Art Teacher - High School

Art Teacher - High School (Immediate Opening)

Working at KIPP St. Louis High School, you’re an enthusiastic educator engaging students in the arts outside the traditional classroom. You support students in drawing, painting, and furthering their artistic understanding, developing lessons that increase skills and create culturally relevant artistic expression. You can engage students across St. Louis as an Art teacher at KIPP St. Louis Public Schools.

Position Types: Full-time, Exempt, 10 months.

On a day-to-day basis, you can look forward to the following:

Curriculum Development and Instruction

• Adapt and execute a rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum.
• Develop academically rigorous lessons, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments.
• Use data to inform instructional decisions.
• Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs.

Help Build a Positive School and Classroom Culture

• Embody and maintain the school’s values, policies, and culture.
• Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, and staff.
• Establish and maintain strong communication with all parents and share progress.
• Effectively supervise and manage a classroom of up to 30 students.
• Show up for critical school events, including staff meetings, open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and more.

Demonstrate a Growth Mindset

• Pursue challenging professional goals each year.
• Give and receive positive and constructive feedback from your colleagues.
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development.

School-Based Staff must have the ability to:

• Operate a computer and office equipment on a daily basis.
• Occasional moderate lifting, pushing, and pulling.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Interpret policy, procedures, and data.
• Communicate effectively (verbal and written).