Job Description: Leading Teaching Artist
Department: Music Program
Classification: Exempt/Full Time/Salaried
Reports To: Director, Music Program
Starting Salary Range: $40,000-50,000
Start Date: Early August and no later than August 18, 2014
Deadline to Apply: 7/31/14
The Lead Teaching Artist is based at the Franklin Elementary School, Santa Barbara. This is a full- time salaried position with benefits. The Lead Teaching Artist is entrusted with the musical and social
development of iCAN Music students participating in the after-school Music Program. To learn more about iCAN, please visit us at www.icansbc.org and on Facebook.
Lead Teaching Artist Responsibilities:
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Oversee the Music Program at the Franklin Elementary School to ensure iCAN’s philosophy and mission are practiced consistently throughout all elements of the program.
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Support the Program Director by establishing expectations for student musical, behavioral and academic progress.
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Support the development of the program and employ excellent, age-appropriate pedagogical teaching methods within a repertoire consistent with iCAN’s principles and incorporating best practices found in national and international El Sistema-inspired programs.
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Supervise iCAN Music Teaching Artists, site staff and volunteers, ensuring the highest level of unified program implementation possible.
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Together with the Program Director, regularly evaluate Teaching Artists’ daily lesson plans and site staff performance, including periodic written, oral and video reviews.
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Collaborate with the iCAN Music Program Director, school staff and outside evaluators in program evaluation processes in areas of data generation, collection, documentation, and analysis.
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Collaborate with the iCAN Music Program Director and all Music Program staff at the Franklin Elementary School to maintain excellent communication with parents/guardians and promote their engagement.
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Serve daily as a Teaching Artist within the after-school program.
Lead Teaching Artists Requirements:
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Four-year undergraduate music degree or equivalent experience required; post-graduate degree or equivalent experience highly desirable. Bachelors or Masters Degree in Music Education, California teaching credential preferred
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Demonstrated excellent musicianship and artistry as a teacher/performer
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Exceptional classroom management skills
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Experience leading ensembles - beginning through advanced levels
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Experience working with children from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds; experience
working in underserved communities
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Strong knowledge of music pedagogy and curriculum; experience with Kodaly, Orff, Dalcroze
or other music methodology of great value; certification preferred
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Strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide
range of constituencies in a diverse community
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Strong commitment to social change through music – el Sistema philosophy
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Excellent organizational skills
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Fluency in Spanish a plus
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Proficiency with Word, Excel, Google and various apps is preferred
Working Conditions:
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Must be able to work independently, using good judgment and discretion on assigned tasks and accept direction on given assignments
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Requires intermittent standing, walking, sitting, squatting, stretching and bending throughout the workday
To apply:
Please send cover letter, resume, and three professional references to [email protected]
Resumes should be submitted as soon as possible and will be screened on a rolling first-come, first- reviewed basis. In the subject line of your email please indicate the position to which you are applying (Lead Teaching Artist).
In the body of the email please include a short paragraph describing your teaching philosophy and motivation for applying. Video examples of classroom instruction or performance also preferred.
Incredible Children’s Art Network (iCAN) 222 East Canon Perdido, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 T: 805.845.5142 F: 805.845.6360
www.icansbc.org
