Art Teacher

Art Teacher

About the company:

Naples Classical Academy is a tuition-free public charter school, in the Classical Liberal Arts Tradition. Our hope is to recover this traditional way of education, which is 2,500 years old, dating back to Plato's Republic.

We believe that the recovery this tradition, will bring about a renewal of education, human nature, the family and subsequently, the culture. The aim of a classical education is human excellence. Any pursuit of excellence requires order, and human excellence requires a well ordered soul. One that is able to distinguish the best ideas and things from those which are inferior and in turn prefer those great things.

The word we use for the acquisition of this excellence is virtue, from the Greek word, arete, meaning excellence or sometimes virtue. One of the first principles of our human nature is the love of knowledge, a desire to know true things. The fulfillment of this desire is the cause of our human happiness. This is the job of the teacher, and the fundamental mission of Naples Classical Academy.

We lead our students to human flourishing and happiness, through an immersion in the great books, like the Iliad and the Odyssey, and the Aneid. Most importantly, we lead them by our witness. Employees of NCA whether in the classroom or the HR Department, must be seekers and lovers of human excellence. As James Madison once said:

“To suppose that any form of government will secure liberty or happiness without any virtue in the people, is a chimerical [imaginary] idea.”

This is a salaried, exempt position with a 10-month work schedule and base standard hours of 7:30 am to 4:00 pm daily. Salary will be set annually on a performance-based schedule. Teachers will report to the Head of School.

Major Function

This position has responsibility for designing significant learning experience in art for the individual scholars. These experiences include the development of the student’s perceptual and community skills through the use of visual art. The teacher is expected to understand and demonstrate effective student instruction and assessment to maximize educational achievement for all scholars, and work collaboratively to ensure a working and learning climate for all scholars that is safe, secure and respectful. Implementing strategies to reach the multiple intelligences of scholars through creative lessons is required.

The Art Teacher’s essential duties and responsibilities are as follows:

• Demonstrating an understanding and mastery of central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structure of the discipline(s) taught, effectively transmitting this knowledge to scholars, and making the subject matter meaningful to scholars.
• Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to classical education and the vision, mission, and philosophy of the academy, and consistently developing, fostering, and advancing these concepts in scholars.
• Developing a climate and culture of openness, fairness, mutual respect, kindness, support and inquiry.
• Engaging every student in grade level appropriate learning experiences that promote performance and intellectual and moral development.
• Listening and interacting effectively with scholars, parents, colleagues, leadership, and community members, respecting diverse perspectives.
• Demonstrating respect for scholars, colleagues, administrators, and parents.
• Modeling and reinforcing good judgment, prudence, virtue, self-discipline and responsibility.
• Working effectively with academy colleagues, parents, and the community to support scholars’ learning and well-being. Providing professional leadership to establish a culture conducive to scholars’ learning and well-being, involving scholars in the development of a mission and goals that support the academy’s goals and guide classroom decisions, and using data for continual improvement.
• Providing professional leadership to establish a culture conducive to intellectual and moral development, knowledge acquisition, thinking, analysis, and learning.
• Developing and implementing a strategic planning system including course, unit and lesson plans.
• Providing opportunities for scholars to demonstrate appropriate progress toward graduation expectations: knowledgeable, lifelong learner; responsible individual; effective communicator; problem solver; collaborative team worker, and self-directed learner.
• Providing scholars and parents with timely data for improvement in student achievement.
• Using formal and informal assessment strategies to determine whether scholars have achieved high standards and modifying instructional strategies as needed to maximize achievement.
• Understanding how scholars learn and providing learning opportunities that support intellectual, social, and personal development of diverse learners.
• Establishing and maintaining a safe and secure classroom environment.
• Managing student misconduct promptly and resolving conflict and crises effectively.
• Promoting both independent and collaborative work ethics.
• Developing and managing human resources within the classroom by maintaining a professional development plan and engaging in professional development activities, recognizing scholars and parents for contributions to goal achievement.
• Using teaching and learning strategies that reflect each student’s culture, learning styles, special needs, and socioeconomic background.
• Seeing resources necessary to achieve classroom and academy goals, such as course materials that match the reading level of scholars.
• Using classroom processes that support effective teaching and learning to promote high student achievement, designing lessons to promote all scholars’ being engaged in learning all the time through such strategies as active learning, hands-on application, and teacher-student and student-student conversations about the learning.
• Using appropriate technology in teaching and learning processes.
• Demonstrating positive classroom results and trends.
• Any other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Certification and competency in art education, K-12.
• Understanding and knowledge of scholars’ development.
• National Board of Certified Teacher certification is desirable.
• Charter school experience is desirable.
• Classical Education experience is desirable.
• Experience in delivering curriculum online or virtual reality experience is desirable.

Additional Qualifications

Ability to demonstrate, uphold, and promote in daily interactions a commitment to the academy’s mission and vision, and the moral character and civic virtue the academy embodies.

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

The organization is an equal opportunity employer. The organization is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in all areas of recruitment, selection, placement, training, assignment, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline, retention, and promotion. The board commits itself to the policy that there shall be no unlawful discrimination against any person because of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or disability. All decisions with regard to employment shall be in compliance with applicable state and federal laws.