High School - Visual & Media Arts Teacher 26-27

ABOUT US

Family Life Academy Charter School (commonly called FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools in the South Bronx. Family Life Academy Charter Schools, together with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, create the conditions for self-empowerment for all its K-12 students to excel academically, take responsibility for their own learning, and affirm human values, today, in college, and beyond. We are guided by this mission and through it, we have revolutionized education for students from K-12. 

Family Life Academy Charter Schools is currently seeking dynamic educators who

• Value collaboration with like-minded educators who believe that education is activism.
• Want to work in an environment where all students are scholars and academic excellence is the norm.
• Believe that young people can be leaders who can create positive change in their communities and that schools should be safe, warm and caring environments. 
• Desire to work in a place where their skills will be nurtured through an embedded professional development program.

VISUAL & MEDIA ARTS TEACHER (9-12) JOB DESCRIPTION

Under the supervision of the School Principal, the Visual & Media Arts teacher engages students to become artistically literate citizens that have the knowledge, skills and understanding to actively engage in the arts throughout their lives. The Visual & Media Arts teacher actively engages students in artistic inquiry through the visual arts framework for students to develop a high level of proficiency using techniques in a variety of media such as drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, and/or digital media. The Visual & Media Arts teacher facilitates the successful implementation of rigorous network curriculum aligned to the New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts. The Visual & Media Arts Teacher is responsible for teaching multiple different courses in both visual and media arts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creates academically rigorous, standards-based, culturally relevant lesson plans that allow students to create their own artwork, present their artwork, respond to the work that others have created, make connections between art and the world, and relate artistic ideas and works with societal, cultural and historical contexts.
• Utilizes student-centered instructional strategies to engage students and differentiate teaching based on the diverse, individual needs of students including those with disabilities and ELLs.
• Implements units using common network curriculum resources, maps, frameworks, pacing documents and instructional philosophies to ensure alignment across our schools from kindergarten through high school graduation.
• Integrates literacy skills across the arts, includes explicit vocabulary development and prepares students to read, write, speak and listen within this discipline.

• Analyzes data from ongoing formative and summative assessments/projects to refine instructional practices and impact student artistic growth.

• Maintains strong classroom management and implements school wide policies and procedures to ensure a safe, caring and orderly school environment.
• Establishes a classroom culture of caring, respect and rapport which holds all students to high academic standards, promotes inclusion, fosters a love of learning, and builds positive relationships.
• Grades student work and provides students with actionable feedback, and returns work and enters these grades into online systems shared with students and families promptly. 
• Seeks to actively know students’ strengths and challenge areas and communicates these effectively with families using online portals, report cards and other means.
• Participates in professional development, professional learning communities, grade-level activities and school wide functions.

• Shares best practices with colleagues by participating in professional learning communities, grade-level or content teams, and cross-school groups.
• Supports students in developing art portfolios. 

Professional Responsibilities:

• Upholds the FLACS mission, core beliefs, and educational philosophy.
• Is a lifelong learner who reflects on their practice, is receptive to critical feedback from leaders and colleagues, and strives to improve instructional effectiveness.
• Has high expectations for students and for themselves as an educator.
• Demonstrates self-motivation and willingness to be a team player.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree is required; master’s degree is preferred
• Prior satisfactory teaching experience preferred
• New York State Certification in Visual Arts (all grades)
• Proficiency in Web Design and Python a plus 

• Clearance for fingerprint and criminal background check
  
  
  
   

It is the policy of FLACS to provide educational and employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, alienage and citizenship status, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender (sex) or prior record of arrest or convictions (except as provided by law), and to maintain an environment free of discriminatory harassment, including sexual harassment, or retaliation, as required by civil rights law.