Elementary School Art Teacher

Christopher House; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Christopher House seeks an Art Workshop Teacher to provide standards-based visual arts instruction aligned with a rigorous college prep curriculum. You will coordinate all outside arts partnerships and collaborate with staff to integrate arts across classrooms.

The role includes assessing student progress, maintaining records, and engaging families through strong parent-teacher relationships to support student growth and creativity.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years teaching experience in an urban setting is strongly preferred.
• Bi-lingual skills in Spanish highly desirable.
• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education is required.
• Type 03 or Type 04 Certification is required.
• Master’s Degree is preferred.
• Endorsement in visual arts is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide standards-based instruction in visual arts education that complements the school’s college prep curriculum.
• Coordinate all outside arts partnerships.
• Complete necessary assessments, reports, and records in an accurate and timely manner.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to align arts with classroom learning when possible.
• Develop and manage partnerships and a culminating activity for each partnership.
• Support school culture and communicate with families about arts programs.

Skills

Urban teaching experience

Bi-lingual Spanish

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood or Elementary Education

Type 03 or Type 04 Certification

Master’s Degree preferred

Endorsement in visual arts

Job description

ART WORKSHOP TEACHER

Christopher House closes the opportunity gap through a continuum of schools focused on personalized learning and immersive family supports starting at birth. We operate accredited early learning, elementary, and afterschool programs grounded in research-based curricula and high-quality instruction.

OUR VALUES

• Commitment to Excellence
• Achievement & Perseverance
• Respect & Compassion
• Equity

OUR BELIEMS

Children and Families thrive when:

• Education begins at birth and continues throughout life, with parents as their children’s first teacher;
• Home environments nurture literacy, achievement, and children’s success;
• Parents have high standards and set high expectations for themselves, their children, and children’s schools;
• Professionally trained teachers know their students as individuals;
• Evaluations and program improvements are data driven;
• Parents and staff work together to continuously evaluate and improve programming;
• Education includes the development of creativity and perseverance and is multi-disciplinary in order to foster each child’s unique strengths and interests;
• Developing independent, creative, life‑long researchers, education includes curriculum designed to help scholars develop socially and emotionally as well as cognitively;
• Diversity is celebrated and explored so that learners develop broad perspectives on life and learning;
• Parents and caregivers support their children financially and emotionally.

Position Description

Reports to: Principal

Status: Exempt (Salaried)

Position Objective

Provide standards-based instruction in visual arts education that complement the school’s rigorous college prep curriculum. Coordinate all outside arts partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Classroom Responsibilities
  • Provide a high quality learning environment and instruction that meets the needs of all learners in the classroom.
  • Promote school culture and set high expectations for students’ achievement.
  • Coordinate with support staff and larger education team to ensure supportive learning environments for all students in the classroom.
  • Develop lesson plans consistent with the Common Core and Illinois State Board of Education Learning standards, and the schools’ college prep curriculum.
  • Develop strategies for differentiation in the classroom and for take‑home learning.
  • Monitor the academic, social and emotional gains of students through regular, measurable assessment.
  • Use data-driven evaluation and reflective teaching evaluation to improve instruction and increase academic achievement of students.
  • Participate in reflective teaching practice supported by weekly, team professional development.
  • Recommend curriculum innovations and changes to the Principal.
  • Provide classroom management and student discipline policies in alignment with school values and culture.
  • Consult with appropriate staff to determine educational plans for students.
  • Ensure a safe, healthy and clean environment for students.
  • Share responsibility for classroom maintenance and orderliness.
  • Assume responsibility for classroom supplies and equipment.
• Partnership Coordination
  • Set up and coordinate all outside arts partnerships.
  • Ensure all grade levels are participating in outside arts partnerships.
  • Communicate with classroom teachers about scheduling and needs of partnerships.
  • Provide feedback to principal about success of partnerships.
  • Coordinate a culminating activity or presentation for each partnership.
• Administrative
  • Complete necessary assessments, reports, and records in an accurate and timely manner.
• Team Orientation
  • Collaborate with general education teachers to align creative arts education with classroom learning when possible.
  • Make contributions to school culture outside of the classroom through leadership participation in field trips, special events and other school functions.
  • Work closely with special education, support staff and administration to provide necessary accommodations and modifications for students.
  • Work closely with agency’s family support and youth development programs to ensure the needs of students are met.
  • Work with and host community partners to enhance classroom learning.
• Parent‑Teacher Relationships
  • Develop a strong home‑school relationship with the families to ensure effective communication to best meet the needs of students.
  • Prepare progress and report cards and conduct parent‑teacher conferences three times a year.
  • Manage a classroom website.
  • Meet with families as needed and serve as a positive representative for Christopher House.
  • Communicate school‑wide and agency‑wide events to parents.
• Community Relationships
  • Act as an advocate for children and families to the agency, the community and the professional field.
  • Provide parents with resources that will enable them to act as advocates for their children and families.
• Non-Classified Responsibilities
  • Participate in relationship building tasks such as lunch/recess coverage.
  • Respond to agency and stakeholder needs by performing assigned tasks, which do not fall within the above description.
  • If such tasks are not of a temporary nature, they should be added to the positions designated responsibilities.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years teaching experience in an urban setting is strongly preferred.
• Bi-lingual skills in Spanish highly desirable.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or Elementary Education required.
• Type 03 or Type 04 Certification required.
• Master’s Degree preferred.
• Endorsement in visual arts required.

Christopher House is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.