate instruction based on an assessment of student learning needs and recognition of individual differences in students by identifying gaps in students' subject matter knowledge and applying varied instructional strategies and resources to provide comprehensible instruction and teach for student understanding.

Implement student 504s and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) as necessary under the guidance of the applicable school and District staff; ensure all students' needs are being met appropriately.

Design, prepare, and implement curriculum for English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in collaboration with District staff.

Demonstrate a breadth of subject matter knowledge using the current references, materials, and resources of the subject field to provide follow-up, in-service, and review of fine arts material in a comprehensible manner that enables students to approach and interrelate topics from a variety of perspectives, interests, and points of view.

Monitor student behavior using positive behavior supports, maintain discipline in accordance with required disciplinary policies and procedures, and enforce rules, regulations, the student code…