Main Purpose of the Role:

Middle school art teachers are responsible for many students' first experience with creating and analyzing visual arts - with that goal in mind, art teachers:

Key Responsibilities:

• Help students develop aesthetic awareness
• Teach students to use the creative process and problem solving skills
• Guide students to search for innovative approaches to meet challenges
• Help students manipulate elements, media, and forms to convey messages about their thoughts and feelings
• Guide students to construct works of art using various media
• Teach students to express feelings and thoughts using words while considering a piece of art
• Teach students to express feelings and thoughts through the creative process to make a finished artistic product while considering a theme or criteria
• Help students connect art to other subjects, peoples, and the world
• Develop appropriate instructional strategies given the age, outcomes and curriculum expectations
• Vary teaching and assessment approaches
• Address individual student needs for success
• Help expose students to a broader social, cultural and historical context through art
• Provide opportunities for students to practice patience and perseverance through the creative process
• Enthusiastically participate in collaborative co-curricular and extracurricular teams; draw students into these projects
• Be ready to receive teaching feedback and support from teaching partners and administration
• Demonstrate initiative, resiliency, and frugality, while maximizing student experience
• Support the mission and vision of the school
• Proactively and reliably communicate with families about student progress using both formal structures and informal feedback
• Enthusiastically promote school culture and practices, as well as instructional strategies and student rules
• Praise students in meaningful ways related to their academic development and achievements
• Collaborate with other educators to advance the school's mission
• Develop positive and meaningful relationships with students and their families
• Conduct all activities in a manner that practices professionalism.
• Assist with duties and supervisory needs as explained by the Director of Upper School

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong classroom management 
• Passion for and commitment to art education
• Ability to adjust to on-line instruction if needed
• Willingness to adapt CSB curriculum and pacing guides
• Strong leadership and team building skills
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Superb organizational, self-management, and problem-solving skills
• Ambition and desire to grow as an educational leader
• Commitment to responsive, honest feedback and coaching for teacher growth
• Demonstrated success in fostering a positive, collaborative educational environment
• Establish and maintain productive, collaborative, compassionate relationships with students, staff, parents, and community members
• Willingness to participate in extracurricular clubs and activities as faculty mentor, coach, or sponsor

Time commitment:

• 3-4 days/week from November - April