Job Title: Teacher, Assistant Band Director
Wage/Hour Status: Exempt
Reports to: Principal
Dept./School: Junior High School
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Primary Purpose:
Assist in directing and managing the overall program of instrumental music, within the district. Provide students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular band activities and ensure compliance with all state, University Interscholastic League (UIL), Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) and district requirements. Plan activities to achieve district, region, and state recognition.
Qualifications:
Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
Valid Texas teaching certificate
Special Knowledge/Skills:
Knowledge of overall operation of instrumental music program
Ability to manage budget and personnel
Knowledge of state and UIL policies governing band
Ability to implement policy and procedures
Ability to interpret data
Strong communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills
Experience:
One year teaching and band directing experience, or student teaching / approved internship experience preferred.
Major Responsibilities and Duties:
Program Planning
1. Direct junior high, beginner instrumental performers, and general music students including concert band, soloists, and ensembles, as assigned within the district’s vertical team of band directors.
2. Establish performance requirements, enforce academic requirements, and verify each student’s eligibility to participate in band.
3. Provide for band participation at extracurricular events, including concerts, pep rallies, parades, and UIL activities.
4. Arrange transportation and meals for out-of-town events.
5. Comply with federal and state laws, State Board of Education rule, UIL rules, and board policy in the band area.
6. Support band booster club activities.
7. Obtain and use evaluative findings (including student achievement data) to determine program effectiveness and ensure that program renewal is continuous and responds to student needs.
8. Recommend policies to improve program.
Budget and Inventory
9. Ensure that programs are cost-effective and funds are managed wisely.
10. Compile budgets and cost estimates based on documented program needs.
11. Coordinate fundraising activities and manage funds.
12. Maintain current inventory of all fixed assets within department.
13. Oversee process of cleaning, repairing, and storing all band equipment including music, music stands, chairs, uniforms, and instruments including overseeing the care of the band hall facilities.
Instruction
14. Develop and implement plans for instrumental music program and show written evidence of preparation as required.
15. Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences.
16. Present subject matter according to guidelines established by the Texas Education Agency, board policies, and administrative regulations.
17. Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
18. Conduct ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
19. Create an environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
Student Management
20. Apply and enforce student discipline in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct and student handbook.
21. Accompany and supervise students at all band functions, and when assigned by campus or district administration.
22. Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
Communication
23. Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, principals, teachers and the District Director of Fine Arts.
24. Maintain professional relationship with colleagues, students, parents, and community members.
Personnel Management
25. Assist with recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of students.
Working Conditions:
Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:
Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent district and occasional statewide travel; prolonged and irregular hours; outdoor and indoor work; exposure to sun, heat, cold, and inclement weather.
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