What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lower School Teacher - Art position at American Classical Education?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
Ashley River Classical Academy is hiring its founding faculty to teach its students when it opens in Charleston, SC in August 2025. Ashley River Classical Academy is a tuition-free, public, classical charter school. It is part of the Barney Charter School Initiative of Hillsdale College, a network of classical charter schools united by curriculum and purpose. Ashley River Classical Academy will initially open K-5 and grow to K-12 by adding one grade level each year. Ashley River Classical Academy is now accepting applications from new and experienced educators for all positions.
Each faculty member is a professional who is esteemed and supported by a faculty of colleagues striving for excellence. The faculty is entrusted with practical implementation of the mission of Ashley River Classical Academy : Our mission is to train the minds and hearts of our students through a content-rich classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with a focus on fostering moral character and civic virtue.
Lower School (K-5) Art Teachers teach students how to make and appreciate art across grades K-5. Lower School Art Teachers are also exemplars of Ashley River Classical Academy’s Virtues and actively seek to develop an appreciation for beauty and a strong moral character in students.
Requirements :
Primary duties and responsibilities include :
- Planning and teaching content-rich, engaging lessons, primarily using the pedagogical techniques of direct instruction and Socratic discussion
- Communicating frequently and consistently with parents about students’ behavioral and academic progress as well as events in the classroom
- Continuously improving instruction and content knowledge through coaching, professional development, and independent study
- Fostering a sense of joy and wonder in the classroom and beyond
- Maintaining high expectations for both academics and behavior through a commitment to schoolwide policies and procedures and the classical model
Qualities and characteristics of a successful Lower School Art Teacher :
Salary and Benefits
If interested, send a letter of interest, a resume, and a list of references to the chair of the hiring committee : careers@ashleyriverclassical.org
