K-8 Music Teacher

Job Description

Our Lady Star of the Sea is a Catholic Liberal Arts elementary school located in Bremerton, WA. Currently, OLSOS serves 235 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. We are delighted to have a school staff who embrace the mission of Catholic Liberal Arts Education and to have the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia of Nashville as a part of our community.

The purpose of our school community is to cultivate missionary disciples who are fully alive in Jesus Christ. Our school guides children into a meaningful friendship with Jesus Christ and a daily life patterned on the Catholic faith. Students discover that our Lord illuminates reason, gives richer meaning to all learning, and enlivens culture. Thus, they grow in virtue and the fruits of the Holy Spirit. This relationship directs their lives to Jesus' Gospel mission in an apostolic age, that is, a time when most people have not heard the Good News of Jesus. Our core purpose is to cultivate students who evangelize not merely through words, but through an incarnational presence: when people encounter our students, they are attracted to God through them.

The pillars of our school philosophy and curriculum are Christ-Centeredness, Faith & Reason, Virtue, Discernment, Beauty, Relationships & Family, and Catholic Social Teaching.

https://school.starofthesea.net/

Job Description

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School seeks a part-time teacher to instruct Kindergarten through Eighth Grade students in music. Each grade level is instructed in music twice a week.

Job Responsibilities

-Teach in the Catholic Liberal Education method or willing to learn this pedagogy that fosters a connection to God through music
-Demonstrate effective and concise verbal and written communication skills
-Create weekly lesson plans to be submitted to administration for review
-Introduce students to different genres of music, performers, and styles
-Develop basic vocal instruction all the way up to high level choir techniques
-Teach musical concepts such as pitch, rhythm, and music notation
-Provide instruction in sacred music and all Mass parts in all grades
-Prepare weekly a 5-8th Grade choir to sing at school Mass
-Evaluate student performance and provide a summative grade for each trimester report card
-Establish clear expectations, procedures, and routines for virtuous student behavior within the classroom and reinforce schoolwide behavior expectations
-Collaboratively organize an Advent Concert and Spring Concert
-Organize performances for the Saints and Scholars Gala (school annual fundraiser)
-Attend all school wide professional development within the year
-Attend school staff meetings twice a month
-Desire to work as part of an instructional team that desires to foster a love of learning in all disciplines

Minimum Qualifications

-A minimum of two years teaching experience preferably in a Catholic school
-Hold a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline; Masters preferred
-Hold a teaching certificate in WA state/other state or currently working towards one
-Be a practicing Catholic willing to pledge fidelity to the Magisterium of the Catholic Church
-Clear a background check and complete safe environment training

Salary

Part-time ~ $13,000-$15,500 (18 hours a week)
Any offered salary is determined based on internal equity, internal salary ranges, market data, applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, degrees, and certifications.

Application Process

Please email a cover letter and resume to Mrs. Powell at tpowell@starofthesea.net.

About the Employer

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Under the patronage of our Blessed Mother, the mission of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic School is to support parents in their role as the primary educators of their children. Our classical training nourishes the students' natural sense of wonder and guides them to know and love
what is genuinely good, true, and beautiful. Faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church, we form our students to be virtuous disciples of Jesus Christ and joyful witnesses to the Gospel.