POSITION TITLE: Elementary Music Teacher
FLSA: Exempt
QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's Degree
REPORTS TO: Principal and other Supervisor(s)
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 10 Month Contract, 12 Month Pay, Benefits
ORGANIZATION SUMMARY:
The Odyssey Preparatory Academy - Family of Schools, is a growing west-valley K-12 charter school, seeking teachers. We are a college prep, IB World School, whose focus is holistic teaching to a student body. The Odyssey Preparatory Academy aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable, and caring scholars who work to create a better and more peaceful community through intercultural awareness, understanding, and respect.
GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Duties:
- Creates a positive & engaging classroom environment of mutual respect that supports school-wide behavior expectations.
- Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
- Utilizes a range of research-based classroom and instructional best practices that support scholar independence, collaboration, & choice.
- Provides scholars specific, actionable feedback that promotes mastery of self and grade-level standards.
- Asks questions that promote critical thinking, activate prior knowledge & experiences, and support scholars with reaching the daily content objective.
- Provides scholars with warranted & appropriate accommodations.
- Utilizes technology & media to appropriately build scholars’ content knowledge & enhance learning experiences.
- Responsibilities:
- Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious, responsible, and aligned to Odyssey’s Vision, Mission, & Core Values.
- Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with all Odyssey stakeholders.
- Attends and participates in staff meetings, professional learning, and extra-curricular/school related activities.
- Participates in ongoing professional learning opportunities & works with school administrators to identify relevant professional learning opportunities.
- Demonstrates mastery of related content knowledge, instructional practices, and materials for course(s) taught.
- Utilizes lesson plans that are aligned to current state and district standards, adopted curricular materials, and learning objectives that support scholars with building grade-level content knowledge and skills.
- Engages scholars with a variety of formative and summative assessments and uses data to prepare for upcoming lessons.
- Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the site administrator
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Knowledgeable of Odyssey, school, and departmental policies and procedures.
- Knowledgeable of research-based teaching strategies and methods.
- Interpersonal communication skills that establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, vendors, students, parents, the general public and others having business with Odyssey.
- Operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software applications and equipment.
SCHEDULE:
- Monday - Friday*
- Elementary Schools - 7:30-4:00
- OI Jr. High & High School - 7:40-3:49
- Teacher schedules include two daily prep periods
*Fridays are reserved for professional learning, lesson preparation, and grade-level/content collaboration as directed by the site level and district level administrators. Fridays preceding holidays & school breaks are days off and free from professional obligations (i.e. no professional learning, lesson prep, etc.).
BENEFITS:
- Competitive pay for new and experienced teachers
- Teacher Excellence Bonus (up to $12,000.00)
- 301 Funds
- 10 days sick/personal leave per year (with various rollover/cash out options)
- Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Life insurance
- Supplemental insurance options (short-term disability, Legal Shield, etc)
- 403B retirement plan with 3% employer match
****If you are a J1 teaching candidate, we work exclusively with the International Alliance Group (IAG). We do not respond to J1 applicants on this website, however, we welcome applications through the IAG website at: https://iagusa.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx