Art Teacher - High School

Job Description

Job Description

Chaminade College Preparatory seeks a dynamic, innovative, and engaging ART TEACHER who has expertise in Traditional Art, Digital Art and Photography, with great classroom management skills for our high school campus (grades 9-12) in West Hills, California. This is a full-time position teaching four classes.

The Successful Candidate

• Will teach High School students a rigorous art curriculum that empowers them to shape their world artistically, communicate effectively, and become culturally and socially engaged citizens.
• Will create a learning environment that allows students to flourish artistically, build knowledge of key principles, develop students' fundamental art skills, including but not limited to drawing, coloring, and painting technique, as well as fundamentals of digital design and introduction to photography.
• Has proven experience of teaching contemporary skills that allow students to flourish in a diverse range of academic, professional, and cultural contexts.
• Provide consistent high-quality feedback to students that is consistent with articulated course standards while also creating a safe and supportive classroom environment that fosters learning and creativity.
• Knows how to apply the principles of backward design and implement lessons that enable all students to succeed and reach their full potential.
• Stays up-to-date with new art techniques, technologies, and trends to enhance teaching methods and student learning.

Key Responsibilities

• Teaches four high school art classes.
• Collaborates with department members and course counterpart to design and teach a curriculum that builds students' toolkits of foundational principles and elements so that students can do the following: 1) create powerful work that is relevant to their identities and lived experiences, 2) appreciate art and artists, and 3) speak and think like artists able to critique their own and others' work.
• Exposes students to a diverse range of art and artists that respect students' diverse social identities while still corresponding to Catholic Marianist values and the mission of the school.
• Under the supervision of the vice principals, teaches a standards-based (California state and Archdiocesan) curriculum. In a timely manner, plans lessons; provides feedback and grades on assignments; maintains grades, attendance, and other school records; and communicates with students, their families, and counselors when students need support.
• Collaborates with department members and course counterpart(s) to evaluate, monitor, and update curriculum, assessment, and pacing guides under the guidance of the Department Chair.
• Ensures that instructional strategies respect students' diverse social identities while still corresponding to Catholic Marianist values and the mission of the school.
• Creates an emotionally and physically safe learning environment where students can see themselves as artists and feel safe to express who they are.
• Integrates technology by using BlackBoard Learning Management System (LMS) (can provide training), EdTech Apps, such as Nearpod, Formative, AP Classroom, discipline-based learning technology tools, and other collaborative and productivity tools (*Note: All students use a school-issued tablet daily)
• Is knowledgeable about new trends and developments in arts based instructional strategies and assessment.
• Participates in and attends campus life events, including supervision, lunch activities, liturgies, assemblies, etc.

Qualifications

• Has a passion for teaching art at the secondary level and is skilled at working with high-school aged students.
• A minimum of a bachelor's degree in the subject discipline is required. A teaching credential and/or a Master's degree in the subject discipline is preferred.
• Proficient in teaching applications in the Adobe Creative Suite (preferred).
• Prior teaching experience, especially in a Catholic educational setting, is preferred; however, relevant experience in the field is also strongly considered.
• Is comfortable delivering instruction on campus, via remote learning, and/or in a hybrid model.
• Wants to work in a setting committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion of all school stakeholders.
• Wants to work in a setting committed to balancing teaching/learning, health, and well-being of all stakeholders.
• Participates in and attends campus life events, including supervision, lunch activities, liturgies, assemblies, etc.

Benefits:

Chaminade employees enjoy a competitive employee benefits program including medical, dental and vision coverages, life insurance, long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, 403b retirement plan with matching contributions starting day one, and voluntary supplemental life insurance.

Application Process:

Interested applicants may apply online through our employment webpage at: Any applicant who needs help or needs accommodation in order to apply for any position should contact the human resources office at View phone number on ziprecruiter.com.

About Chaminade

Founded in 1952, Chaminade College Preparatory is a coed Catholic, independent school in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, sponsored by the Society of Mary (The Marianists). For more than seven decades, Chaminade has been a community where students are known personally, challenged intellectually, and inspired spiritually to become the men and women God calls them to be, leading lives of purpose and compassion.

Rooted in the Catholic faith and animated by the Marianist educational tradition, Chaminade is committed to the formation of the whole person-mind, body, and spirit. We accompany young people as they grow in faith, pursue academic excellence, and develop the moral courage, confidence, and compassion needed to lead lives of purpose and service.

Chaminade is one school with two campuses:

• Middle School (Grades 6–8) in Chatsworth
• High School (Grades 9–12) in West Hills

Across both campuses, students experience a unified Catholic, Marianist vision of education that fosters faith-filled learning communities, encourages academic rigor, and prepares graduates to lead with integrity, empathy, and hope in a complex and changing world.

Our Mission:

We inspire young people to love, learn, and lead through our Catholic and Marianist traditions of a living faith, academic excellence, and moral responsibility.

Our Vision :

Chaminade College Preparatory graduates are prepared, inspired, and equipped to:

• Share God's love by caring for others and seeking justice and peace.
• Learn, adapt, and grow with the world around them.
• Become servant leaders and positive contributors to society.

Core Values:

Rooted in our Marianist tradition, uniting us in purpose and action:

• Love of God
• Discipleship of Jesus
• Mary as a Model
• Service to Others
• Student-Centered
• Inclusivity
• Leadership
• Innovation

Chaminade's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging

As a Catholic, Marianist school, Chaminade affirms the inherent dignity of every person, created in the image and likeness of God. In fidelity to the Gospel and Catholic social teaching, we believe education has the power to transform hearts and minds and to form students who act with empathy, courage, and moral clarity.

Guided by our mission to inspire young people to love, learn, and lead, we are committed to fostering a community where all members feel welcomed, valued, and called to contribute. We challenge students to engage thoughtfully with the world, to stand for human dignity, and to work for justice and peace as reflective citizens and faith-filled leaders.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Chaminade College Preparatory is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment are considered without regard to an individual's race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), physical or mental disability and genetic information (including family medical history), military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.