Middle School Art Teacher (24 -25 SY)

Who We Are

Since its founding in 2010, Challenge Preparatory Charter School (Challenge Prep) has provided students and families with a successful academic program in Far Rockaway, Queens. We currently serve over 1200 scholars from Kindergarten to 12th grade across 3 sites.

Our school's mission is to prepare students from the greater Far Rockaway community to excel academically, to demonstrate mastery of the NY State Learning Standards, and to achieve their career aspirations. Challenge cultivates and supports the intellectual, aesthetic, social, emotional, and ethical development of its students and prepares them to be responsible 21st century citizens. To accomplish its mission, Challenge offers a rigorous instructional program in a safe, supportive, technology-infused and data-enriched and social-emotional learning sequence, authentic field experiences, career counseling, and college coursework. It is understood that we are one organization with multiple sites, and it is expected that all members of the team collaborate to support all of our scholars.

Understanding the Role

• At Challenge, we are looking for a creative, flexible Art Teacher to join our team of seasoned educators. The Art Teacher will be responsible for developing in each student an interest in and the ability for creative expression in visual terms, using skills and techniques of artistic expression consistent with school guidelines; to develop aesthetic understandings and appreciations; to discover and develop talents of students in the field of art.
  
  The Art Teacher's responsibilities include sourcing art supplies, preparing lessons, and providing developmentally appropriate instruction on art techniques. The Art Teacher should also be able to supervise lessons to ensure that learners interact in a supportive and respectful manner. To be successful as an art teacher, you should be able to encourage creativity and self-expression among students.

Job Responsibilities

The Art Teacher will perform all or some of the following:

Planning lessons on art and art history per students' learning objectives

Preparing the classroom by gathering and setting up equipment

Developing students' drawing, coloring, and painting techniques

Providing instruction on the use of media such as graphite and charcoal pencils, as well as oil, acrylic, and watercolor paint

Teaching students about art history

Assigning and grading projects and examinations

Recording and reporting on students' progress

Ensuring that the classroom is clean after each lesson

Organize storage areas and control the use of materials, equipment, and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and minimize the time required for distribution and collection

Attending faculty and parent-teacher meetings

Provide instruction by which students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciation and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art

Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting

Understand the versatility of acrylic paints: dry brushing, staining, layering, underpainting, mono-printingUnderstand a variety of "master" techniques

Knows and can apply elements of design and modern principles of art

Knows the fundamentals and different approaches to drawing media technique

Provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities

Instruct students in proper care and use of tools and equipment

Evaluate each student's performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understanding, and prepare progress reports

Select and requisition books, instructional materials, tools, and instructional aids, and maintain required inventory records

Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students' work for the school and the community

May sponsor exhibits from outside the school

Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the school or in self-selected professional growth activities

Communicate with parents and school counselors on pupil progress

Participate in curriculum and other developmental programs, such as after-school art club

Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Administration

$65,000 - $95,000 a year

Salary is based on qualifications and experience.