What are the responsibilities and job description for the Art Teacher position at Success Academy?
Art Teacher at Success Academy
As an Art Teacher, your role is to foster a love for art among students while engaging them in the creative process and enhancing their understanding of art history and design.
The position emphasizes building a joyful classroom culture, collaborating with fellow instructors, and participating in professional development to support continuous growth.
Success Academy is committed to providing a rigorous, whole-child education to students from diverse backgrounds, ensuring that non-academic subjects like art are integral to their learning experience.
We work tirelessly every day to ensure each child in NYC has access to a fun, rigorous, whole-child education regardless of zip code or economic status.
When you join SA, you play a part in giving every student who walks through the doors of one of our schools a fair shot at reaching his or her potential.
Job Description
- Build a safe and joyful classroom culture in which scholars develop a love for art;
- Engage students in the creative process and foster their talents, while deepening their knowledge and understanding of art, design, and art history;
- Collaborate with Art Teachers across the network to build a premier art program, while cultivating a school environment that prioritizes aesthetics and makes learning visible to the community;
- Build a culture of self-expression, and utilize the inquiry-based teaching and learning approach as a way to press scholars' critical and conceptual thinking about art;
- Engage in multiple Professional Developments to benefit from targeted, in-the-moment feedback on instruction, accelerating learning and growth with unparalleled support.
We Invite You to Apply If:
- You have graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Visual, Fine, or Studio Arts (Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, and Ceramics) or Art Education;
- You have an outstanding record of academic achievement;
- You have an art or art education portfolio that showcases your skill-set, and demonstrates your passion for art and learning;
- You have experience with holistic exposures to art and art history;
- You possess the ability to set ambitious goals for yourself and set high expectations for your Scholars;
- You embrace collaboration.
Compensation: $60,000.00
Keywords:
Art Teacher, Visual Arts, K-12 Education, Art Education, Creative Process, Student Engagement, Art History, Art Program Development, Whole-Child Education, Professional Development
Salary : $60,000
