What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lower School Art and Digital Media Teacher position at St. Mary Academy-Bay View?
St. Mary Academy-Bay View is seeking a part-time Lower School Art and Digital Media Teacher beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. The teacher in this role would be responsible for introducing our youngest students to the world of visual arts, and digital media platforms Pre-K through 5.
The person in this role is committed to providing a student-centered environment that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Candidates must be committed to an all-girls and Mercy education.
Responsibilities:
-Develop and implement lesson plans for an experiential and project-based visual arts and digital media curriculum for students,
-Create and lead opportunities to present and promote art within the Lower School;
-Provide the environment necessary to meet content standards to develop lifelong learners.
-Introduce students to responsible technology use and digital citizenship;
-Equip students with basic computer skills and procedures: online research skills, creativity with tech tools, software programs used at Bay View (e.g., Google Classroom), and beginning coding;
-Independently learning how to navigate platforms used in school, sign in and out, and interact with carefully curated apps;
-Teach Media Literacy classes in grades PK through 5 on computer basics and procedures,
-Participate in ongoing professional development on emerging technologies, curriculum design, and pedagogies relevant to instructional technology.
Successful candidates will possess the following attributes:
-High energy level, creative and forward-thinking,
-Finds joy in working with children,
-Approaches work with energy, kindness, curiosity, flexibility, and a sense of humor,
-Supports Mercy values and the Mercy Critical Concerns,
-Demonstrates cultural competency and skills in working with and learning from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences,
-Regards collaboration as an essential component of professional growth and values working on a team,
-Enjoys a commitment that extends beyond the classroom, including contributions to the larger school community,
-Strong work ethic and a caring temperament
Requirements:
-BA/BS in related area, Master’s degree preferred
-3 years experience working in a school setting
TO APPLY
Go to bayviewacademy.org/about-bayview/employment-opportunities and download the “Teaching Application.”
Submit Bay View Application, letter of interest and resume to employment@bayviewacademy.org.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: St. Mary Academy – Bay View commits itself to maintaining a welcoming environment for all people and extends its welcome in particular to those who may be vulnerable to discrimination on the basis of their race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, military status or other legally protected status.
St. Mary Academy – Bay View is an all-girls, independent Catholic school serving a diverse population of girls from PreKindergarten through grade twelve and is located in Riverside, Rhode Island. A sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Mercy of the Americas, St. Mary Academy – Bay View fosters academic excellence in an innovative and creative learning environment while empowering each student to be a confident, independent, compassionate, and socially conscious faith-filled young woman.
