ART TEACHER
About The Position
Common Ground High School is seeking an experienced, data-driven, and compassionate educator to join their team as an Art Teacher. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE) position. The ideal candidate will hold a CT certification in Art (042) or have an Art endorsement. The role involves teaching 10th-grade integrated Art classes and an Art elective, collaborating with the 10th-grade Core Curriculum team on culturally relevant, social justice-focused curriculum, and acting as a supportive member of the creative faculty. Responsibilities include developing lesson plans for diverse learners, working with special education teams, analyzing student performance data, maintaining records, and promoting family engagement.
Requirements
- CT certification: Art (042), or certification with an Art endorsement.
- Background in the themes at the center of the 10th grade core: New Haven Stories, Justice, Power, Public Health.
- Experience with and passion for the arts and arts education (including videography, visual fine arts, theater, photography, spoken word).
- Experience developing and sustaining relationships with community partners.
- Understanding of the history and present-day dynamics of the city of New Haven, as well as connections/social networks within our city.
- Experience in trauma-informed work, restorative justice, social emotional learning/literacy.
- Background in experiential, place-based, and/or project-based learning.
- Experience working with Google applications, online course management platforms, and other online learning tools.
- Prior experience working with ELL students.
- Ability to analyze student data to make informed recommendations for literacy instruction.
- Demonstrated success of managing student behavior and classroom routines to maximize learning time and create a positive classroom environment.
- Prior experience and positive record of collaborating with school staff.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed instruction and possess a belief that all students can learn and be successful.
- A passion for our social justice mission and commitment to equitable and sustainable change.
Nice To Haves
- Values and embraces collaboration, communication, and has capacity to work effectively within a team that includes multiple teachers and community partners.
- Experience working directly with racially, economically, academically diverse high school aged young people, and with low-income young people and people of color in particular.
- Knowledge about and passion for working for an organization that is committed to social justice, the dismantling of systems of oppression, and creating a just, equitable, and inclusive culture.
- Experience working with Google applications, online course management platforms, and other online learning tools.
Responsibilities
- Teach Common Ground’s Integrated 10th grade Art classes and one Art elective class.
- Work with the 10th grade Core Curriculum team to support 10th grade students through an culturally relevant integrated curriculum with a focus on social justice.
- Act as a strong team member for Common Ground’s small, dedicated, creative faculty; teaching an elective or supporting instruction in another Common Ground course for one period a day.
- Develop materials and lesson plans to teach students with varied instructional needs.
- Work collaboratively with department colleagues and members of the special education team.
- Actively review student performance data.
- Prepare and maintain all records and reports.
- Promote the engagement of families in their student’s educational progress.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
