High School - Visual & Media Arts Teacher 26-27

About the role

Family Life Academy Charter School (FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools in the South Bronx. FLACS, together with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, creates 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.

Job Description

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.

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.
• Sets high expectations for students and for themselves as an educator.
• 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.

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

Benefits

FLACS offers competitive compensation and benefits, including health insurance, retirement plan, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.

Pay

$60,654 - $123,968

Schedule

Full-time position