Music Teacher (Part-Time)

The Junior and Senior School is looking to hire an enthusiastic, hardworking individual for the position of Music Teacher (Part time) for the Academic Year 2024-2025 onwards. 

Duties and Responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities outlined in the detailed Job Description, are examples of a successful candidate. However, these are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive.

Requirements

• KYSATS recognized university degree in relevant subject
• Proficiency in playing musical instruments
• Willingness to run extracurricular activities such as choir, band, orchestra, and musical theatre
• Ability to teach choral music will be considered as an advantage
• Familiarity with music technology and software (e.g., DAWs, notation programs), will be considered as an advantage
• Be able to communicate effectively within a team
• Be a positive, kind, and caring person
• Good behaviour and classroom management skills
• Excellent knowledge of the English language

Duties and Responsibilities

Learning and Teaching

• Planning and preparing stimulating, challenging, enjoyable learning opportunities which take into regard the curriculum of the school and the individual abilities of the pupils in the class
• Consistently teaching at a high level to ensure pupils’ learning is challenging and progressing
• Whenever possible, giving immediate oral or written feedback to pupils about their learning so that they know how to improve
• Assessing, recording, and reporting on the development, progress, and attainment of pupils
• Checking on the academic progress of individual pupils on a regular basis
• Differentiating teaching materials so that tasks and expectations are appropriate and support and challenge pupils whatever their levels of ability
• Ensuring that all records and data collection are kept up to date and that information is passed onto Subject Leaders and the Head Teacher in a timely manner
• Communicating and consulting with the parents or carers of pupils about their child’s progress in all areas
• Communicating and consulting with specialist teachers when required
• Communicating and co-operating with agencies outside the school as appropriate.
• Working as part of a team to plan collaborative schemes of work and learning plans for pupils in their particular year group

Discipline

• Providing guidance and advice to pupils on their social and emotional development
• Maintaining high standards of behaviour in all learning situations; being aware of the School’s Behavioural Policy and procedures
• Maintaining a high standard of pupil behaviour in the playground and common areas, being alert and proactive and inform and liaise with class teachers when appropriate
• Professional Development
• Reviewing on an ongoing basis, teaching methods and programmes of work
• Participating in arrangements for professional development which support the development of the whole School and the individual
• Participating in meetings at the school which relate to the curriculum, administration, or organisation

Applications

Interested applicants should complete our online application and send their CV and certificates, quoting “Music PT 06.2024” until the 17th June 2024.