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About Lick-Wilmerding High School
A private school with a public purpose, Lick-Wilmerding High School develops the head, heart, and hands of highly motivated students from all walks of life, inspiring them to become lifelong learners who contribute to the world with confidence and compassion.
At Lick, our treasures are our students, faculty, staff, and families. Collegiality and camaraderie are rich in our community and we pride ourselves in providing opportunities for our community members to lead and be led by each other. We offer highly competitive compensation packages, complete with comprehensive benefits and robust professional development opportunities.
We are a community that values student-centeredness, inclusivity, and lifelong learning. We are actively committed to Equity, Belonging & Justice, which we acknowledge is iterative and imperative work for a predominantly white institution like ours. As a community we are constantly learning and applying lessons learnt to improve the quality of the student experience and the well-being of all our community members. We welcome all interested persons to apply.
To Apply
Please send a cover letter, resume, and the names and contact information of three references, one of whom should be a direct supervisor to abarclay@lwhs.org by February 9, 2024. Should you have any clarifying questions or comments, please email Alegria Barclay at abarclay@lwhs.org. Please also submit an application at the URL provided.
LWHS prohibits in all its programs, including hiring and employment practices, discrimination or harassment against any member or group based upon age, gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, genetic information, gender identity or expression, veteran status, and any other category protected under California or federal law, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification.
Job Title: Visual Arts Teacher
Reports to: Dean of Faculty
Status: Full-time, Exempt
Salary Range: $80,000–159,800
Position Description:
Lick-Wilmerding High School currently seeks a dedicated educator to join our Visual Arts Department as a full-time teacher beginning August 2024. The visual arts department is a collaborative and supportive team that nurtures a community of kind, compassionate and curious learners to courageously explore creative processes in a variety of visual arts media.
A full time teaching position at LWHS consists of 4 sections capped at 18 students each. The candidate will be teaching a required course that all ninth graders take called Contemporary Media & Arts, as well as courses in photography. The ideal candidate must be comfortable working with a diverse group of high school students, and ideally will have a working knowledge of basic drawing techniques, Adobe Creative Cloud, along with in-depth experience in photography and working in a darkroom. This role additionally includes advising a group of about twelve students as part of our advisory program.
As an institution committed to educating the whole child, we both invite and expect teaching faculty to participate fully in the academic and co-curricular life of the school. This includes, but is not limited to, furthering the mission of the school through participating in our Advisory, Public Purpose, and DEI Programs; as well as routine attendance in all curricular team meetings, department meetings, faculty meetings, and office hours to support students when needed.
Job Specific Responsibilities and Qualifications:
- BFA or higher in fine arts, multimedia, film or related field
- Demonstrate experience with a variety of manual and digital art related techniques
- Instruct students in proper care and use of tools, materials and equipment
- Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understanding
- Provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying learning and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities.
Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students’ work for the school and the community - Assist in the maintenance and organization of the darkroom and Photography Studio
- Demonstrated interest in curriculum development, innovation, and professional growth
- A commitment to work collaboratively on a team
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
Skills:
- Fierce advocacy for students and their needs
- A willingness to engage across difference with empathy and understanding
- Social and emotional acuity
- An understanding of your own identity and related positionalities
- The ability to nurture and encouragelife-long learning through joyful, authentic, and rich learning experiences
- A profound openness to feedback and improvement, modeling lifelong learning of practice as well as subject area
