The mission of New York City Charter School of the Arts is to inspire a diverse community of young people to engage with the arts as a pathway to a rich and rigorous academic learning and a creative, purposeful life. 

Arts-based learning boosts academic achievement in math, science, history, and literacy, while helping students build capacities like problem-solving, critical thinking, empathy, resilience, and willingness to engage across differences. Our creative, academically challenging program is designed to meet the needs of all learners. City School of the Arts is not a traditional “art school”, but rather a high-performing, academically-focused school where the arts and the imagination are used to help a new generation of young leaders create, learn and thrive.

CSA believes in the importance of being a diverse, equitable and inclusive organization. We are committed to building a talented team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

CSA offers competitive salaries commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. 

Objectives 

• To promote physical health and wellness as a necessary corollary to academic success
• To provide group fitness class experiences to one grade level of students
• To support the integration of dance into fitness

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

• Build engaging and physically challenging units of study that promote critical thinking and personal development through physical education and dance for grades 7 and 8
• Create an inviting and supportive classroom culture that sparks creativity and love of learning
• Consistently hold students to high behavioral and academic expectations
• Furnish unit and lesson plans for your classes on time to your Instructional leader
• Meet regularly with your Instructional Leader to improve pedagogical practice which includes reflection following biweekly observations
• Assess and document attendance and grades in Alma, the student database in a timely manner as per established deadlines
• Collaborate to integrate the arts and interdisciplinary learning where possible to infuse artistic practice and the creative process into the planning and executing of each lesson
• Fulfill other responsibilities required by the Fitness department such as maintaining equipment inventory

Other professional duties

• Be present and engaged for approximately 20 hours a week – 12 periods of teaching and 2 periods of prep time; clock into and out of work daily
  • Monday: 12:15 - 1:30
  • Tuesday - Thursday: 8:10 - 2:00
  • Friday: 11:15 - 12:30
• Participate in shared administrative tasks, such as monitoring halls during transition, supporting deans during student lunch regularly, and hosting after school study hall
• Chaperone field trips; attend at least two evening events (showcases, family nights, performances) per semester;
• Respond to all parent communications within two work days; Participate in formal parent conferences two or three times per year;
• Fulfill other responsibilities in collaboration with the Executive Director, Instructional Leader, and / or grade-level team.