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PARISHarts MS Visual Arts

JOB SUMMARY

PARISHarts is seeking a creative, dedicated, and student-centered individual to teach Middle School visual arts. This role will be responsible for teaching visual art classes to 5^th through 8^th grade students and serving as a Middle School advisor. The successful candidate will have experience with visual art pedagogy, assessment, and curriculum development, an in-depth knowledge of both traditional and digital visual art media, and a love of working with Middle Schools students. In addition, excellent communication skills, professionalism, and tact in dealing with parents, colleagues and students is a must.  The Middle School Visual Art teacher plays a vital role in our vertical alignment of curriculum and in cultivating our young artists.  A team player and strong spirit of collaboration with our visual art team are important elements we’re looking for in a successful candidate. Involvement in student life and curricular development is an expectation of all teachers.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• Plan and execute lessons to help students achieve competence and meet subject-area objectives.
• Prepare student work for exhibit, including matting or mounting, labels, and assignment information.
• Collaborate with other art teachers in joint course offerings and experiences.
• Select contests and exhibits for students to participate in and supervise work preparation and submission.
• Conduct parent teacher conferences at scheduled intervals and on an as needed basis.
• Manage and monitor student learning.
• Act as the advisor for one section of students. Advisors serve as the point person for communication with the parents of the advisory students.
• Assist with extracurricular activities as assigned.
• Prepare course resources, including teaching and testing materials, articles, workbooks, manuals, and assignments.
• Collaborate with the visual art faculty, curriculum coordinator, and Director of PARISHarts on the continued evolution of the visual art program.
• Adhere and aspire to Parish Episcopal “Characteristics of Effective Teaching”.
• Promote the School’s statement of mission and philosophy.
• Prepare students for future study and make proper course recommendations.
• Maintain professional credentials as required by Independent Schools Association of the Southwest (ISAS) or other accrediting agencies.
• Collaborate with colleagues.
• Attend all required faculty meetings and professional development days.
• All other duties as assigned.

MARGINAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Marginal duties of this position include the following. Employees in this position perform some or all of the following tasks. Other duties may be assigned.

• Attends Staff Development and Division Meetings
• Attends School Functions as needed
• Attends Conferences for Professional Development
• Attends Department Meetings
• Attends Daily Chapel
• Attends school events such as Middle School back-to-school night, Admission Open Houses, Field Trips/Class Trips, gallery opening and other PARISHarts events

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

All school employees have some responsibility for supervising students and assisting in maintaining a safe environment

The School believes that each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or local anti-discrimination laws. The School’s equal employment opportunity practices extend to recruitment, hiring, selection, compensation, benefits, transfer, promotion, training, discipline, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. All Employees are responsible for complying with the School’s equal employment opportunity policy.

Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and resume’ and 3 professional references to employment@parish.org

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree; relevant Master’s Degree preferred
• 3-5 years’ teaching experience

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Creativity in curriculum development, project-based learning and differentiated lesson planning for the Middle School visual art classes.
• Ability to interact with parents, faculty, and staff, and handle confidential material and situations with discretion and sensitivity.
• Manage program budget, including forecast, purchase and management of classroom supplies and equipment.
• An accessible and approachable people person with a good sense of humor.
• Able to set goals and accept professional feedback.
• Strong ability to work collegially across the school community.
• Technologically literate and able to learn new systems and software.
• Must meet the physical and mental requirements of the position.

About Parish Episcopal School- Sigma

Thank you for exploring the professional opportunities available at Parish Episcopal School. As a place that seeks to add value to the lives of the students in our community, we search for faculty members who possess a passion for their subject, an eagerness to build meaningful relationships with those they teach and a recognition of the important place that contemplation and reflection hold in the educational process. If you are committed to purposeful work and possess a spirit of possibility, I would invite you to learn more about Parish through our website and to apply for an appropriate position. Parish Episcopal School is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other status protected by law.

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