Classroom Teacher / Music

Job Description:

Elm City Montessori School, launched in August 2014, is New Haven's first public Montessori school. We currently serve approximately 300 students between the ages of 3 and 13. New Haven, Connecticut is a thriving arts, cultural, and education hub, located in the center of a growing community of public Montessori schools.

About the position: The part-time music teacher leads instruction across 4th-8th grades, reports to the Principal, and works in collaboration with classroom teams. This is a part-time (15-20 hours/week) 10-month position. For interested candidates, there may be additional opportunities to work as a substitute teacher as well as part of the extended day team.

Required Qualifications: This position requires experience teaching general music and/or leading an ensemble (ex. chorus, band, etc).

Preferred Qualifications: The ideal applicant has a Master's Degree in Education, music, or a related field. They have experience as a public school teacher and/or is familiar with the Montessori method and/or with project based/land based/Montessori learning. They are excited to collaborate as a member of a teaching team, supervising children, and supporting instruction for students with special needs and multilingual learners. S/he/they is kind, caring, compassionate, enthusiastic, well-organized, bilingual (Spanish), and creative with excellent written and oral communication skills.

Key Components of the Position:

• Planning and presenting instruction in general music and ensemble tracks in the classroom, outdoors, and in the larger community

• Differentiating instruction to ensure growth for all participating students

• Collaborating with classroom, level, and school teams to plan curriculum, instruction, and assessment

• Partnering with families of participating students through regular communication to support children's growth

• Participating in professional learning in social emotional skills, academics, and Anti-Bias Anti-Racist work

Areas of Responsibilities:

Instruction

• Teaching general music (ex. singing instruction, basic instrumental instruction, rhythm and musical notation, and music history) and leading at least one of the following music tracks: chorus, band, or modern ensembles. Leading formal voice or instrumental instruction as well as ensemble practice, while also continuing to develop students' music literacy skills.

• Coordinating performances through regular ensemble concerts for the community.

• Developing and modifying instructional materials to appropriately meet the academic, physical, and social emotional needs of all learners

• Completing weekly lesson planning for all children, including Montessori ABAR (Anti-Biased Anti-Racist) themes and pedagogy

• Collects and records student progress using appropriate systems and tools on a weekly basis

• Experience and/or interest in outdoor learning (ex. gardening, hiking camping)

Anti Bias Anti Racist Work

• Plans and shares work with our ABAR Learning Themes, including One Book, One School into the monthly learning cycle in the classroom

• Integrates ABAR learning into the areas of Cosmic Education (History, Science, Geography, etc.) and into the work on the land and in communities

• Participates in monthly ABAR professional learning and actively commits to self work

Social Emotional Learning, Differentiation, & Support

• Helps maintain order and discipline and assists in managing the behavior of students, mediating conflicts and supervising for safety

• Uses data and record keeping to plan differentiated lessons to support children in need of additional support

• Communicates with families about children's needs, support plans, and progress

Collaboration and Professional Learning

• Communicates and interacts regularly and appropriately with students, faculty, staff and administration, maintaining positive relationships

• Meets regularly with classroom team, engaging in planning of activities

• Attends and actively participates in all require professional learning and events including work with Social Emotional Learning, Academics, and ABAR

Compensation: Hourly rate, $32/hour for state certified teachers, $25/hour for uncertified teachers

Interested applicants should fill out ECMS Application: https://forms.gle/Lj9wBaVWCYk3fi6t5