23-24 ART TEACHER 887

Profile

2023-2024 School Year

Anticipated/Pending Budget Approval

Job Goal:

Somerville Public Schools is seeking a high school art educator to teach high school arts with a strong background in Ceramic Arts as well as other 2D and 3D courses.

Qualifications

Must have a visual arts degree in art education or with a visual arts degree

Required skillset for position:

strong background in Ceramic Arts; must have knowledge in low to high-fire clay with its related firing processes; knowledge in maintaining a ceramics studio with clay and glaze management as well as operating a pugmill.

Other media expertise: Adobe CS(Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.)

Other 2D-3D skills in drawing, painting, sculpture

Must be student-centered and work well in teams with students and colleagues

Must have experience in delivering instruction to groups of students in-person; virtual instruction is a plus

Working knowledge of MLE practices

Demonstrated collaborative teaching or exhibition practices for student work or with group of artists

Responsibilities include

Create and deliver unit/lesson plans that aligns with the Somerville Public Schools Visual Arts Program and MA DESE Visual Arts Frameworks

Visual arts instruction for all learners of various skill levels

Ability to acquire and facilitate classroom management systems – Aspen, Insights, Google classroom for assignments

Communications skills: Proficient in writing and editing to meet the needs of the students and with colleagues

Classroom Management: the ability to work in a fast-pace environment with creative solutions

Accurate and timely reporting of student grades and performance

Reports to

School Principal and the K12, Supervisor of Art

The Somerville Public School does not discriminate in its programs, facilities or employment of educational opportunities on the bases of race, color, age, religion, disability, preganancy, home status, martital/civil union status, sex/gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, citizenship status, place of birth, national origin, ancestry, cultural identity, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals' group or interferes with their ability to learn or work.

Position Type:

Full-time

Positions Available:

1

Welcome to Somerville Public Schools!

Education - Inspiration - Excellence are the themes that characterize the instructional services, departments and programs of the Somerville Public Schools.

Our Mission: The Somerville Public Schools is dedicated to the realization of the full intellectual, physical, social, and emotional potential of all students. Our talented team of teachers and other professionals provides every student with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to be successful throughout their lives. This is accomplished through the delivery of innovative instruction guided by the Massachusetts Curriculum and Somerville Curriculum Frameworks, and supported through partnerships with organizations such as Primary Source, and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University.

Job Requirements

No experience required

Contact Information

Central HR

8 Bonair St.

Somerville, Massachusetts 02145

Phone: 617-625-6600

Email: centralhr@k12.somerville.ma.us

Company info

Somerville School Department
Phone : 617-625-6600