26/27 Band Color Guard Caption

Dysart Unified School District; Surprise (AZ); On-site; USD 3,000 - 6,000; Part time

Job summary

Dysart Unified School District seeks a Color Guard Assistant to support the High School Band Director. This role coordinates preparations, exercises, and activities of the Color Guard and Winter Guard programs, directing performances and competitions with the marching band.

You will plan routines, supervise rehearsals, and ensure equipment readiness. The position emphasizes collaboration with band staff, athletic staff, and families, while recruiting and developing students for performances and

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED is required; higher education degree is preferred.
• Experience with color guard units (flags, rifles, sabres, dance) is required.
• Experience composing and choreographing routines for color guard units is required.
• Experience working with school-aged students is preferred; ideally at high school level.

Responsibilities

• Work with the Marching Band Director to develop a visual program including flag, uniform, and prop design.
• Attend rehearsals and performances; instruct in dance, flag, and color guard techniques.
• Evaluate members and design equipment carriage accordingly.
• Choreograph and implement color guard routines for both integrated and independent units.
• Create color guard rehearsal schedules with the Band Director.
• Schedule extra rehearsals as needed beyond scheduled marching band rehearsals.
• Ensure high performance levels through warm-ups and preparation.
• Recruit color guard members and retain current members.
• Ensure color guard is properly equipped for rehearsals and performances.
• Maintain cooperative relationships with athletic and band staff, administration, boosters, and custodial staff.
• Manage equipment for rehearsals and performances including maintenance and acquisitions.

Skills

Color guard choreography

Working with K-12 students

Collaboration with multiple groups

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Higher education degree preferred

Tools

Arizona FPCC IVP

Job description

GRADE

Certificated Extracurricular/Supplemental Assignment Pay Schedule

REPORTS TO

High School Band Director

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

SUPERVISES

No

JOB FAMILY

Academic Instruction

FTE

Supplemental

WORK CALENDAR

Variable

GRADE

Certificated Extracurricular/Supplemental Assignment Pay Schedule

APPROVED

June 12, 2019

Classification Summary

As an assistant to the high school Band Director, the Color Guard instructor coordinates the preparations, exercises, and activities of the school marching band’s auxiliary unit, the Color Guard in addition to the planning and directing of the Winter Guard program. The instructor prepares and directs the unit for independent performance and competition, as well as for performances integrated within the larger marching band.

Essential Duties

• Work closely with the Marching Band Director and the other staff members to develop a visual program, including flag, uniform, and prop design.
• Attend all rehearsals and performances, instructs members in fundamental and advanced dance, flag, and color guard rifle and sabre techniques.
• Evaluate members' abilities and designs equipment carriage accordingly.
• Choreograph, arrange, and implement color guard routine(s), both as an integrated part of the marching band (Field Show, Parade Routine, Stand Dances), and as an independent unit (Winter Guard).
• Create the color guard rehearsal schedule with the Marching Band Director.
• Schedule and conduct extra rehearsals for the unit, in addition to the scheduled marching band rehearsals as needed.
• Ensure the highest possible level of performance from the color guard members through a proper warm-up process, effective preparation, and attention to individual members.
• Recruit potential color guard members while retaining current members.
• Ensure that the color guard is properly equipped for rehearsals and performances.
• Maintain a cooperative working relationship with the Athletic Director, Band Director, Percussion Director, Band staff, Band members, School Administration, Booster Organization, and Custodial Staff.
• Manage all equipment necessary for rehearsals and performances including maintenance, repair, and acquisition recommendations.
• Participate in spring semester program planning as needed.
• Recommend new property purchases within the budget allocations to the Band Director.
• Participate and attend Band Camp and Winter Camp.
• Schedule separate competition events as the unit transitions its status from an attachment of the marching band to an independent competition entity (e.g., “Winter Guard”) during the winter season.
• Establish communication with parents of color guard students and organize their efforts in support of the unit.
• Other related duties, as assigned, to assist the Band Director prepare students for competitions and public appearances, including parades and reviews.

Education And Experience

• High School Diploma or GED; higher education degree preferred.
• Experience in the various sub groups of the guard unit (e.g. flags, rifles, sabres, dance, etc.) required.
• Experience in composing and choreographing routines for the various color guard units required.
• Experience working with school-aged students required; preferably at high school level.
• Experience in Marching Band Auxiliary performance required.

Licensing/Certifications

• Valid Level I Identity Verified Prints (IVP) Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card (FPCC).

Knowledge Of

• Marching band auxiliary performance
• Performing with a drums corps, university marching, or military organization
• Instruction/adjudication of a drum corps or marching organization

Skill In

• Composing and choreographing routines for the various color guard units
• Working with K-12 students
• Collaboration with multiple groups

Ada And Other Requirements

Positions in this class typically require: stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, fingering, grasping, feeling, talking, hearing, seeing and repetitive motions.

Moderate Work

Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. Standing for extended periods of time.

Working Conditions

Work is routinely performed in an indoor classroom or gymnasium and outdoor stadium environment including exposure to loud noise and being on your feet in extreme weather for long periods of time.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed by this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.

The Dysart Unified School District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights Act Title VII of 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. Dysart Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in employment or in any of its educational programs or in the provisions of benefits and services to students.