Job Abstract

Summary:

Duchesne Academy is seeking an Upper School Visual Arts teacher with experience teaching upper school grade levels. Successful candidates should be proficient with many different art media and enthusiastic about nurturing and supporting young artists.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach US Art classes, including introductory classes, studio classes across a wide variety of media, and advanced classes such as AP Studio Art.
• Maintain our studios, darkroom, and on-campus gallery space, in cooperation with the MS and LS Art teachers.
• Supervise an US Advisory group.
• Plan, organize, and lead activities designed to promote academic, social, and emotional development in a supportive and engaging learning environment.
• Create an emotionally responsive, caring, positive, and accepting environment supportive of the individual development of each child and family.
• Supervise children and ensure a safe and loving environment including the ability to monitor and respond to events going on at all times in the classroom, outdoor play areas, and other areas of the campus.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students varying needs and interests.
• Attend staff meetings, serve on committees as required, seek and attend professional development opportunities.
• Evaluate each student’s growth and performance.
• Provide constructive feedback to parents.
• Prepare and distribute report cards online.

Minimum Education/Prior Experience/Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Teaching Certificate
• Strong facility with drawing, painting, and sculpture. Familiarity with photography, ceramics, and art history are a plus.
• High level of competence using technology.
• Experience in a PreK-12 environment, preferably in independent schools.
• Strong references to convey teaching abilities.

Core Competencies

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Growth mindset.
• Positive role model for students.
• Treat parents as partners in their child’s education.
• Empathetic to the needs of students and families.

Upon Hiring

• Successful completion of criminal offender record information and sexual offender registry information checks.
• Successful completion of CMG Safe Environment Training.
• Current CPR certification.

Essential Expectations

All faculty and staff members at Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart are expected and required to do the following:

• Overtly support and act in accordance with the Goals and Criteria of the Society of the Sacred Heart; this expectation includes attendance at and applicable participation in faith-based practices.
• Foster a safe, predictable, and supportive environment.
• Interact with colleagues in a respectful and collegial manner that contributes to a healthy school culture.
• Demonstrate appropriate planning and preparation and fulfill routine responsibilities in a thoughtful and timely manner.
• Uphold professional standards of personal presentation, professional courtesy, discretion, punctuality and attendance at all required meetings and events.
• Appropriately carry out specific duties as determined by the Head of School and/or supervisor.
• Maintain professional credentials and complete required training. Participate in and provide documentation for at least one professional development opportunity per year in addition to those required and provided by the school.
• Respect the confidentiality of the school, its employees, students, and families.
• Comply with the policies and procedures as articulated in the faculty and staff handbook.
• Authentically engage in the school’s self-reflection process that requires written goals and measured progress towards them.

Nothing in this Job Description restricts Duchesne’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this position at any time. This position is at will, which means that either the employee or Duchesne may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without notice and for any reason or no reason.

Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart is committed to providing equal opportunity in all of its employment practices, including selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation, to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex (gender), age, national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.