Visual Arts Facilitator- IB

Harvest International School, Bangalore; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 650,000 - 850,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvest International School, Bangalore, seeks a passionate Visual Arts Teacher to foster creativity and visual literacy within the IB PYP framework. The ideal candidate will design engaging, inquiry-based art experiences for primary students and help build a vibrant, inclusive studio culture.

You will document learning through portfolios and exhibitions, introduce diverse artists and traditions, and integrate art with transdisciplinary themes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Art Education, Design, or related field.
• Strong understanding of primary-age art education and child development.
• Familiarity with IB PYP, inquiry-based and transdisciplinary learning.
• Strong proficiency in age-appropriate art materials, techniques, and creative processes.
• Prior IB PYP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and facilitate hands-on, inquiry-based art experiences connected to PYP units of inquiry.
• Develop foundational understanding of the elements of art—line, colour, shape, form, texture, pattern, and space.
• Facilitate exploration of diverse media, materials, tools, techniques, and art-making processes.
• Foster curiosity, experimentation, creative confidence, and individual artistic expression.
• Introduce children to diverse artists, artworks, cultures, and visual traditions.
• Encourage student agency, choice, reflection, and age-appropriate artistic dialogue.
• Document learning through portfolios, observations, process documentation, and exhibitions.
• Integrate Visual Arts with transdisciplinary themes, key concepts, Learner Profile attributes, and ATL skills.
• Provide inclusive, differentiated experiences responsive to students’ development needs and interests.
• Maintain a safe, stimulating, and well-organised art studio environment.

Skills

Creativity

Inquiry-based learning

Child development understanding

Education

Fine Arts/Visual Arts degree

Teaching qualification preferred

Job description

To nurture creativity, imagination, visual literacy, and self-expression through inquiry-led, age-appropriate Visual Arts experiences within the IB PYP framework.

Key Responsibilities:

Position: Visual Arts Teacher

IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)

Role summary:

To nurture creativity, imagination, visual literacy, and self-expression through inquiry-led, age-appropriate Visual Arts experiences within the IB PYP framework.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and facilitate hands-on, inquiry-based art experiences connected to PYP units of inquiry.
• Develop foundational understanding of the elements of art—line, colour, shape, form, texture, pattern, and space.
• Facilitate exploration of diverse media, materials, tools, techniques, and art-making processes.
• Foster curiosity, experimentation, creative confidence, and individual artistic expression.
• Introduce children to diverse artists, artworks, cultures, and visual traditions.
• Encourage student agency, choice, reflection, and age-appropriate artistic dialogue.
• Document learning through portfolios, observations, process documentation, and exhibitions.
• Integrate Visual Arts with transdisciplinary themes, key concepts, Learner Profile attributes, and ATL skills.
• Provide inclusive, differentiated experiences responsive to students’ developmental needs and interests.
• Maintain a safe, stimulating, and well-organised art studio environment.

Qualifications & Competencies:

• Degree in Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Art Education, Design, or related field; teaching qualification preferred.
• Strong understanding of primary-age art education and child development.
• Familiarity with IB PYP, inquiry-based and transdisciplinary learning.
• Strong proficiency in age-appropriate art materials, techniques, and creative processes.
• Prior IB PYPexperience preferred.