Old Sturbridge Academy is seeking an Visual Art Educator to develop and deliver a high-quality art curriculum. The educator will be responsible for teaching art to Academy students in grades K-8. They will be expected to collaborate with other team members and the administration team to integrate art into the academic program. Successful candidates must share OSACPS’s mission and EL Education’s philosophy, which will provide k-8 students with rigorous, real world learning experiences in a supportive and nurturing school community, helping all students to become reflective inquisitors, articulate communicators, critical thinkers, and skilled problem solvers. Successful candidate should have a collaborative spirit of “we are crew, not passengers.”

Who We’re Looking For

We seek outstanding teachers with the following qualifications:

• Accomplishments in the field of visual art; applicants may bring a portfolio of work
• Experience designing standards-based curriculum
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Lead a crew daily, create student displays og high quality work
• A high level of personal organization
• Motivated to learn to teach in ways that are interactive, hands-on, project-based, and promote self-discovery

and critical thinking

• Massachusetts educator license in Visual Art or pass the MTEL within 1 year of employment

Application Instructions

To apply for this position, email resumes to jobs@osv.org

Note: This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, qualifications, or working conditions associated with the role.

Mission

As an EL Education school working in partnership with Old Sturbridge Village, Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School provides students with rigorous, real world learning experiences in a supportive and nurturing environment. Through project-based learning, case studies, field work and more, Old Sturbridge Academy fosters intellectual curiosity and encourages students to become articulate communicators, critical thinkers, and skilled problem solvers who care for themselves, others around them and their communities.

About the School

Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School opened in 2017 and serves 360 students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade. There are 40 students in each grade level. We are chartered K-8 and will have a maximum enrollment of 360 students. We believe in hands-on learning that focuses on three levels of student achievement: mastery of knowledge and skills, character, and high-quality work. Our school’s habits of character, which define our culture, are courage, collaboration, stewardship, perseverance, and high-quality work.

Join Our Adult Crew

At Old Sturbridge Academy, our faculty and staff collaborate and support one another and our students through a number of school wide activities, events and celebrations. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to participate in a number of these events, ranging from student and family orientation activities to celebrations of learning to graduation. We work together to support the safe and happy arrival and dismissal of our students, collaborate and plan together and use data to guide decision-making.

We are intentional about engaging our faculty and staff in the development of the Academy and of themselves. School wide professional meetings happen before the start of the school year and throughout. All staff are encouraged and expected to participate in school-funded professional development opportunities during the school year and over the summer as approved by the Principal.​

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $200.00 per day

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade school specialties:

• Elementary school
• Middle school
• Visual & Performing Arts

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Sturbridge, MA 01566: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person