RePublic Schools
RePublic Schools is hiring: Middle School Visual Arts Teacher in Nashville
RePublic Schools, Nashville, TN, United States, 37216
Job Details
Job Location
Liberty Collegiate - Nashville, TN
Description
Who We Are
Join us at RePublic Schools, where we are reimagining public education across Jackson, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee. With a network of seven schools serving over 3,300 scholars, we are committed to fostering environments rooted in love, achievement, and antiracism.
Our mission is to revolutionize education by addressing systemic inequities head-on. At RePublic, we create inclusive spaces that celebrate the diverse identities and experiences of our scholars and the communities we serve.
Are you passionate about nurturing creativity and self-expression in young minds? We are seeking educators who are not just teachers but artists and visionaries, dedicated to inspiring middle school students through the transformative power of visual arts. As a Visual Arts Teacher, you will play a critical role in shaping our scholars' artistic talents while contributing to a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and joy.
Join our team as a Middle School Visual Arts Teacher in Nashville, TN, for the 2024-2025 school year and help us cultivate a community where scholars learn to express themselves artistically and develop the creative confidence to make their mark on the world.
Who You Are
Qualifications
What You'll Do
Diversity Statement
As a part of reimagining public education in the South, we are intentionally creating an environment that embraces, honors, and celebrates our scholars' identities and experiences. We are working to make environments that affirm our differences across race, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender orientation, physical abilities, socio-economic class, and other characteristics that make up our unique identities. Additionally, we've committed to hiring and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our scholars because we believe these individuals have an additional impact on our scholars.
Job Location
Liberty Collegiate - Nashville, TN
Description
Who We Are
Join us at RePublic Schools, where we are reimagining public education across Jackson, Mississippi, and Nashville, Tennessee. With a network of seven schools serving over 3,300 scholars, we are committed to fostering environments rooted in love, achievement, and antiracism.
Our mission is to revolutionize education by addressing systemic inequities head-on. At RePublic, we create inclusive spaces that celebrate the diverse identities and experiences of our scholars and the communities we serve.
Are you passionate about nurturing creativity and self-expression in young minds? We are seeking educators who are not just teachers but artists and visionaries, dedicated to inspiring middle school students through the transformative power of visual arts. As a Visual Arts Teacher, you will play a critical role in shaping our scholars' artistic talents while contributing to a culture that values innovation, collaboration, and joy.
Join our team as a Middle School Visual Arts Teacher in Nashville, TN, for the 2024-2025 school year and help us cultivate a community where scholars learn to express themselves artistically and develop the creative confidence to make their mark on the world.
Who You Are
- You're an artist at heart, passionate about sharing your craft and inspiring creativity in young minds.
- Your enthusiasm for the visual arts is infectious, motivating students to explore, create, and grow.
- You're a lifelong learner, eager to improve and refine your teaching while staying connected to current trends in art education.
- A creative problem-solver, you thrive on tackling challenges with innovative and thoughtful approaches.
- Positivity defines you; you uplift and support your colleagues and students, building a joyful school community.
- You excel at forming meaningful connections, understanding that strong relationships are essential to a thriving school culture.
- You're a visionary, able to translate ambitious artistic concepts into engaging and practical lessons.
- Detail-oriented and dependable, you know that great art and great teaching are built through consistent effort and dedication.
- You adapt with creativity, reflecting on your teaching practices to guide students toward expressing their unique artistic voices.
- Communication is your strength; you collaborate effectively with students, families, and colleagues to build an inclusive and vibrant learning environment.
Qualifications
What You'll Do
- Pursue Growth - We believe that we can and must get better. We constantly seek to both support each other and also improve our work.
- Drive Results. Consistently strategize and execute lesson plans while leveraging data analysis to propel scholars toward mastering challenging academic content.
- Continuous Growth. Foster a collaborative environment by actively exchanging constructive feedback with colleagues, cultivating an atmosphere that champions excellence and constant improvement. Embrace learning opportunities, including comprehensive professional development during the Summer and regular weekly sessions throughout the academic year, humbly delving into both school-wide and personalized professional development.
- Strive for Excellence - We believe achieving excellence is a challenging journey. We maintain high standards and endeavor towards excellence each day.
- Bring Your A-Game. Demonstrate resilience and the capacity to set and conquer ambitious objectives, thriving in a demanding, high-performance school environment where scholar success is paramount.
- Master Your Subject. Craft a robust curriculum aligned with RePublic's academic framework and Common Core Standards. Dive deep into intellectual groundwork to deliver rigorous instruction, igniting an infectious passion for your subject area among scholars.
- Deliver with Impact. Engage scholars dynamically, leading both large and small group sessions. Cultivate a culture of curiosity and a genuine love for learning while utilizing qualitative and quantitative data to adapt, ensuring comprehensive scholar understanding and catering to diverse learning needs.
- Become Better Together - We believe that each member of our community brings a unique and valuable perspective. We honor and celebrate these perspectives, and we know that our differences make us stronger.
- Cultivate Team Excellence. Radiate optimism and elevate the collective spirit, amplifying daily joy for those around you. Engage in open feedback, addressing challenges collaboratively. Reflect on the influence of your actions on others, actively shaping a staff culture that resonates with your ideal work environment.
- Set High Standards, Focus on Details. Strive for greater heights while attending to the finer details. Champion RePublic's values and systems, skillfully orchestrating classroom management and ensuring a uniform learning experience for scholars throughout the school.
- Create Joy - We believe that joy is the undercurrent of the work we do. We choose to see and create the joy that is within us and around us, and we actively work to spread that joy to others.
- Cultivate Connections. Forge meaningful connections with scholars, families, and colleagues, nurturing a culture defined by joy and unity. Consistently communicate with families regarding scholar progress,going the extra mile to provide support and foster close collaboration with teammates in the shared commitment towards RePublic's mission.
- Qualifications/Certification.
- All teachers must hold a Bachelor's degree upon employment.
- Teachers in our schools must meet certification requirements by employment commencement. This can be achieved in a few ways:
- Possession of a valid Tennessee teaching license with the required content endorsements.
- Holding a valid teaching license transferable from another state with reciprocity to TN.
- Enrollment in a state-accredited Alternative Certification Program by the first day of employment and having successfully passed the content related praxis exam within the last 5 years.
- Prior Experience.
- Highly preferred: Previous experience teaching Visual Arts, working in low-income communities, and a demonstrated ability to elevate the academic performance of underserved scholars.
- Essential: A strong commitment to addressing historical inequities based on race and class in the American South.
- Placement. Middle School Visual Arts Teachers will lead Visual Arts classes at Liberty Collegiate Academy.
- Compensation.
- Competitive salary aligned with local district and partner charter organizations, reflecting prior education experience.
- Robust benefits package included in compensation at RePublic that includes family planning benefits and leave, mental health days
Diversity Statement
As a part of reimagining public education in the South, we are intentionally creating an environment that embraces, honors, and celebrates our scholars' identities and experiences. We are working to make environments that affirm our differences across race, gender, age, ethnicity, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, gender orientation, physical abilities, socio-economic class, and other characteristics that make up our unique identities. Additionally, we've committed to hiring and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our scholars because we believe these individuals have an additional impact on our scholars.