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Profesor de la Orquesta Elemental - Dividir entre el Rey Elemental y Phillips Elemental

4750 - King Elementary

Kansas City, MO, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Escuelas Públicas de Kansas City

Maestro Elemental - Orquesta

Grado de sueldos: T01 - T06

Departamento: Currículum, Instrucción y Desarrollo Profesional

Reports to: Building Principal

Estado FLSA: Exempt

Resumen de la posición:

El Maestro Elemental - Orquesta imparte clases orquestales en escuelas primarias públicas, fomentando un entorno de aprendizaje positivo y atractivo. Esta función implica desarrollar e implementar el plan de estudios, evaluar el progreso estudiantil y promover una pasión por la música orquestal. El candidato ideal inspirará a los estudiantes, demostrará experiencia en instrumentos orquestales y contribuirá a la comunidad musical de la escuela.

Lo que harás: (Responsabilidades)

Entrega Instructiva y Desarrollo de Curriculum

• Instruir a los estudiantes a través de conferencias, demostraciones y el uso de ayudas audiovisuales y materiales complementarios.

• Preparar objetivos y esquemas del curso siguiendo pautas curriculares y requisitos estatales/escolares.

• Asignar lecciones y proporcionar comentarios constructivos sobre la tarea.

Evaluación y comunicación de estudiantes

• Administrar pruebas para evaluar el progreso del estudiante y registrar resultados.

• Publicar informes de progreso para informar a los padres de los logros estudiantiles.

• Mantener registros de asistencia exactos.

• Conocer a los padres para discutir el progreso estudiantil y abordar cualquier preocupación.

Gestión de aulas y apoyo estudiantil

• Mantener un entorno de aula positivo y disciplinado.

• Estudiantes de asesoramiento sobre cuestiones de ajuste académico y personal.

• Ayudar a los estudiantes a seleccionar los cursos adecuados de estudio.

Desarrollo profesional e intervención extracurricular

• Participar en profesores y reuniones profesionales, conferencias educativas y talleres de formación docente.

• Patrocinar y/o asistir con actividades extracurriculares y organizaciones estudiantiles.

• Realizar otros deberes como asignados.

Para ser exitoso en este trabajo, necesitarás: (Calificaciones mínimas)

• Licenciado en Educación Primaria de una universidad o universidad de cuatro años.

• Certificación Estatal de Missouri en Música Instrumental (K-12).

En orden a #LevelUp in This Role, Necesitarás: (Preferred Qualifications and characteristics needed to excel in role)

• Experiencia demostrada y/o formación en técnicas y habilidades actuales en la enseñanza de estudiantes de nivel secundario.

• Competencia en el juego y la enseñanza de todos los instrumentos de cuerda.

• Experiencia docente en escuelas urbanas.

Beneficios: Seguro de Salud y Dental. KCPS Plan de Pensiones de Beneficios Definidos – obligatorio aporte del 9,0% de los empleados y compatible con KCPS; También se dispone de planes de ahorro voluntario de jubilación.

Demandas físicas: Los empleados deben poder sentarse, ponerse de pie, caminar, hablar, escuchar, usar manos y dedos, alcanzar, doblar, inclinarse y levantar al menos diez libras. Job requiere que el empleado de vez en cuando se agita, se arrodilla, se agacha o se arrastra. La capacidad visual requiere visión mono y color, visión estrecha, visión de distancia, percepción de profundidad y capacidad para ajustar el enfoque. Hay alojamientos razonables para personas con discapacidad.

Condiciones de empleo: calendario de 185 días; 8 horas/día, 5 días/semana.

¿Por qué unirse a las escuelas públicas de Kansas City?

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Kansas City, MO Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-17

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Opportunity and Market

Kansas City offers a sizable urban school market in a city of 521,220 residents. SBO+ currently has 13 active Kansas City listings, including teaching, fine-arts and coaching positions. The concentration gives candidates several openings to compare without changing markets. [1]

Career Outlook

Education is a meaningful part of the local workforce: educational instruction and library occupations accounted for 5.0% of Kansas City metro employment in May 2024. That was below the 5.8% national share, so the market is substantial without being unusually education-heavy. [2]

Compensation

Educational instruction and library occupations averaged $27.04 an hour in the metro in May 2024. Kansas City Public Schools subsequently announced a 5% increase in certified base pay and a $50,558 starting teacher salary for 2026. Coaching and activity assignments may be paid as stipends on top of a teaching contract, so the specific posting's pay terms matter. [2] [5]

Housing and Cost of Living

Typical rents require real room in an educator's budget. The city's median gross rent was $1,238, while HUD's FY 2026 benchmark for a two-bedroom home was $1,358. That two-bedroom benchmark equals about 32.23% of KCPS's announced $50,558 starting teacher salary before taxes, utilities, insurance and retirement deductions. [1] [3] [5,3]

Commute

Kansas City workers reported a mean commute of 21.7 minutes in the 2020-2024 Census period. School assignments can be spread across the district, so the verified worksite shown with each listing is the better starting point for judging the daily trip. [1]

Community Snapshot

Kansas City is large enough to offer distinct neighborhoods and housing choices, but affordability is a live local issue. KCUR reported that about 69,000 low-income renters in the region were living in homes they could not afford. A planned regional fund aims to create or preserve 3,500 to 5,000 affordable homes, useful progress but far smaller than the reported need. [1] [4]

Local Economy

The metro's mean hourly wage across all occupations was $30.78 in May 2024, below the $32.66 national average. Education and library work averaged $27.04 locally, putting the field below the metro-wide mean as well. [2] [2]

Relocation Considerations

A two-bedroom HUD rent benchmark consumes slightly more than 32% of KCPS's announced starting teacher pay before payroll deductions. A one-income household at the starting rate should budget carefully for utilities, transportation and benefits; a lower-cost apartment or second household income materially changes the picture. [3] [5] [5,3]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

The headline salary and the assignment pay may be different things. KCPS lists a $50,558 starting teacher salary, while coaching and extracurricular jobs can be stipend-based additions governed by a collective bargaining agreement. Read the individual listing's verified-worksite and pay notes before comparing it with a classroom position. [5]

Methodology

This report compares current city, metro, housing and district benchmarks. The 32.23% housing figure divides annual HUD two-bedroom rent by KCPS's announced starting teacher salary; it is a gross-pay comparison, not a take-home budget.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Census Bureau — effective 2025-07-01; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2024-05-01; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  3. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-01-01; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  4. KCUR — effective 2026-07-12; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  5. Kansas City Public Schools — effective 2026-06-16; retrieved 2026-08-18.