Art Teacher

Legacy Traditional Schools; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Industry-leading pay

Referral bonuses

Paid time-off

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Discounted onsite childcare

Student enrollment priority

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Legacy Traditional Schools in Columbia, SC is seeking an Art Teacher to inspire students through projects that emulate significant artists and styles, while teaching essential art vocabulary and basic art history.

You will implement engaging instructional activities, identify and adapt resources for diverse learners, assess progress, maintain records, communicate with students and parents, collaborate with peers, and model professional standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Criminal history background check required.

Responsibilities

• Implement instructional activities that engage students in meaningful learning experiences.
• Identify, select, and modify instructional resources for diverse learners.
• Utilize direct instruction to support student growth across the curriculum.
• Assist in assessing curricular needs and plan improvements.
• Maintain accurate records of student progress and outcomes.
• Communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment.
• Model professional and ethical standards in all interactions.
• Ensure student growth is appropriate for age/grade and program.
• Participate in training and staff meetings.
• Meet deadlines and coordinate meetings.
• Evaluate each student’s learning and celebrate achievements.
• Encourage values and positive behavior in students and school community.
• Be active in campus events and travel as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Criminal background check

Education

Bachelor's degree

State teaching certificate

Job description

Ignite your desire to be the best!

Imagine an energy so positive, so powerful, it ignites your desire to be the best, inspires you to bring out the best in others, and fuels your aspiration to do the best work of your career.

At Legacy Traditional Schools we do things a special way, in a way that ignites our desire to be the best, illuminates our educators’ best talents, lights up the minds of our students, and fuels our school spirit. We shine the brightest when we raise our hands and rise to the challenge of changing lives through education, cultivating bright curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents and communities.

As an Art Teacher, you will have the opportunity to change lives through education as you work with students to create projects emulating significant artists and styles as well as instruct on essential art vocabulary, basic art history, and elements of art. And you will do meaningful work that makes a difference for our students as you:

• Implement instructional activities that contribute to a climate where students are actively engaged in meaningful learning experiences.
• Identify, select, and modify instructional resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.
• Utilize direct instruction techniques to guide our students through a variety of activities designed to promote the social, physical and intellectual growth that is needed for primary school success!
• Assist in assessing changing curricular needs and offers plans for improvement.
• Maintain effective and efficient record keeping procedures.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with peers to enhance the instructional environment.
• Model professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
• Ensure that student growth and achievement is continuous and appropriate for age group, subject area, and/or program classification.
• Participate in training and staff meetings.
• Meet professional obligations through efficient work habits such as: meeting deadlines, honoring schedules and coordinating meetings as needed.
• Evaluate each student’s learning capabilities and celebrate student accomplishments.
• Encourage students to uphold our values and model mature behavior and good character in the classroom, on the school campus, and throughout their lives.
• Be active in the role when light lifting, sitting, standing, moving throughout the campus and traveling to other campuses as required. Participate in events outside of normal hours.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

• Bachelor’s degree.
• The incumbent in this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS THAT SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS

• A current teaching certificate from within the state position is located.

Enjoy the benefits of being the best!

Education is not a spectator sport,so we encourage you to work hard, learn, have fun, and always do your best. Wethrivewhen cultivating curious minds, achieving award-winning results, upholding our values, and engaging positively with our students, parents, and communities.Every team member, from our support staff to our leadershipteamhas knowledge to share, skills to teach, inspiration to offer, and a passion for helping others learn and perform their best.

Enjoy industry-leading pay, rewards, referral bonuses and paid time-off. Care for your health and your family with comprehensive medical, dental,and vision benefits, discounted onsitechildcareand student enrollment priority. Invest in your future with retirement plansand enhance your growth with promotion opportunities, training, mentoring,and tuition reimbursement.