Music (K-12) Teacher

Music (K-12) Teacher

Job Type: Music Teacher (K-12)

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS), an A-rated district, is the nation's third largest school system with nearly 500 schools and a diverse enrollment of more than 335,500 students from over 160 countries. Our ongoing tradition of groundbreaking achievement has earned top recognition at the national and international levels and makes M-DCPS your best choice.

Basic Objectives:
This is a professional position responsible for the instruction of elementary and secondary students through the teaching of music content knowledge, performance skills, and understandings of music as an art form.

Job Tasks/Responsibilities:

• Prepares lesson objectives and outline of study following district curriculum guidelines.
• Lectures, demonstrates, conducts, models performance standards, selects appropriate materials, and uses audiovisual teaching aides to present subject matter to class.
• Prepares and administers assessments (including performance) to measure students progress, records results, issues reports to inform parents of progress, assigns final grades and adjusts instruction accordingly.
• Assigns lessons; assesses students' progress including homework and assigned practice; and hears presentations.
• Presents students in appropriate performance situations as an outgrowth of the instructional program.
• Teaches rules of conduct and maintains discipline and order in classroom and on school sponsored field trips.
• Counsels pupils when adjustment and academic problems arise.
• Meets with parents to discuss pupils' academic, social and behavioral progress.
• Maintains attendance and grade records as required by school.
• Participates in faculty and professional meetings and inservice classes.
• Performs related work as required or as assigned by the supervising administrator or his/her designee.

Physical Requirements:

This is light work which requires the following physical activities: bending, stooping, reaching, sitting, standing, walking, lifting, finger dexterity, grasping, talking, hearing and visual acuity. The worker is exposed to noise and the work is performed indoors.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
As stated in the State Statutes.

Application Requirements:
To create your candidate profile, you will need to gather the following:

• Personal information
• Current resume and work history
• Certification information
• For certification information, please visit M-DCPS
  - Instructional Certification
• Official SEALED transcripts must be submitted to M-DCPS via one of the following:
• U.S. Mail addressed to:
  Miami-Dade County Public Schools, Transcript Desk, 1450 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 150 Miami, FL 33132
• Electronic Mail to:
• You must use National Student Clearinghouse, Parchment, or eScrip-Safe to request an electronic transcript via email. Please note that not all colleges/universities participate in the electronic transcript exchange.
• Two professional references:
  Uploaded References must be on a letterhead OR on the District's Reference Form (Printing T: ORMS 000 506.FRP (), have an original signature, and be dated within the last year from current or past supervisors or college professors.
• Background Screening for the Selected Candidate (External Candidate):
  Please click on the link below for information on M-DCPS Employment Standard, Drug Testing and Fingerprinting requirements in order to be hired as an employee.

Starting Teacher Salary: $53,159.00* *(includes 6% Referendum Retirement Accruing Supplement of $3,009) New hires may be eligible to receive credit for verified years of experience, which can enhance their starting salary. For more details, please refer to the Newly Hired/Teachers Salary Schedule
- Please visit Salary Inquiry Request for more information.

We are an equal opportunity employer.