New York, New York
New York, New York
Easthampton, Massachusetts
Andover, Massachusetts
Owings Mills, Maryland
Posted: 23-Jan-26
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
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Why Teach at Avenues?
A top-tier school in New York City. Teaching and learning through challenging interdisciplinary projects. A culture of creativity, entrepreneurship and deep collaboration. State-of-the-art technology throughout. Brilliant colleagues, with widely diverse experience, creating a unique educational experience together. There is no place quite like Avenues.
Deep Collaboration and Constant Evolution
Collaboration here isn't a buzzword: it's woven into everything we do. No one teaches on an island here. Time to collaborate is embedded into the schedule. Teacher teams, across multiple disciplines, design learning experiences together for a whole grade level. This intensity of collaboration is challenging as well as exciting: we're always evolving, learning from each other and seeking to improve.
Language Immersion
Avenues students will graduate fluent in a second language and at ease beyond their borders. To this end, in all grades 1-5 students alternate their days between English and Spanish or English and Chinese classrooms.
What You’ll Do
Avenues The World School is a top-tier school with a truly global vision. Avenues New York is seeking a creative, curious and adaptive art teacher in our Lower Division. Art and design are an intrinsic part of an integrated curriculum, and our visual art teachers work closely with faculty from the disciplines of science, World, and English.
As an Avenues art teacher you will:
- Ensure that students achieve key learning outcomes in the arts, targeting instruction thoughtfully to address diverse individual needs
- Collaborate intensively with colleagues to refine our visual arts curriculum and develop interdisciplinary projects
- Build a robust learning atmosphere that leads students to feel part of a rigorous but joyful learning community
Additional information
If hired for this position, the annual salary range is between $70,000-$110,000. The salary may vary depending on your professional experience and skills. Competitive benefits for benefits eligible roles include medical, dental, life insurance, 401K savings plan, generous paid time off, family forming benefits, health and wellness benefits and more.
Avenues is deeply committed to diversity, equity and inclusion throughout our organization. We strive to uphold a culture in which every colleague feels that they belong, are trusted, and are valued. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and strongly encourage candidates from traditionally underrepresented communities or groups to apply. Avenues offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.
Avenues upholds the highest standards for safeguarding the physical and emotional wellbeing of children. As an essential aspect of this commitment, all offers are contingent upon successful completion of careful reference and background checks.
What You’ll Bring
Avenues Art teachers bring all or most of the following:
- Full professional fluency in Mandarin Chinese
- 2 or more years of art teaching experience with students in grade K-5
- Commitment to working with students of varying levels of interest and ability
- An understanding of social emotional development of young children and strong classroom management skills
- Strong collaboration skills
- Enthusiasm for project-based learning environments and student-centered classrooms
- Experience in multiple mediums of art instruction
- A robust personal art practice