Music Teacher - Phoenix South

About the position

BASIS Phoenix South is seeking qualified candidates for a Music Teacher to start ASAP! Our Phoenix South campus is a Title I School, which means it serves a high percentage of students from low-income families. Teachers are drawn to teach in Title I schools for a variety of reasons, including the desire to make a difference for high-needs students. The role of the Music Teacher (SET) is to ensure the day-to-day exceptional education of students by preparing and facilitating subject specific lesson plans. Subject Expert Teachers implement the established BASIS Curriculum while tailoring specific topics to integrate their knowledge and passion for the subject.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and facilitate subject and grade specific lesson plans
• Provide subject instruction on a higher level than grade-standard in an interactive learning environment to achieve exceptional results for all students
• Implement the BASIS Curriculum by designing effective and creative lessons and assessments to ensure students' education is internationally competitive
• Collaborate with other BASIS Curriculum teachers to further develop curriculum/subject material and build a community of like-minded professionals passionate about education
• Tutor students in content-specific knowledge and skills to heighten the trajectory of students' academic and career success
• Manage student behavior to foster academic achievement, personal responsibility, intellect, individuality, and respect in all students
• Support the execution of non-instructional functions, such as 'Early Bird,' 'Late Bird,' and lunch
• Maintain regular, full, predictable attendance
• Supervise individual students and/or groups of students

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in subject matter (or 24+ credit hours in applicable subject matter with other degree)
• Valid Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Fingerprint Clearance Card
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in subject matter or education
• 2+ years teaching/education experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary dependent on education and experience
• Employer paid medical and dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• PTO
• Ability to add dependents
• 401k with partial match that grows over time
• Employee Assistance Program
• Childcare Savings Opportunity (KinderCare tuition discount)