Details
Posted: 11-Jan-22
Location: Southborough, Massachusetts
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: 4 Year Degree
Categories:
Visual/Performing Arts
St. Mark's School seeks an experienced, collaborative, and energetic Art Teacher to teach four sections of art, including beginning through advanced Studio Art, Art History, and/or printmaking. Additionally, this teacher will manage student and outside artist exhibits and engagement with the arts outside of St. Mark’s, as well as assist with constructing portfolios for college applications.
The Arts Department views teaching art as an opportunity for interdisciplinary study through which we gain a greater understanding of culture, identity, the natural world, our community and ourselves. St. Mark’s values flexible educators who possess an optimistic, growth-oriented mindset regarding learning, both for themselves and their students. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of experience teaching Art at the secondary school level, in addition to a strong understanding of effective and developmentally appropriate pedagogies for teaching to a diverse community of learners. Additional experience with digital and mixed media, photography, film or other interdisciplinary approaches is also desired. Educators with these characteristics and the desire to contribute to a vibrant boarding school community through coaching, advising, and residential life are encouraged to apply.
St. Mark’s School seeks to reflect the increasingly diverse world in which we live. We provide our students with a superior education in a caring community of students, parents, faculty, and staff that represents a variety of racial, ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds. We strive to ensure opportunities for all students regardless of gender, race, religion, color, ethnicity, sexual preference, gender identity or economic background. In support of our objective, St. Mark’s School will:
- continue to give special importance to the inclusion within our student body, our faculty, and our staff of persons from all groups within our society, including those who have experienced prejudice and disadvantage,
- provide all members of the School with a range of appropriate opportunities to develop skills for living in a diverse community and integrate diversity initiatives throughout the School program.
- empower all members of the St. Mark’s community to share their differences as well as their common experiences to enhance their education.
St. Mark's School is a coed, private boarding high school of approximately 360 students with a strong, college preparatory curriculum located 22 miles west of Boston and 12 miles east of Worcester. The small size of the community, its ideal location, and its rigorous intellectual atmosphere make St. Mark’s a great place to live and work. The School offers competitive salaries and a generous benefits package including retirement plan, paid vacations and medical insurance.
No calls, please. Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis.