| St. George’s Independent School seeks a passionate, entrepreneurial, and hard-working individual who is energized by work with families to serve as a Middle and Upper School Visual Arts Teacher beginning August 2019. St. George’s Independent School welcomes applications from persons of any race, color, creed, nationality, or ethnic origin. Type: Salary Duration: Annual Letter of Agreement The successful candidate will possess skills and experience that would include the ability to: - teach across a spectrum of modalities and levels, including Introduction to Visual Arts,
Pottery, Printmaking, Photography, Advanced Art, or Digital Art - engage and inspire students through art-making techniques, art history, critique, and aesthetics
- effectively assess and clearly communicate development, growth, and progress to students and families
- collaborate with the Fine Arts faculty to display student art in a variety of media, within the school and Memphis communities
- serve as an advisor for a small group of students
- attend meetings and events that occur outside of school hours, on week days and weekends
- demonstrate a personal passion for creating his/her own art through a personal portfolio; all Fine Arts faculty are Artists-in-Residence who create their own art to share in the public community
Candidates will embrace the school’s mission and educational philosophy; candidates must be willing to work in a team environment, and be positive, inspirational, and family-centered. To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Paula Boruszewski, Office Manager and Assistant to the Associate Head of School, at pboruszewski@sgis.org or 1880 Wolf River Blvd., Collierville, TN 38017. |
