• Job Description

  Req#: 5139065

  Position: Band Director - Middle School 2025-2026

  Location: Abner Creek Middle School

  Qualifications:

  Valid South Carolina Teaching Certificate

  Minimum of Five Years Experience

  Experience Leading a Middle School Band Program (Preferred)

  REPORTS TO: Building Principal

  GENERAL SUMMARY:

  Provide musical instruction for students and present them in performance as part of that instruction.

  PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Fulfill instructional objectives at the assigned school.
  • Fulfill, in cooperation and oversight with the Director of Bands, instruction and performance of all band students at the assigned school. The ensembles of the school will perform in all of the required yearly performances as identified in the District Five Bands Performance Requirements, unless excused by the principal.
  • Fulfill, in cooperation with the Director of Bands, recruiting and retention of all band students at the assigned school.
  • Attend monthly band staff meetings.
  • Maintain all appropriate professional memberships and affiliations purchased by the district**, (NAfME, SCMEA, SCBDA) This includes attending association meetings and participating in association business.
  • Administration of the local band budget at the assigned school, with oversight from the administration and District Director of Fine Arts.
  • Administer District Five School-Owned instrument and equipment Inventories at the school. Repair or coordinate repairs of any District Five equipment and instruments.
  • Present him/herself at all times as an advocate for District Five Schools in general and the arts program in particular.
  • Maintain a valid commercial driver’s license with proper certification to operate vehicles transporting students. Once obtained, the director will only drive his or her own students and ensembles. (This requirement may be waived in certain situations at the discretion of the school principal.)
  • Perform any and all duties as assigned by the administration.

  WORKING CONDITIONS:

  Conducts duties in a classroom environment with no significant exposure to environmental conditions. Requires ability to work under a degree of stress related to duties that require constant attention and working with students. Physical demands are restricted to classroom work requiring lifting/moving of items up to 25 pounds. Occasional local travel is required; no overnight travel is required. Job requires the operation of standard office equipment.

  DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:

  This job description is not intended as a complete listing of job duties. The incumbent is responsible for the performance of other related duties as assigned/required.

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  Statement of Non-Discrimination

  Spartanburg School District 5 does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, handicap or veteran status in the provision of educational opportunities and benefits in compliance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the employment provisions (Title I) of the American with Disabilities Act of 1990, Age Discrimination and Employment Act, and all other applicable civil rights laws.

• About the company

  District Five Schools of Spartanburg County is home to twelve highly successful, award-winning schools. Located in the center of a vibrant, rapidly growing international business community, we serve more than 8,000 students with a staff of nearly 1,100...

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