Start Date: August 2024 Reports to: Lower School DirectorJob Summary: BB&N is seeking a full-time Elementary Integrated Visual Arts Teacher for the 2024-2025 academic year. This is a one-year role with possible continuation after reapplying in a search conducted during the school year. The BB&N Lower School consists of Beginners through Grade 6.The visual arts program aims to offer children opportunities for self-expression, creativity, innovative thinking, and the development of confidence and pleasure in the creative process. Central to the curriculum are the beliefs that students will develop visual arts literacy in a variety of media as well as have experiences with authentic connections across disciplines with the inclusion of STEM.The Visual Arts teacher is responsible for teaching Visual Arts classes, creating and maintaining a positive classroom climate, involvement in curriculum development, evaluating each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, planning and presenting art displays designed to exhibit students’ work for the school community, working closely with other teachers in developing interdisciplinary learning experiences, preparing progress reports and conference with families throughout the year. Additional responsibilities may include but are not limited to, leading/co-leading affinity groups, attendance at weekly faculty meetings, ordering of materials, tools, instructional aids, budget management, admissions work, Back to School Night presentation, and any other duties that the Administration may assign.In addition, the Visual Arts teacher is expected to be committed to the following practices:Diversity, equity, and inclusion practices and the impact it has on the curriculum and the communitySocial-emotional learningUsing the visual arts to expand on the thoughts and ideas of the studentsCollaboration between adults in our community that evolves and advances practiceDocumentation and assessment of learning in ways that make the learning visibleUnderstanding of Inquiry based-interdisciplinary research projects and the development of authentic and meaningful experiences that result in exemplary work (a student's best work) and lifelong learningOrganization and use of materials within different disciplines in skilled and inventive ways to deepen learningInstallation of organized and aesthetically pleasing learning environments