Itinerant Instrumental Music; Band Teacher, SY

Itinerant Instrumental Music (Band) Teacher, Salem Public Schools SY

Salem Public Schools, where belonging leads to opportunity.

Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students in 10 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity, and opportunity in everything we do.

We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds.

Under the supervision of the Building Principals, the music teacher is responsible for teaching music education to pupils in grades 4-12 and assists the staff of the school in the improvement and appreciation of music instruction. Helps pupils grow in their enjoyment, appreciation, and performance of music through a variety of planned music experiences which include singing, moving to music, playing instruments, and listening.

The music teacher also performs other duties directly related to this job description.

This position is an itinerant position. Access to reliable transportation is required as the candidate is expected to travel between the city's 6 elementary schools, middle school, and high school.

• Brass Speciality Preferred
• Creates a safe and welcoming learning environment with engaging lessons and activities as part of a skills-based, comprehensive band program that meets the needs of diverse learners.
• Establishes positive relationships with students and their families
• Provides individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the music curriculum to the needs of each pupil and instrument specialty. Encourages students to develop individual musical skills to the greatest extent possible by developing lessons and activities that meet the needs of diverse learners.
• Co-teaches elementary and middle school band classes.
• Collaborates with the instrumental music team to select and utilize a repertoire of all types of music literature, including traditional, multicultural, and contemporary styles that are appropriate for the ages and skill levels of pupils.
• Collaborates with the instrumental music team to plan and deliver school-based and district wide concerts throughout the year.
• Maintains care/responsibility for school-owned music, musical instruments, and equipment to prevent loss or abuse. Makes minor adjustments and requests repairs to instruments as required.
• Evaluates each pupil's musical growth, performance, and musical understanding. Assesses each individual's contribution to the performance of the group.

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change children's lives through education. You'll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature…