Minimum bachelor's degree with valid Tennessee teaching license required. Must hold proper endorsement (027 or 427). This position is for the remainder of the 24-25 school year. See the job description below for more information.

 

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  1. Bachelor’s degree.
  2. Valid Tennessee teaching certificate at appropriate grade level.
  3. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO

 

Principal

 

JOB GOAL

 

To develop in each student an interest in and the ability for
expressing himself creatively in visual terms, utilizing skills and
techniques of artistic expression appropriate to the student’s
interests and abilities; to develop aesthetic understandings and
appreciations; to discover and develop talents of students in the
field of art.

 


PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

 

  1. Teaches skills in art, including crafts, drawing, painting, design, art history, and three  dimensional art, following the course of study adopted by the Board.
  2. Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
  3. Provides instruction by which students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciations and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art.
  4. Demonstrates techniques in activities such as drawing, painting, and modeling using standard and teacher-prepared instructional aids.
  5. Develops instructional plans and organizes class time to provide a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and working time.
  6. Provides individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities.
  7. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly and productive studio environment.
  8. Instructs students in proper care and use of tools and equipment.
  9. Organizes storage areas and controls use of materials, equipment, and tools to prevent loss or abuse and to minimize time required for distribution and collection.
  10. Selects and requisitions books, instructional materials, tools, and instructional aids and maintains required inventory records.
  11. Plans and presents art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students’ work for the school and community.
  12. Maintains professional competence through inservice education activities provided by the district and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
  13. Communicates with parents and school counselors on student progress.
  14. Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs within the school of assignment or on a district level.
  15. Performs such other duties as may reasonably be prescribed by the principal.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS


This job may require lifting of objects that exceed 25 lbs. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows:

TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits)

 

  1. Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure.
  2. Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity.
  3. Adaptability to dealing with students.
  4. Adaptability to making generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria.

CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS

 

  1. Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty.
  2. Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles. Ability to reason and make judgments.
  3. Verbal: Ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them.
  4. Numerical: Ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately.
  5. Manual Dexterity: Ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers.
  6. Form Perception: To make visual comparisons and discriminations and see slight differences in shapes and shadings of figures.
  7. Color Discrimination: Ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color.

WORK CONDITIONS


Normal working environment.


GENERAL REQUIREMENTS


The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being
performed by people assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of
responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so assigned.


TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT


Salary and work year to be established by the Board.