Music Teacher

Fusion Academy
Palo Alto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/28/2024 CLOSED ON 7/16/2024

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Music Teacher position at Fusion Academy?

Description

Position Summary:

Our campus has an opening for a Music Teacher for the 2024-25 School Year, starting Fall 2024. This teacher can ideally teach Recording Arts and some combination of the following instruments: guitar, drums, bass, vocals, and piano. Knowledge of other instruments is a plus. This position provides a student centered, supportive classroom that promotes resourcefulness, critical thinking, self awareness, and inclusion while addressing the individual academic and emotional needs of each student through Fusion’s differentiated approach.

Pay Range: $32.10 per hour USD

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Provide a one-to-one teaching experience in the areas of music creation (songwriting, composition, beat making), audio recording and music production (especially electronic music production), and traditional musical instruction like instrumental music (guitar, drums, bass, keyboard) and music fundamentals/enrichment (theory, appreciation) at grade levels 6-12. 70% of the teaching load will focus on musical creativity through music technology.
  • Show evidence of adapting and differentiated instruction for all students and a classroom forum for holistic growth.
  • Maintain complete and accurate records.
  • Develop and maintain genuine, positive and consistent communication with parents.
  • Contribute to and benefit from the campus community.
  • Practice professionalism through ongoing professional development, reflection and continuous improvement.
  • In addition to subject matter tutoring and teaching, this position includes significant student mentoring.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of a Bachelor's Degree is required for consideration.
  • Solid experience and working knowledge in a majority of these areas: musical creativity (mostly contemporary commercial music), analog/digital music technology, and instrumental performance (guitar, drums, keyboard).
  • Confident proficiency with the tools and techniques associated with contemporary recording and music production: microphones, digital audio, audio editing, MIDI and virtual instruments, audio effects/processors, synthesis, sampling, and mixing.
  • Proficiency with at least two of the three of the industry standard DAWs: ProTools, Logic, and Ableton Live.
  • Other desirable skills include vocal pedagogy, bass, music theory, music history, and audio for multi-media applications.
  • Teaching credentials are a plus but are not mandatory.
  • Experience with students with learning differences and ADHD is a plus as well as mentoring experience.
  • The ideal candidate is outgoing, well organized, competent in basic computer skills, and is an individual who is eager to work in a highly dynamic, energetic school setting.
  • Candidate must be prepared to teach and tutor material at a high school level immediately.

Competencies Desired

  • Expertise in the relevant subject area.
  • Understand learning differences and emotional difficulties.
  • Ability to mentor as a positive role model.
  • Understand and support each student’s Formal Education Plan (FEP).
  • Commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Self-directed, proactive, intelligent, knowledge of curriculum and assessment, multi-tasker, problem solving skills, professional written and verbal communication skills, ability to connect with students with patience and compassion.
  • Ability to manage stress, and self-regulate during chaos and crisis, consistently positive attitude, strong teamwork, passionate, genuine, organized, internally motivated, service orientation, ability to reserve judgment and respond with curiosity and compassion.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, marital status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, nationality or sex.

Position Requirements

  • Please review above requirements

About the Organization Fusion Academy is a revolutionary alternative, accredited private school for grades 6-12 that offers a fully individualized classroom: one student, one teacher. As the nationwide leader in one to one schooling, Fusion Academy has campuses throughout the country.

Every student at Fusion is unique - some students are accelerated learners; some need flexible scheduling; and others have special learning needs due to attention challenges, learning differences, or social and emotional difficulties. No matter why students come to Fusion, our model is simple - through compassion and acceptance, Fusion students learn on their terms, on their schedule, and in their learning style.

Our model is a unique academic program offering services year-round on a rolling admissions basis. Our environment is highly personal and socially inclusive. Equal emphasis is placed on students' emotional well-being as it is on academic achievements. In addition to full time enrollment, students at Fusion Academy may take a class for credit or enroll in our tutoring/mentoring program.

The Fusion culture offers a special place to work, teach, and learn. Fusionites are a special brand of educators--they are creative, passionate, embrace change, and have fun! They communicate honestly and with compassion to both students and colleagues. People join the Fusion family for more than just a paycheck; they seek to work with peers who share these values. And because Fusion is growing rapidly, we offer considerable opportunity for career advancement throughout the country.

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