Art Teacher @ McKinley High School
Art Teacher @ McKinley High School
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Art Teacher @ McKinley High School
Reports to: Building Principals
Employment Status: Regular/Fulltime
Description: Provide students with the environment materials and instructional expertise necessary to
enable them to appreciate art in all its diversity and to develop creative powers problemsolving abilities and craftsmanship in the production of works of art
NOTE: The below lists are not ranked in order of importance
Essential Functions:
- Ensure safety of students
- Teach and evaluate the students using sound instructional practices
- Effectively manage the classroom and individual student behavior to maintain a good learning environment
- Prepare clear and timely lesson plans
- Maintain accurate complete and correct records as required
- Provide guidance and counsel to the students which will promote their welfare and their proper educational development
- Attend parent/teacher conferences
- Counsel with colleagues students and parents
- Distribute homework assignments
- Ensure students are learning all subject material by testing or quizzing on a regular basis
- Provide complete lesson plans for substitute
- Maintain and improve professional competence
- Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with parents through effective use of interim reports report cards and conferences
- Observe ethics of the teaching profession; exhibit professional behavior emotional stability and sound judgment
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
- Instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated
- Assess the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required
- Refer students suspected of learning disabilities for diagnosis on a regular basis seeking the assistance of district specialists as required
- Notify parents if student is not meeting classroom goals
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students equipment materials and facilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and present clear complete and accurate explanations utilizing a variety of instructional techniques and media suitable to the level of learners
- Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
- Maintain respect at all times for confidential information e.g. student grades
- Interact in a positive manner with staff students and parents
- Promote good public relations by personal appearance attitude and conversation
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
- Attend educational field trips
- Make provisions for being available to students and parents for educationalrelated purposes outside the instruction day
- Perform lunch recess and bus duty as requested/required
- Serve as a role model for students
- Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Building Principal
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree (B.A.) or equivalent from a fouryear college or university
- One to two years previous experience
- State of Ohio teachers certificate
- Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate
Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of academic area and teaching methodology
- Ability to work effectively with others
- Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
- Effective active listening skills
- Organizational and problem solving skills
- Skills that foster and facilitate learning and classroom management
- Training in varied instructional design
- Knowledge of child development and an understanding of age appropriate tasks
- Background/knowledge base in methodology and supervised practice
- Ability to work in a team environment
Equipment Operated:
- Various office machines
- Overhead projector
- Computer/printer
- CCSD Technology
- Kiln
- Hand tools
- Potters wheel
- Wood burning
Additional Working Conditions:
- Occasional requirement to travel daily and overnight
- Occasional interaction among unruly children
- Occasional exposure to blood bodily fluids and tissue
- Frequent requirement to sit stand walk talk hear see read speak reach stretch with hands and arms crouch kneel climb and stoop
- Frequent operation of a vehicle in inclement weather conditions i.e. being prepared to come to work on all scheduled work days except calamity days
- Weekend/evening/summer work
- Requirement to lift and/or carry up to a maximum of 50 pounds and push/pull up to a maximum of 100 pounds various supplies and/or equipment
This job description is subject to change and in no manner states or implies that these are the only duties and responsibilities to be performed by the incumbent. The incumbent will be required to follow the instructions and perform the duties required by the incumbents supervisor appointing authority.
Canton City School Districtis an Equal Opportunity Employer. No person will be discriminated against in hiring or in any other aspect of their employment on the basis of race color religion sex (including pregnancy) age national origin ancestry citizenship status sexual orientation gender identity or expression transgender status marital status familial status disability genetic information protected veteran/military status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law.
Employment Type
Full-Time
