The Enrichment Teacher at The Bronx Charter School for Children is a valued member of the school community as a member of the Enrichment Team.
- Instructional Skills: Create rigorous lessons and units of study that promote critical thinking through a creative and artistic lens; maximize learning time through effective classroom management; use varied instructional techniques and apply developmentally appropriate strategies.
- Community Oriented: Constantly seek out resources and strategies to meet student needs; communicate and collaborate effectively with all members of the community and fully strive to achieve the TBCSC mission.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute an age appropriate, sequentially developed, standards based, culturally responsive visual arts or music curriculum for grades K-5.
- Introduce and expand student knowledge and elements of design and principles of art/music.
- Develop and/or utilize rubrics to assess and record students' learning and growth.
- Demonstrate and instruct students in different approaches to drawing, painting, sculpting as well as other forms of modern, digital or mixed media.
- Organize materials and create systems to ensure proper use and care of arts /music materials by students.
- Prepare students to present and display completed works at least twice per year.
- Partner with community and cultural organizations in order to help students interact with professionals in the field, make real world connections and increase awareness of careers in visual arts/music.
- Maintain school structures by enforcing school and class rules.
- Make meaningful connections through dance to academic content when content naturally aligns.
- Differentiate instruction for students with special needs
- Build a warm and inclusive classroom environment, implementing the practices of Responsive Classroom.
- Create and maintain strong relationships with students and families
- Actively participate in team meetings, collaborative planning, and professional development, including an annual summer institute.
- Accept ultimate responsibility for the progress of his or her students, and work to actively overcome setback.
- Presents as a consummate professional in regards to punctuality, attendance, and integrity.
- Actively seeks out feedback from leadership and colleagues and uses it to improve performance.
- Perform any other duties as may be required by administration.
Major Performance Expectations
- Facilitate the creation of an art scope and sequence by grade while thinking about the overall required accomplishments by fifth grade
- Observe and evaluate students’ work to determine students’ progress or to make suggestions for improvement
- Design and execute an age appropriate, sequentially developed, standards based, culturally responsive visual arts curriculum for grades Kindergarten through fifth grades.
- Introduce and expand student knowledge of elements of design and principles of art/music.
- Develop and/or utilize rubrics to assess and record students' learning and growth.
- Demonstrate and instruct students in different approaches to drawing, painting, sculpting as well as other forms of modern, digital or mixed media.
- Organize arts materials and create systems to ensure proper use and care of arts materials by students.
- Display student work throughout the building, and create an inviting, print-rich environment
- Partner with community and cultural organizations in order to help students interact with professionals in the field, make real world connections and increase awareness of careers in visual arts.
- Differentiate instruction for students with special needs.
- Create and maintain strong relationships with students and families.
- Actively participate in team meetings, collaborative planning, and professional development, including an annual summer institute.
- Accept ultimate responsibility for the progress of his or her students, and work to actively overcome setback.
- Presents as a consummate professional in regards to punctuality, attendance, and integrity.
- Actively seeks out feedback from leadership and colleagues and uses it to improve performance.
- Perform any other duties as may be required by administration.
- Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts, Media Arts, Art Education, Music or related degree. Master's degree in related field and NYS Teaching certification preferred.
- At least two years of successful teaching experience in an urban setting with a proven track record of extraordinary student outcomes.
- The ability to create a classroom environment where students feel safe, supported, and challenged.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Outstanding interpersonal and teamwork skills.
- Relentless drive to set and achieve ambitious goals.
- Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
- Growth mindset and ability to use feedback to improve practice.
The Bronx Charter School for Children offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package.
For more information about The Bronx Charter School for Children, please visit our website: www.tbcsc.org
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
Grade levels:
- 1st grade
- 2nd grade
- 3rd grade
- 4th grade
- 5th grade
- Kindergarten
Schedule:
School type:
Education:
Experience:
- Teaching: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Teaching Certification (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Bronx, NY 10454: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person