Salary: From $65,000 annual DOE Classification: Certificated DOL Status: Full-time Exemption Status: Non-Exempt Manager: School Principal Supervisor: School Principal Direct Reports: None

Summary of Position AoA is seeking a middle school music teacher for a long-term substitute position starting in Mid November 2025. This position includes teaching 3 sections of Band and 2 sections of Orchestra at both beginning and intermediate levels.

AoA is a community of professionals committed to serving ALL students well and who continually strive to close the opportunity gap so that a students demographic markers are not predictors of their success. We accomplish this by offering a rigorous, socially conscious, student-centered education that prioritizes students academic and social-emotional development. We believe that collaboration on a deep level is necessary in order to achieve our mission and serve our community well.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Teach 5 sections of band/orchestra to 6th-8th graders

Serve as an advisor to group of students and supervise Tutorial periods with those students

Qualifications

Clear Single Subject California Teaching Credential (preferred), Multi-Subject California Teaching Credential, or working towards a Preliminary California Teaching Credential Passing score of California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) if no credential

Bachelor's Degree

Must pass a criminal background check and TB test clearance

Secondary classroom experience and strong classroom management

Skills & Requirements

Experience teaching band/orchestra, preferably at the secondary level.

Be committed to supporting students with high needs and believe that all students can be successful at high levels and that a students academic success should not be determined by their race or ethnicity, socio-economic status, gender, sexual preference, etc.

Have a student-focused lens and continually seek to build strong relationships with students and their families. Utilize restorative practices with students.

Value community and collaboration with other teachers, and supporting staff members

Be a successful teacher strong in content knowledge, culturally responsive practices, skilled at curriculum development. Experience with inquiry- or project-based learning is a plus.

Reflect deeply and often about how to grow and develop instructional practices in order to impact student learning. Be open to coaching and feedback to improve practice.

Time Commitment 6-month position

40-hour work week

Compensation Competitive based on education level & experience

Working Conditions The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must be able to:

Stand or sit for extended periods of time

Bend at the waist, kneel or crouch to file materials

Reach above shoulders to file materials

Lift, carry, and push and/or pull items with a strength factor of medium work Potential hazards:

Contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals

Possible fights and confrontations

Contact with ill students

Possible contact with blood borne pathogens

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by the person in this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills. Specific functional responsibilities of the role may change depending on staff capacity and organizational need.