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Atlanta Speech School

Music Teacher

Start Date: August 2025

The Atlanta Speech School provides an unmatched opportunity to learn from both peers and experts in the field and to contribute to the School’s growing body of knowledge. Beyond seeking proficiency, we work to construct a Deep Reading Brain for each child at the School and, through our Rollins Center for Language & Literacy, for every child beyond the school. Deep reading requires learning to make connections between what we read and what we think, feel, and do. Through deep reading, children develop empathy, hone critical thinking, and go on to make the greatest possible difference in the lives of others.

• We believe in connection over compliance. Rather than silencing children, we teach them to listen, think, question, and solve.
• Our staff works together to know and serve each child from within an intentional learning ecosystem that is as joyful as it is rigorous.
• Our practices are grounded in structured literacy and built on the sciences of healthy brain development, language acquisition, and the construction of the Deep Reading Brain. This work is intentionally centered around critical thinking, empathy, problem-solving, and the development of executive functions.

We are committed to providing a community through which all our students, families, and staff show up safely as themselves and for each other. As stewards of this environment, it is our responsibility to ensure safety extends to every person, inclusive of all races /ethnicities, religions, genders, family structures, sexual orientations, and any other aspect of their identity.

The School has never turned away a child in need of services based on their family’s financial circumstances.

The Atlanta Speech School is seeking a full-time Music Teacher to inspire and nurture students' love of music while fostering creativity and self-expression. The ideal candidate understands the importance of integrating music into the broader educational experience and is familiar with research-based practices in music education. The Music Teacher must be able to work collaboratively with colleagues and assume multiple roles, including instructional leader, creative facilitator, and mentor, to support the holistic development of all learners.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The music teacher utilizes leadership and expertise to provide a music program aligned with the school's mission, goals, and objectives. The teacher collaborates with classroom teachers and school leadership to design, implement, and/or enhance lessons and units of instruction and provides equitable access to information.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES OF THE POSITION:

Foster a lifelong love and appreciation for music.

• Design and deliver developmental lesson plans for toddlers through sixth graders.
• Introduce children to a wide range of music styles, genres, and music-makers.
• Build a vocabulary for children to describe and discuss music.
• Teach fundamental musical concepts, such as high/low, loud/quiet, and fast/slow.
• Familiarize children with musical forms, including rondo, ABA, and theme and variation.
• Develop an internal steady beat in children, along with age-appropriate rhythmic skills.
• Enhance singing and listening abilities through structured activities.
• Lay the foundation for children to understand and read music notation.
• Expose children to various instruments, instrument families, and their unique sounds.
• Build ensemble skills by teaching children to sing and play instruments together.
• Provide tools, opportunities, and encouragement for children to create original music, both individually and collaboratively.
• Maintain accurate inventories, records, and reports as required by the school.
• Direct and manage concerts, performances, and student-driven (or student-centered) productions
• Manage school chorus practices and performances.
• Fulfill assigned responsibilities, such as morning, lunch/recess, and carpool duties.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• Master’s degree in music education or a related field with appropriate certification required.
• A valid Georgia teaching certificate is required.
• Experience as a music educator preferred.
• Knowledge of best practices in music education, instructional technology, and curriculum development, particularly related to fostering creativity and musical literacy.
• Demonstrated leadership and ability to foster a collaborative, professional environment to maximize student outcomes in music education.
• Must be innovative and creative in integrating emerging technologies and diverse musical formats into teaching and learning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

SALARY: Salary is commensurate with experience.

BENEFITS: This is a 190-day full-time school position, offering a generous benefits package including health/dental/life/vision and long-term disability insurance. The Speech School subsidizes health insurance premiums for staff and families. Other benefits include a Flexible Spending Account, 403(b) Plan, cost reduction of some Atlanta Speech School services, complimentary meals onsite during working hours, and personal and accrued sick leave.

TO APPLY: Please submit all the following documents to ensure that your information is considered: cover letter , resume , and written submission. Please describe how your particular skills, talents, and/or expertise could be beneficial to the Atlanta Speech School. (Please limit the response to 500 words).

Subject line: Music Teacher

Email : hr@atlantaspeechschool.org

Atlanta Speech School

Founded over 85 years ago, the Atlanta Speech School has evolved into four school divisions, four clinical programs, the Rollins Center for Language & Literacy professional development program, and Rollins’ free online Cox Campus. Across all our programs, we are driven to ensure that each child can find their voice. The School has never turned away a child in need of our specialized services based on their family’s financial circumstances.

We are the educational equivalent of a teaching hospital. With our vision of literacy and justice for all, we lead equity-based change by extending our work beyond our campus. What occurs in the classroom for each child at the Atlanta Speech School is made available to every teacher by way of our free online professional learning platform, . Cox Campus’ membership is composed of more than 270,000 educators, leaders, healthcare professionals, and parents representing all 50 states and 100 countries.

The School, across all its programs, attracts a staff of the most gifted and committed teaching professionals who apply the research of the nation’s leading experts on early healthy brain development, language acquisition, and Deep Reading Brain.

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