Upper School Visual Art Teacher

St. Michael's Catholic Preparatory School•Austin, TX

2d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Michael's Catholic Prep seeks a full-time, on-campus Visual Arts teacher for grades 9-12. This position requires a dynamic, innovative educator to teach at many high school levels, including Honors or AP courses. Responsibilities include teaching assigned sections of courses, leading an advisory, participating in ongoing community service projects and retreats with students and fellow teachers, and the opportunity to design and implement elective courses. We are looking for an instructor who inspires our community to new depths in the visual arts, continues to grow and deepen our current art curriculum, and embraces graphic and digital media. This is an exempt faculty position. The employee will work for 10 months of the year, starting in August 2026.

Requirements

Must have a Bachelor’s degree and prior years experience
Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication (written and verbal)
Exceptional organization, classroom management, time management and prioritization skills

Responsibilities

Demonstrate a positive attitude towards students, staff and faculty.
Be passionate about pedagogy and collaborative work.
Dedicated to carrying out the mission of the school.
Possess wide-ranging academic preparation.
Be fully committed to the development of a well-rounded student.
Willing to work closely with colleagues on departmental objectives.
Expected to contribute to our Winter Term, a 3 week term during which diverse opportunities are offered for classes, academic travel and internships.
Have strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to both the developmental needs of adolescents and to education.
Have a commitment to diversity in all aspects of school life and reflect an appreciation of lifelong learning.
Provide instruction by which students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciations and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art.
Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting and understand the versatility of acrylic paints: dry brushing, staining, layering, underpainting, monoprinting.
Understand a variety of “masters” techniques .
Knows and can apply elements of design and modern principles of art.
Knows the fundamentals and different approaches to drawing media techniques.
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.
Incorporate projects that utilize technology and digital/graphic media such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other commonly used visual art applications.
Organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required for distribution and collection
Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings.
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 and/or in self-selected professional growth activities