Art Teacher Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Art Teacher to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Teach students the knowledge and skills of elements of design and principles of art;
- Participate in end of year summative review with Division Head;
- Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students’ work;
- Attend faculty, staff, and division meetings;
- Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and provide trimester assessments;
- Develop an aesthetic understanding and appreciation that allows students to make qualitative judgments about art;
- Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting;
- Further the students’ knowledge of visual arts and media through art theory and history;
- Attend workshops and other professional development opportunities to continue to grow professionally in the areas of gifted and art education;
- Maintain communication with parents, faculty, staff, and students.
Requirements:
- Strong technical art skills (especially in drawing and painting);
- Laid-back, fun, playful, and outgoing personality You need to be friendly, but firm in a playful way with students;
- Reliability and proactiveness is a MUST;
- Physical requirements include being able to be on your feet for 2-3 hours at a time;
- Ability to build rapport with students;
- Must be able to commit to a regular schedule of at least one shift each week for a minimum of two semesters;
- College student or graduate preferred;
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills;
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university;
- Familiar with using current technology integrated in the art curriculum;
- Capability to develop and maintain appropriate working relationships with parents;
- Certification in Art Education strongly preferred;
- Experience working in a team teaching environment and with interdisciplinary projects;
- Knowledge of the academic and emotional needs of gifted students is highly preferred;
- Demonstrated lead teaching experience.