2024-2025 Elementary School Music Teacher (Jamaica)
2024-2025 Elementary School Music Teacher (Jamaica)
Growing Up Green Charter Schools
Jamaica, NY
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Elementary School Music Teacher (Jamaica)
Mission Statement: The Growing Up Green Charter School (GUGCS) supports children to be conscious, contributing members of their community through a rigorous, anti-racist, anti-bias, curriculum and engaging green culture. Graduates of GUGCS will be prepared to attend high-performing schools where their interdisciplinary academic foundation, knowledge of sustainability, and a strong sense of self sets them apart as leaders and social justice advocates of the future.
Responsibilities
Mission Statement: The Growing Up Green Charter School (GUGCS) supports children to be conscious, contributing members of their community through a rigorous, anti-racist, anti-bias, curriculum and engaging green culture. Graduates of GUGCS will be prepared to attend high-performing schools where their interdisciplinary academic foundation, knowledge of sustainability, and a strong sense of self sets them apart as leaders and social justice advocates of the future.
Responsibilities
- Implement Responsive Classroom/Developmental Designs management strategies to promote classroom community and to value each student as a vital part of the class
- Employ a blend of both direct instruction and collaborative, constructivist approaches to meet the needs of all learners
- Adhere to the GUGCS Pacing Calendar and Scope and Sequence
- Employ approaches that address multiple types of learners (visual, sensory, kinesthetic, audio)
- Emphasize that all students are capable and should be treated with high expectations, both behaviorally and academically
- Value and promote peaceful conflict resolution and creative and authentic problem solving
- Work with an instructional coach to develop a collaborative relationship through meetings, ongoing observations, and reflective practices
- Uphold school-wide policy of logical consequences
- Create and maintain strong parent relationships in our school community
- Create units of study using Responsive Classroom practices
- Lead a daily morning meeting
- Attend weekly staff, department, and grade team meetings
- Attend professional development workshops
- Strong commitment to Growing Up Green Charter School's mission and green theme
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers
- Knowledge of Responsive Classroom and/or Developmental Designs
- Ability to play various musical instruments
- Experience in environmental education a plus
- Experience with technology integration
- Excellent organizational skills
- Starting salary is $62,902. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience as lead teacher in a K-12 setting and levels of attained education
- Bachelor's Degree required
- Two years of classroom teaching experience in the elementary school grades is preferred
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Seniority level
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Primary and Secondary Education
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