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Music Educator

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About Aspire Public Schools

Aspire Public Schools is a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998, Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers, and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

Job Summary

As a Music Educator at Aspire Public Schools, you will provide high-quality instruction within a small school environment where every student is known and valued as an individual. You will uphold the mission and values of Aspire Public Schools and contribute to our goal that every student in California has access to a high-quality public education.

Key Responsibilities
  • Establish a Culture of High Expectations: Develop and maintain a culture of high expectations that includes the shared belief that every student will attend college.
  • Design and Implement Instruction: Develop and implement lesson plans and classroom activities aligned with California State Standards and Aspire Instructional Guidelines.
  • Assess and Refine Instruction: Assess students regularly and analyze student results; refine and differentiate classroom instruction based on assessment data and student needs.
  • Collaborate with Colleagues: Collaborate with colleagues to improve instructional practices throughout the school; share best practices.
  • Communicate with Families: Communicate regularly with students and their families about classroom activities and student progress.
  • Manage Student Behavior: Manage student behavior to ensure every student is fully engaged.
  • Participate in Professional Development: Actively participate in professional development activities, and work closely with lead teachers, principal, and instructional coaches.
  • Maintain Student Records: Maintain accurate student records including attendance.
  • Support Student Needs: Identify unique student needs and collaborate with team members to effectively address those needs.
  • Support Aspire's Mission: Support the mission, vision, and core values of Aspire Public Schools.
Qualifications
  • Competencies: Knowledge of child cognitive development and various learning styles, knowledge of subject matter, including California State Standards and subject-specific frameworks, knowledge of assessments, ability and willingness to implement Aspire Instructional Guidelines and Best Practices, ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative student data, ability and willingness to reflect and improve instructional practices, ability to collaborate with colleagues, parents, and community.
  • Minimum Educational Requirements: Bachelor's Degree, K-8 Single Subject: Music Credential preferred; 9-12 Single Subject: Music required, English Language Learner Authorization required 9-12, NCLB Highly Qualified required K-12.
  • Experience: 1+ year working with students as a teacher, teacher intern, or teaching assistant preferred.
Work Environment

The work environment characteristics are representative of those in a normal office, classroom/school setting which one might encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation

Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammate's well-being. In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, we offer employees exceptional benefits, including paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans, life insurance/long-term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and adoption assistance program.

Our salary schedule based on years of experience for this position type is reflected here:

Aspire Public Schools Teacher Salary Scale

Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.