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Teach Age: 3-12
Job Type：Full Time, Fixed Term
Start Date：February 2024


Job Responsibilities
The music teacher at Concordia International School, Ningbo will instruct various grade levels of students in the area of music and be responsible for cultivating the students’ appreciation of musical works. You will explore notes, scales and genres, using both Western and Asian traditions and instruments. You will be responsible for developing students’ musical understanding and use of rhythm, pitch, tone and timing as well as documenting their individual physical and emotional response to music.
The teacher will use project and experiment-based approaches to teaching, as well as traditional approaches. The teacher will be passionate about harnessing students’ imagination and creativity and helping them to enjoy and complete music projects and activities. Students will be encouraged to recognize, create and improvise musical patterns. You will motivate students by helping them to relate to music in their daily lives, and to appreciate composers in addition to assisting students in the process of creating music. Lessons will have differentiated activities to ensure all levels of musical skill are addressed.
The music teacher will be responsible for creating and leading the school’s music department in ensembles, choirs, orchestras or bands.
The classroom projects and activities will be global in perspective to include music of all areas of the world through various periods of time. The teacher will be aware of the intersection between music, language, mathematics, physics and culture and ask students to explore these intersections, looking at all musical genres from folk, classical and popular.


Essential Duties

• Plan lessons on music and music history in accordance with learning objectives
• Provide direct instruction in the classroom to students
• Work with parents and teaching assistants in coordinating needs for each student
• Develop musical talents within students
• Organize student performances for community & parents
• Attend competitive performances for students’ who are taking musical qualifications
• Showcase student skills
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
• Willingness to provide support/instruction in other extra-curricular activities
• Willingness to work within a small school setting
• Other duties as assigned
• Work closely with grade level teachers to integrate music into the curriculum
• Keep music room a pleasant learning environment
• Maintain and inventory music room and equipment
• Organize musical supplies including malleable, project materials and instruments
• Create monthly bulletin boards
• Compose and produce musical elements of Christmas program
• Assist teachers with musical needs

This Role Requires

• Teamwork across school departments
• Child and family focus
• Effective communication
• Strong administrative skills and use of school learner management systems
• Regular documentation of student development and achievements
• Practical thinking and decision-making
• Continuous improvement of the department
• Creation of departmental policies and handbooks in line with marketing guidelines
• Supporting others

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Music or Music Education from an accredited college or university
• National or State issued license or certifications

Preferred Skills

• 3 years’ experience
• Master’s degree

Additional Notes

• Mental Demands: Ability to give instructions to students and help meet individuals' needs.
• Physical Demands: Good vision, ability to move around the music room.

Why work for Concordia International School Ningbo ?

With the advent of the age of artificial intelligence, mechanical automation and increasingly advanced biotechnology have brought great convenience to human work and life, and have triggered Concordia's thinking about the future of education. How does the new technological revolution essentially affect education now and even in the future? Can the educational wisdom we have accumulated lead today's students to adapt to and even create the future they desire? Concordia's answer is that whole-person education that conforms to the laws of human growth is still the most likely path to success, which is expressed in Concordia's philosophy: Harmony and Difference, Harmony for Prosperity.

About Concordia School Ningbo
Relying on the Concordia Global Education Community, which has global influence and a long history of development, and as a supporting project of Ningbo's "3315 Talent Program", Concordia School Ningbo is based on the principle of "Harmony and Difference, Harmony for the Future". Concordia Bilingual School Ningbo (CBS) and Concordia International School Ningbo (CIS) are established under the motto of "Harmony and Difference, Harmony for Prosperity". The two schools are distinctive in their philosophies, curricula, and teaching staff, providing diverse, profound, dynamic, and life-affirming whole-person education programs for families with different needs, and nurturing new generations who are inquisitive, knowledgeable, caring, and who have made lifelong learning a lifelong pursuit. At the same time, the two schools share cutting-edge educational resources, integrate Chinese and foreign cultures, and work together to form a vibrant, inclusive, multicultural community of Concordia learners. We believe that the forms of a vital education can be varied, but the commonalities embodied in the inherent spirit as well as in the practice far outweigh the differences.
About Concordia International School Ningbo (CIS)
As one of the supporting projects of the “Ningbo 3315 Plan", Concordia International School Ningbo (CIS) was founded by the Ningbo Education Bureau to provide access to the Concordia education system for the whole city, and meet the educational needs of foreign personnels children.
CIS originated from the Concordia education system. Concordia is one of the world's most developed and influential private education systems, giving CIS an excellent educational background.
The Concordia education system has a long history with established schools such as the Hong Kong International School and Concordia International School Hong Kong, cultivating many outstanding graduates including the famous director Wu Yusen and Qiu Chengdong (younger brother of mathematician Qiu Chengtong), math professor of Tsinghua University. In Hong Kong, these schools are the most-welcomed and most-desirable schools among the top schools.
Take Your Career in Your Own Direction
At Concordia, the school administration, teachers, students, and parents work together to create an inclusive culture that respects and celebrates diversity. Each member of the school community collaborates with each other and takes different actions to fulfill and support the school's vision and mission. Concordia believes that every Concordia educator is able to retain his or her unique individuality within the Concordia community of learners, while tapping into the commonalities in collaboration with others, and that harmony and diversity are the key to success.
What We Offer(Benefits)
As a member of the Concordia family of schools, joining our team, you will enjoy the following benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Relocation allowance
• Flight allowance
• Private Healthcare Scheme
• Housing allowance
• School space for school aged children
• Contract Renew bonus

How to Apply
Application must be made on-line, attaching your current resume, cover letter and details of two professional referees.