Job Description
Job – Blacksburg Primary School
Elementary Music Teacher
General Statement of Job
Under limited supervision, employs classroom management techniques that create a learning environment in which students know what is expected of them. Gives instruction in the areas assigned by the principal. Reports to the principal.
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Music Education
• South Carolina Music Education Certification
Position Summary
The Cherokee County School District seeks a certified Music Teacher to deliver high‑quality, standards‑based general music instruction for students in grades K–5 while leading and supporting a comprehensive school arts program. This role includes instructional, performance, leadership, and grant‑related responsibilities designed to strengthen arts education, promote arts integration across the curriculum, and enhance school‑wide cultural programming.
Primary Responsibilities
• Provide standards‑based general music instruction for students in grades K–5, including planning, assessment, and monitoring of student progress.
• Plan and implement music instruction aligned with South Carolina music standards, including formative and summative assessments.
• Prepare students for multiple in‑school, after‑school, and community outreach performances throughout the school year.
• Coordinate and participate in school and community performance events representing the assigned school.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities – Essential Job Functions Standards and Expectations
• Classroom Management:
• Begin the class promptly.
• Communicate expected behaviors to students.
• Maintain maximum on‑task behavior from all participants.
• Respond to inappropriate behaviors with immediate and appropriate intervention.
• Materials:
• Choose appropriate materials and equipment for each lesson.
• Handle materials efficiently in the classroom setting.
• Planning for Instruction:
• Develop effective teaching strategies that achieve the lesson’s behavioral objective.
• Use a clinical approach to teaching, diagnosing and prescribing evidence‑based interventions.
• Utilize an appropriate lesson plan format.
• Ensure the behavioral objective is appropriate for the learner group.
• Teaching the Lesson:
• Identify and meet student differences in needs, abilities, and interests.
• Communicate clearly what is to be learned, the purpose of the learning, and how it connects to prior knowledge.
• Provide opportunities for accountability, practice, and feedback.
• Demonstrate up‑to‑date knowledge of the subject matter.
• Use reinforcement theory to maintain a conducive learning climate.
• Encourage, praise, and acknowledge student effort appropriately.
• Ensure practice schedules secure retention of learning.
• Collect data to evaluate student performance and inform future instruction.
Physical and Cognitive Requirements
• Physical Requirements:
Sedentary work involving walking or standing some of the time and lifting up to 10 pounds as needed.
• Data Conception:
Compare and judge observable characteristics of data, people, or things.
• Interpersonal Communication:
Speak and signal people, receive assignments and directions.
• Language Ability:
Read policy and procedure manuals, enter data, prepare reports, and communicate effectively.
• Intelligence:
Apply logical thinking to define problems, analyze data, and make independent judgments.
• Verbal Aptitude:
Record and deliver information and follow oral and written instructions.
• Numerical Aptitude:
Perform basic calculations and apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude:
Inspect items for proper dimensions and visually read information.
• Motor Coordination, Manual Dexterity, Color Discrimination, Interpersonal Temperament, Physical Communication:
Coordinate hands, eyes, speech, and hearing as required for office equipment and communication tasks.
Essential Functions
• Meet and instruct assigned classes in designated locations and times.
• Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students and state standards.
• Establish clear objectives for all classroom activities and communicate them to students.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media appropriate for the classroom environment.
• Provid…