Elementary Music Teacher

ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER - 195 DAY

JOB STATUS: OPEN

EFFECTIVE: 2026-27

POSTING NUMBER:

SCHOOL/DEPARTMENT:
Pennington School

LOCATION:

Manassas, VA

POSITION TITLE:

ELEMENTARY MUSIC TEACHER - 195 DAY

We serve as trusted partners in education with our students, families, and community. We prepare our students to be critical thinkers, responsible digital citizens, innovators and visionaries, resilient individuals, and global collaborators. We commit to inclusive practices and equity with an expectation of excellence from every student and employee every day.

This position plans and implements an instructional program and provides related educational services for students in grades K-5. The teacher manages student behavior, assesses and evaluates student achievement, modifies instructional activities as required, and carries out a variety of student monitoring and control activities. The teacher may serve as a general education elementary classroom teacher (K-5) in single, team, or departmental settings and may work independently in a unique teaching specialty.

The teacher may also be assigned to reading or technology labs. Work is performed under general supervision of a principal or other designated administrator.

• Implements an instructional program, which provides appropriate learning for each student by differentiating instruction.
• Plans and delivers instruction in adherence to the Prince William County Curriculum documents regarding specific teaching assignments.
• Assesses student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
• Plans appropriate instructional and/or learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate principles of learning, classroom organizational structures, and kind and level of materials.
• Manages the behavior of learners in an instructional setting to ensure the environment is conducive to the learning process and assists and participates in the management of student behavior in other parts of the school, school grounds, and during lunch; this will not include the duty‑free lunch, except in emergency situations; no student should be left alone.
• Cooperates with and participates in the planning and evaluation of the school program.
• Requests the assistance of resource personnel as needed and works cooperatively to ensure an appropriate learning environment for all students.
• Participates in the professional development program of the schools and School Division.
• Coordinates instructional activities and collaborates with other professional staff both school and non‑school based, as required, to maximize learning opportunities.
• Follows the ethics of the profession.
• Supports actively a parent/teacher or parent/student organization and promotes parent/teacher partnerships.
• Enforces policies and regulations as established by the Prince William County School Board and staff in accordance with any program guidelines.
• Supervises pupil activities in buildings and on grounds during and after school hours and is responsible for the conduct and safety of students in the classroom and on school grounds; no group of students should be left unattended.
• Demonstrates prompt and accurate written communications and reports.
• Adheres to county and school disciplinary procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of the Instructional Process.
• Knowledge of content, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment of instructional specialty(s) to which assigned.
• Knowledge of pre‑adolescent and adolescent growth and development.
• Knowledge of Prince William County Curriculum related to assignments and School Division mission, goals, and organization.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs.
• Skill in the use of multimedia and computer technology to enhance learning.
• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on Division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned.
• Skill in oral and written communication; excellent human relations skills.
• If teaching a foreign…