Description

Position Title: Prep Visual Arts Teacher (Part-Time)

Department: Prep

Reports To: Principal of the Preparatory

FLSA Classification: Exempt

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 50%

Schedule of Duties: 10-Month

Salary: $41,000- $82,000 annual/salary

Position Purpose: Teaches visual arts successfully at introductory and advanced/AP levels. Engages students in a variety of visual arts media (e.g, drawing, painting, print-making, collage, and/or other 2-D forms).

Specific Expectations for Prep Faculty & Staff: In addition to regular teaching and duties, the following duties and responsibilities are expected as part of the faculty/staff workload: chaperoning, community responsibilities, professional development and trainings, classroom substitution, holding office hours, proctoring exams, admission interviews, and attendance of, or participation in, mandatory meetings and/or events (e.g. Director’s Day, open houses, Schools’ annual auction), as required and directed by your supervisor and commensurate with the 50% role. All employees will be paid appropriately and according to current law. In the case you are required to work outside of your normal work schedule, non-exempt employees will receive overtime pay, as eligible.

Essential Functions

• Prepares course materials such as, syllabi, homework assignments, and student resources.
• Manages budget and materials for course, includes ordering supplies, providing monthly reports/reconciliations, and other administrative duties associated with maintaining a studio space.
• Maintains accurate student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Evaluates student work and provides meaningful feedback to guide learning / growth.
• Helps students to develop academic arts language / arts literacy standards within the field.
• Provides students exposure to diverse contemporary artists and works to foster a lens of Arts Activism.
• Provides meaningful assessment opportunities through guided reflection on process and critique structures.
• Guides students to contribute to multiple student art shows and community events throughout the school year.
• Responsible for visual arts shows installations.
• Plans, evaluates, and revises curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Establishes and maintains an effective classroom culture that supports student engagement and learning.
• Collaborates with colleagues to develop and renew curriculum and other school programs.
• Contributes actively to build a vibrant faculty/staff learning culture.
• Maintains regularly scheduled office hours in order to advise and assist students.
• Maintains expertise in subject matter and pedagogy through professional development.
  
  

Qualifications

• A clear commitment to the educational philosophy of the school as articulated in the Goals and Criteria of Sacred Heart Schools and professional behavior modeled on it.
• BA/BFA degree in relevant field and prior experience teaching studio art and/or work with adolescents. Prior experience working in an independent/Catholic school environment and a Masters degree in a relevant field and /or teaching credential in appropriate subject matter are preferred.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion.
• Demonstrated ability to teach adolescents with joy and verve.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate innovative technology to support student learning.
• Demonstrated ability to support all learners, including those with a learning difference or identified learning disability.
• Demonstrated passion for visual arts and fostering a passion in adolescents to create and develop as artists.
• Willingness to adapt to an existing curriculum as well as contribute ideas to enhance the academic program.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as outstanding interpersonal skills.
  
  

Physical Requirements And Work Environment

• Time of day for teaching and other duties varies by day.
• Must comply with all state vaccination requirements and show proof of vaccination including but not limited to COVID-19 or proof of eligibility for exemption.
• Works effectively in a dynamic and occasionally high-pressure environment dealing with a wide variety of challenges, deadlines and a varied array of contacts.
• Must be able to regularly move safely and comfortably over a 64-acre campus.
• May work at a desk and computer for extended periods of time (up to 10+ hours per day).
• Be able to regularly lift up to 10lbs and on occasion, safely lift up to 30 lbs.
• Work primarily in a traditional climate-controlled office environment and outside in weather ranging from cold and wet to very warm (80+ degrees).
• Flexibility to work some evenings and weekends, as needed.