Part-Time Visual Art Teacher
Part-Time Visual Art Teacher for 7th and 8th grade
ROLE SUMMARY
Regents School of Austin seeks a Visual Art Teacher for 7th and 8th grade - Part-Time. The Visual Arts teacher must be a committed Christian who appreciates classical art and is committed to helping improve and build our distinctly classical art program. The individual must have strong interpersonal skills to retain, recruit, and inspire student artists in the visual art program.
Principles for Conducting Work
- Pursue full devotion to Christ and live a life that reflects joyful obedience to Him
- Model the fruits of the Spirit in communications, relationships, and daily work
- Demonstrate teachability, a positive attitude, and a willing heart for service
- Embody others-centered servant-leadership in all interactions
- Prioritize according to non-urgent but important matters
- Maintain clear communication channels to the students, employees, and parents
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Ideal candidates align themselves with our Philosophy of Art Education, which approaches teaching visual arts from a classical perspective:
- Classical pedagogy and backward design
- Traditional methods of drawing, painting, printmaking, and hand building
- Age-appropriate mentorship and classroom management
SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelor’s Degree required, Masters preferred
- Display design and framing experience
- Experience shepherding and developing meaningful mentoring relationships with students in middle school
- At least three years of relevant classroom experience; experience with classical education or atelier training preferred
- Christian maturity that demonstrates a desire to learn and a capacity to create a healthy classroom environment
- Experience in the development of a program in a private school setting
Benefits
- We offer 10 personal days starting, which can grow to 15 days with longevity
- We offer our employees competitive health/dental/vision insurance.
- We provide company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- We offer a 401k retirement plan with matching contributions.
About Us
At Regents School of Austin, we recognize that human creativity is part of being made in God’s image. We incorporate atelier training in drawing, painting, and printmaking to teach students to create well, use their imaginations for good, and understand the interconnectedness of Truth, Beauty, and Goodness as we observe and learn from God and His creation. Art students learn traditional processes in each of these mediums to gain mastery throughout their time in the art program at Regents. Students learn observational skills, the canons of beauty, and timeless techniques. As they progress through the art program, we ask students to increasingly ponder, identify, and create themes that exemplify Truth, Beauty, and Goodness in their work.
Regents is a place of challenge, joy, service, and community preparing students to thrive in life. Our beautiful 83 acres in southwest Austin, Texas provide a tremendous setting for a Classical, Christian K-12 experience for over 1000 students combining robust academics/fine arts with co-curriculars that are central to the whole student experience. Our award winning Fine Arts programs are a vital component of helping our students see and experience what is true, good, and beautiful. Regents incorporates instrumental ensembles, choral arts, dance, theatre and visual arts into its Fine Arts Department to give students expressive outlets to develop their full potential in the fine arts that will last a lifetime.
Information on our Purpose, Mission, Philosophy, Objectives and Doctrinal Statement
Board members, administration, faculty, coaches and other instructional personnel of Regents School, whether full-time, part-time or volunteer, must subscribe to our Purpose, Mission, Philosophy, Objectives and Doctrinal Statement, evidenced by their signing a statement of agreement with Article II annually. This document can be found by clicking: Philosophy and Doctrinal Statement. As a supplement, the Regents Board of Directors has adopted two additional statements as clarifying language under Article II. The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy - This was adopted in 2017 by the Board to be clear on our view of the inerrancy of Scripture. Nashville Statement: A Coalition for Biblical Sexuality - This was adopted by the Board in 2019 as clarifying language on our view of biblical sexuality.
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