Overview

Long-Term Substitute Music/Performing Arts Teacher

Position: Music/Performing Arts Teacher

Location: Los Angeles, California

Reports to: Principal

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

Work Class: Certificated

Capacity: Full-Time 

Organization Overview

The mission of Citizens of the World Los Angeles (CWC LA) is to provide a socio-economically, culturally, and racially diverse community of students in Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world. CWC schools:

• Service a socioeconomically, culturally, and racially diverse community;
• Develop students’ social and emotional skills to prepare them to become citizens of the world in an ever-changing future; and
• Promote academic rigor through a constructivist, project-based learning approach, to support and develop children’s natural intellectual curiosity

CWC LA has a Regional Support Office that supports all CWC LA schools. We work with our network partners at Citizens of the World Charter Schools, linking the schools in Los Angeles to CWC schools in other parts of the country.

Our core values are embraced by the entire community:

• Excellence: we demand lasting quality
• Diversity: we are better and stronger because of our differences
• Authenticity: we are our true selves in this work, and we are candid
• Community: we care deeply about people. We share and build partnerships. We celebrate, laugh, and seek joy, even in the tough times
• Change: we welcome the unknown, embracing the unexpected and new. We adapt to meet the ever-changing times. We find new ways.

Position Description

We are seeking an enthusiastic, skilled and creative Music/Performing Arts Teacher to join the CWC LA team of educators. Our Music/Performing Arts teacher will be an important part of our enrichment teaching team, supporting our school in its ability to offer high-quality arts education to our student body.

The Music/Performing Arts Teacher is responsible for delivering instruction of general music with a program that is designed to develop music literacy for elementary students, centered around aural and reading skill development and focused on The National Music Standards of creating, performing, responding and connecting to music. The successful candidate must demonstrate a passion for teaching elementary music while understanding the important role music plays in both the social/emotional development and academic growth of the youngest learners within our school community. Familiarity with Orff, Kodaly and Conversational Solfege methods is preferred.

Responsibilities

The Long-Term Substitute Music/Performing Arts Teacher’s job responsibilities include:

• Developing curriculum and units of study
• Regularly assessing student progress and achievement
• Participating in professional development activities, both internal (led by the principal, Lead Teachers and visiting experts) and external (visiting other schools, attending conferences, and engaging in best practice sharing with others in the charter school community, etc.)
• Participating as an active member of the community to provide stewardship of the school and adherence to its mission and guiding principles
• Maintaining a high-level of professionalism including meeting deadlines, and commitments to self, students, and the community.
• Conferring with teachers, school leaders, and other instructional personnel, external educational agencies, to aid in the development of robust, appropriate, educational programming and supports
• Planning and facilitating at least four (4) musical events, one per semester at each school site
• Coordinating with other Music and Arts teachers to align on curriculum and co-develop exhibition opportunities

Qualifications

Long Term-Substitute Music/Performing Arts Teacher will have:

• An Intern, Preliminary, Clear California teaching credential OR 30- day Substitute Teaching Permit in Music
• An English Learner Authorization (e.g. CLAD, BCLAD)
• Experience working with elementary students and developing music curriculum for such grade levels
• Passion for music and high-level proficiency in playing guitar, keyboard/piano, or another instrument
• Certification or training in either the Orff, Kodaly or Conversational Solfege
• Experience working in a socio-economic, racial and culturally diverse classroom setting.
• Ability to effectively manage and instruct both small and large groups of students
• An exhibited ability to work with children in a caring and respectful manner in order to create 
a joyful, caring classroom environment where instructional time includes community building, conflict resolution, skill-building, and empowering students to be peacemakers and agents for positive social change
• Experience working with diverse populations, including English language learners and students with special needs
• Fluency in a second language (ideally Spanish or Korean) is preferred.
• Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and a can-do attitude
• Personal investment in creating a classroom in which social emotional learning is the foundation 
of the culture
• Belief and willingness to ensure that all students can learn and achieve at high levels
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to communicate to a diverse audience.

Compensation and Benefits

Compensation will be commensurate with experience. CWC LA offers a competitive benefits package.

To Apply

Apply for this role via the CWC LA career portal: https://careers-cwclosangeles.icims.com

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, and, as an organization serving a diverse group of students, we work to reflect this diversity in our staff as well.