Art Teacher - School Year 2024-2025

Art Teacher K-8 for School Year 2024-2025

Global Village Academy is an innovative charter school. Students learn core content both through English and language immersion in their choice of French, Spanish, Mandarin, or Russian (depending on the school). GVA is truly a "global village." Our immersion teachers come from all over the world, each bringing their unique culture and language into the classroom. United by a common core, students are challenged to become world class thinkers, capable of engaging ideas using multiple languages and cross-cultural perspectives, through internationally bench-marked curriculum spanning each language village.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach students Art History and different art genres in order for them to learn a range of art styles
• Teach concrete and abstract concepts to students
• Recognize and encourage students' creativity
• Determine art supplies needed to conduct class each day
• Demonstrate good classroom management and professional teaching skills to facilitate learning
• Use oral and written language skills accurately and effectively
• Maintain accurate records of student academic and behavioral progress, attendance, test scores and personal information
• Carry our daily formal and informal assessments of student achievement
• Maintain confidentiality
• Create lesson plans that satisfy the Colorado State Standards in Art
• Plan long term as well as short term objectives of instruction
• May plan and present lessons to promote and supplement skills, concepts, and strategies introduced in the classroom
• Performs integrated and trans-curriculum evaluation and design, and continuing efforts to improve teaching strategies
• Conduct Parent/Teacher conferences
• Work with other student classroom teachers to promote student achievement
• Help students develop positive self-concepts
• Encourage students to strive for high achievement
• Manage behavior problems on an individual basis
• Help students resolve conflict in a peaceful and productive manner by problem solving
• Other duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Must possess a Bachelor's from an accredited college or university
• Must have passed Praxis or Place exam in content area.
• Special education teachers must also be licensed by the Colorado Department of Education
• One year of experience working with students in a school setting, strongly preferred

Background Demonstrating Application of the Following Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of professional teaching methodologies
• Bilingual preferred but not required to work effectively in a cross-cultural setting
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills
• Ability to work with students with diverse backgrounds and learning abilities
• Ability to teach Colorado Academic Content Standards of Art at the elementary level, or have complete knowledge and teacher training of the core subject(s)
• Ability to communicate, practice and promote team-work among staff members and community members
• Ability to show enthusiasm for teaching and for working with children
• Ability to maintain discipline in a classroom and promote a learning environment by using appropriate behavior management and decision making skills
• Ability to make practical, common sense judgments
• Ability to act effectively under pressure
• Operating knowledge of personal computers and general office equipment is required
• Ability to be a positive role model for social responsibility, human empathy, fairness, justice, integrity, highly ethical behavior, loyalty, and commitment

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Substitute for fellow workers as needed and assist in a variety of non-teaching duties, including administration of tests, monitoring students, and supervising in the Media Center

Please note this description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice. Regular attendance is required for this position.

Global Village Academy shall not discriminate in its employment or hiring practices on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, or any other characteristic prohibited by law. GVA is committed to cultural diversity among school personnel as a means of enriching the educational experience. GVA shall identify, solicit, and consider applicants for employment from a broad spectrum of qualified individuals who will contribute to that effort.

RELOCATION IS NOT PROVIDED FOR THIS POSITION.