What are the responsibilities and job description for the Arts Specialist Assistant - Music #2028 position at Mount Diablo Unified School District?
Arts Specialist Assistant
Job Description
Work Length : 8 hours per week
Vacancy is for the 2024 - 2025 school year ONLY Position June 4, 2025
CLASS TITLE : Arts Specialist Assistant
GOAL : To assist credentialed teachers in providing a developmentally appropriate arts curriculum to students through arts in its many forms and traditions, and to encourage and assist students to express themselves through the arts.
SALARY RANGE : Range 656 on CSEA Salary Schedule
WORK YEAR : 193 days (Second Semester Only)
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES :
Assist teacher with the following :
- Plan, develop, and execute standards based arts activities. E
- Organize and prep necessary materials for activities. E
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This list highlights how integral an accompanist is to both the logistical and artistic success of a choral program, emphasizing their value in supporting students and enhancing the overall choir experience.
Musical Support and Preparation : Provide consistent, professional-level instrumental coaching on various instruments during rehearsals and performances, ensuring all music is accurately and expressively supported.
Facilitate Rehearsals : Work closely with the instrumental music director to interpret and shape the music, helping the ensemble learn their parts more efficiently, and adjust pacing and dynamics as needed during practice & rehearsal sessions.
Performance Readiness : Prepare for and execute instrument specific coaching duties during concerts, ensuring smooth transitions and a cohesive sound between players in the ensemble during live performances.
Musical Leadership : Assist in guiding and coaching instrumentalists on difficult musical passages, helping with instrument specific technique, phrasing, and timing, particularly during challenging or unfamiliar pieces.
Administrative Collaboration : Coordinate with instrumental music directors and school administrators to plan rehearsals, performances, and any additional events, ensuring the ensembles are adequately supported and prepared for all musical activities.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS :
Training and Experience :
Knowledge of :
Ability to :
Certificates and Other Requirements :
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 or of?ce 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
