Mount Diablo Unified School District is hiring: Art Specialist As...
Mount Diablo Unified School District - Concord, CA, United States, 94529
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Work Length: 193 days .375 FTE (3 hours)
Vacancy is for the 2024 - 2025 school year
CLASS TITLE: Art Specialist Assistant (For Music Program)
GOAL: To assist credentialed teachers in providing a developmentally appropriate music curriculum to students through arts in its many forms and traditions, and to encourage and assist students to express themselves through music.
SALARY RANGE: Range 656 on CSEA Salary Schedule
WORK YEAR: 193 days
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
Assist teacher with the following:
- Plan, develop, and execute standards based music activities. E
- Organize and prep necessary materials for activities. E
And...
- Work collaboratively with teachers to deliver music activities within the classroom to support the integration of arts into all areas of the curriculum. E
- Work collaboratively with the VAPA Staff and School Site staff.
- As directed, assists teachers in general supervision of students.
- Supports the goals of the Board approved 2023-2027 Strategic Arts Plan.
*E notes essential duties
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
Training and Experience:
- Related music experience, preferable with brass instruments, such as trumpet, trombone, baritone and tuba.
- Practicing musicians with experience working with students preferred
- Arts degree, college level arts coursework, or professional artist work equivalency preferred
- Familiarity with the California Arts Teaching Standards
- Ability to relate to children
- Ability to collaborate and plan with classroom teachers.
- Diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of students
- Perform the duties of the position with or without accommodation
Ability to meet proficiency requirements as set forth in applicable state and federal laws and District Annual Notice (i.e. Mandated Reporting, Blood Borne Pathogen).
Environment:
School-based settings or other District-designated environments.
Physical Abilities:
Suffcient vision to monitor students during activities and to read instructional materials; hearing and speaking to exchange information and provide assistance to students and staff; frequently walking, reaching, holding with arms, bending at the waist, crouching and/or squatting to assist students; dexterity of hands and fingers to assist students and to operate specialized equipment; pushing wheelchairs; lifting and/or manipulating objects or persons, and/or use of motion up to 25 lbs. Or equivalent with or without assistance by another individual and/or with or without the assistance of devices designed to support the lifting effort.
Other Qualifications:
Must successfully pass the District's pre-employment requirements ie: fingerprinting and TB testing.
Board Approved March 6, 2024