Job Description:
Upper School Visual Arts Instructor 
The Pembroke Hill School seeks a full-time Visual Arts instructor for the 2024-2025 school year.. The position will involve teaching students in grades 9 to 12, with the ability to teach a variety of visual arts courses, from introductory to advanced levels. Candidates should have overall visual arts experience in 2d and 3d media, with a special focus on photography, both darkroom and digital. In addition to teaching photography, other teaching assignments may include any of the following, per the candidate’s interest and experience: Graphic Design, Yearbook, Art Gallery Curation, and AP Art History.
The successful candidate will work as part of a dynamic, high-energy educational team and have strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills. 
Required qualifications:

• A master’s degree is preferred. 
• A minimum of two years of experience teaching visual arts in an educational environment is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with and supporting students of various ages/grades.
• Demonstrated commitment to equitable and inclusive practices with respect to pedagogy, curriculum, and community engagement.
• Open-mindedness, flexibility, and enthusiasm about giving and receiving feedback.

Essential Duties:

• Teaches 5 sections of Visual Arts (grades 9-12) each semester.
• Develops and maintains long-range and daily instructional plans for each course using various teaching and assessment tools and strategies.
• Integrates technology seamlessly into teaching strategies and practices.
• Maintains professional competence through participation in school and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student conduct with the cooperation of the school administration.
• Shares in the sponsorship of student activities and participates in faculty committees.
   

Pembroke Hill seeks to fulfill our mission by recognizing that diversity, belonging, equity and inclusion are integral elements of school and community life. Our mission-inspired goal is together, cultivating each to be a global thinker and valuable member of the PHS community poised to acquire the academic and life skills that make a significant difference for all.