Writing For The Stage And Screen Instructor

The Chicago High School for the Arts seeks a part-time Creative Writing instructor for the 2024-25 school year to instruct Writing for the Stage and Screen: This three-hour class takes place Thursdays from 2:00 - 5:00pm. This is a half a year course, running in the Fall semester.

Writing for the Stage and Screen

Writing for the Stage and Screen is a class designed to give students an overview of the writer's role within theatre and cinema. Students will look at the elements of writing for the stage and the dynamics of writing for cinema. Students will be asked to consider setting, scene, narrative and the part emotion plays in a live or filmed production. The end product should be a recorded play or short film that uses the students' writing knowledge and transfers that into a performed medium.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate for this position is a versatile and experienced, artistic writer with the passion and skills to create a learning environment that will offer a rigorous pre-professional arts training. Candidates should have previous experience working with and instructing high school age students. The instructor of this course will center the curriculum on developing critical thinking, production and presentation skills.

Instructors at ChiArts are committed to upholding antiracism, restorative practices, and community values. Instructors will be required to differentiate instruction when designing lesson and unit plans that assess student achievement and encourage skill development and critical thinking.

Application Process

Qualified applicants should apply online at www.chiarts.org and upload the following documents:

• Cover Letter

• Resume

• Contact Information for 3-5 Professional References; do not include letters of recommendation.

Applicants who do not follow the submission directions will not be considered. Please be aware that every item listed on a resume is subject to verification and that any offer of employment is contingent on a successful background check.

The Chicago High School for the Arts ("ChiArts") began its life as part of a quest for greater diversity among Chicago's arts and cultural institutions. ChiArts continues that quest by building holistic diversity at all levels, including students, faculty, staff, and board of directors. As part of that continuing quest, ChiArts embraces and carries into effect the Illinois Human Rights Act and the Chicago Human Rights Ordinance.

Please visit www.chiarts.org for more information.

Qualifications

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Classroom and professional duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Embrace and promote the ChiArts vision, mission, educational approach, goals, and core values

• Prepare structured lessons that encourage and foster skill development, critical thinking, applications, and ethics.

• Instruct conservatory level courses, serving students with various learning styles, abilities and needs.

• Employ outstanding classroom management skills and implement the school code of conduct.

• Regularly assess student achievement, skill mastery and career development skills.

• Submit unit plans on a timely basis

• Manage classroom administration and record keeping including: grades, attendance records, student progress and documentation of student work.

• Regularly communicate with students, parents and other ChiArts staff to share artistic progress, encourage positive behavior, and resolve behavioral and artistic issues.

• Attend and participate in faculty and administrative meetings, parent conferences, open house, other school functions, and in- service professional development sessions.

• Collaborate with the staff to develop "best practices" tailored to the unique philosophy and instructional approach of ChiArts and to the needs of its student population.

• Collaborate with other ChiArts artistic and academic faculty and the larger arts community.

• Perform other duties as the needs of the school and needs of the students may demand (e.g., competitions, readings.)

• Work with academic staff to ensure student's overall success at ChiArts.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree

• Minimum (3) years professional experience in creative writing or course-related field

• Minimum (3) years previous teaching experience at a pre-professional or professional level preferably in the content area.

• Prior experience teaching high school students is strongly preferred.

• Illinois State Teacher Licensure is preferred, but may not be required

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills

• Excellent curriculum development skills

• Excellent classroom management ability