*Out of state applicants please provide ADE's verfication of provisional licensure eligibility*

Position Description

POSITION TITLE: Orchestra Instructor

FLSA: Exempt

QUALIFICATIONS: Must meet AR licensure requirements

REPORTS TO: Principal

LOCATION: Darby Junior High School

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: 213 Day employment with benefits as specified in employee contract.

BEGINNING: August 2018

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Lead beginning, intermediate, and advanced strings-only classes. 
• Prepare students to successfully audition for All-Region Orchestra, participate in Solo & Ensemble Contest, and perform at Region Contest.

• Implement a comprehensive plan of string instruction that addresses the fundamental through advanced performing techniques specific to each instrument.  Strings only, no full orchestra experience is required.

• Provide opportunities for students to showcase talents through a variety of school or public performances.
• Create or select long-range plans based on a review of system and state curriculum priorities, student profiles and instructional priorities.
• Define goals and objectives for unit and daily plans.
• Sequence content and activities appropriately.
• Identify specific intended learning outcomes which are challenging, meaningful and measurable.
• Plan and prepare a variety of learning activities considering individual student’s culture, learning styles, special needs and socio-economic background.
• Develop or select instructional activities which foster active involvement of students in the learning process and develop talents as both group and individual performers.
• Plan and prepare lessons and instructional strategies which support the school improvement plan and the system mission.
• Join with other departments or divisions in projects that provide opportunities for the blending of skills and resources for common goals.
• Establish and maintain a positive and safe learning environment in which students are encouraged to be actively engaged in the learning process.
• Maintain a clean, attractive and organized learning environment.
• Maintain academic focus by using a variety of motivational techniques.
• Establish and use behavior management techniques which are appropriate and effective.
• Establish routines and procedures and work with students on consistently following them.
• Create a learning climate that is challenging, yet non-threatening.
• Maintain instructional momentum with smooth and efficient transitions from one activity to another.
• Establish and maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures.
• Manage time effectively.
• Develop routines and efficient techniques for minimizing time required for administrative and organizational activities.
• Manage materials and equipment effectively. 
• Organize materials for efficient distribution and collection.
• Instruct and supervise the work of volunteers and aides when assigned.
• Assist in enforcement of school rules, administrative regulations and Board policy.
• Develop and use assessment strategies (traditional and alternative) to assist the continuous development of learners.
• Interpret and use data (including but not limited to standardized and other test results) for diagnosis, instructional planning, and program evaluation.
• Use ongoing assessment to monitor student progress, verify that learning is occurring and adjust curriculum and instruction.
• Provide feedback to students about the appropriateness of response and quality of work with a focus on improving student performance.
• Communicate, in understandable terms, individual student progress knowledgeably and responsibly to the student, parents and professional colleagues who need access to the information.
• Encourage self-assessment by students and assist them in developing plans for improving their performance. 

 OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:   

• 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.
• Must have the ability to lift at least 40 pounds occasionally.
• Ability to endure prolonged standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, occasional reaching above the head or  the shoulders, bending, squatting, and kneeling.

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