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Description
The Covenant School seeks a Music Teacher for the 2024-2025 academic year. An ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in music, teaching experience, a special love for all levels of students, and the winsomeness and creativity to teach them. Moreover, all Covenant teachers serve as pastors (shepherds) of our students, advising them in their walk with Jesus Christ.
This position is for a full-time, ten-month employee (exempt). This position will report to the Director of Fine Arts.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor of Music or Music Education
- Experience in teaching voice and/or choir
- Experience with Orff and Kodaly methods
Duties and Responsibilities
Character: Exhibit the fruits of the Spirit, serving as a Christian role model both in and out of school. Set a good example for students, parents, and colleagues in speech, actions, attitude, judgment, dignity, and respect, while living in obedience to God’s Word. Seek to conform to Covenant’s Faculty Profile.
Instruction:
- Able to teach Explorers (Kindergarten) and 1st grade music classes
- Able to assist with the teaching of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade music classes
- Able to assist with the Rhetoric (high school) choir rehearsals
- Familiarity with Kodaly or Orff style pedagogy
- Assist with warm-ups as needed in the Grammar school by running sectionals, assisting, and some conducting of the 5th grade choir
- Assist the music department in the development and maintenance of curriculum
- Display a high level of musicianship personally
- Able to adapt quickly to needs of the students and the needs of the program
- Attend monthly meetings with the music department
- Able to use basic technology for grading and record keeping
- Flexibility and willingness to serve the fine arts department as a whole