What are the responsibilities and job description for the Home School Enrichment Music Teacher Grades K-6 Classical Program position at Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver?
Job Title: Home School Enrichment Music Teacher (Grades K-6)
Location: Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver (ACAND)- Dacono, CO
FLSA Status: Exempt
Reports to: Dean of Homeschool Enrichment
Work Days: Part-time (.3 FTE - approximately 12 hours per week) Aug.-May HSE Faculty Calendar will be provided
In-person Fridays 8:00am-3:30pm (the remaining work hours for planning and preparation can be done at home throughout the week)
Desired Start Date: August 2025
Salary Range: $13,500 to $14,000
Position Summary:
Are you passionate about classical education? Do you desire to join a community of learners who share your passion and want to expand awareness and understanding of the liberal arts? Do you want to help train the minds and improve the hearts of young people through a classical, content-rich education?
The Ascent Classical Homeschool Enrichment Program is a tuition-free enrichment day offered to home-educated students. We provide homeschooled students with a classical academic enrichment program based in the liberal arts and sciences that supports and enriches their home education and cultivates a community of friendship and learning.
Read more about the distinctive of this program here: https://nd.ascentcolorado.org/homeschool-enrichment/hth
We are looking for someone with high standards of excellence, a professional demeanor, and a can-do attitude to join our team and to help us build for the future. A successful candidate will have previous classroom experience working with elementary or middle school students. They will demonstrate enthusiasm and knowledge of the classical tradition, as well as expertise in the field of music. They will desire to partner with parents and their home-educated students. Candidates should desire to work in a collaborative environment. They should be professional and well-organized and exhibit intellectual curiosity.
Essential Functions:
- Promote the school's mission and vision
- Engage students with a love of learning music
- Create an atmosphere of excellence paired with engagement and joyful learning
- Actively seek collaborative relationships with parents and mentor students in the pursuit of their own flourishing
- Use a curriculum map outline to create weekly lessons
- Guide students in the ability to listen and appreciate great music
- Teach singing, instruments, and basic music theory
- Teach five sections of music to students in Kindergarten through 6th grade
- Build an excellent school culture by holding students and staff to high academic and behavioral standards and modeling our school's seven core virtues
Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree/passing score on the State Praxis in the subject area
- A state teaching certification is not required
- Previous classroom experience working with elementary or middle school students preferred
- Enthusiasm and knowledge of the classical tradition and expertise in the field of Music
- Desire to partner with parents and their home-educated students
- Desire to work in a collaborative environment
- Professional and well-organized
- Exhibit intellectual curiosity
- Commitment to high moral character necessary to sustain ordered liberty and constitutional self-government
- Ability to develop positive and professional relationships with team members
- Ability to provide excellent customer service and always maintain confidentiality and professionalism
- Willingness to complete other related duties as assigned
Physical Requirements:
- Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds
- Must be able to traverse the classroom and the school
- Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk, working on a computer, or standing to teach
- Must be able to supervise outdoor recess/lessons
Salary : $13,500 - $14,000
