Job Description

Teaches Upper School Photography (including Digital Photography, DSLR, Adobe Suite/Graphic Design Foundations, Digital Photojournalism, Studio Lighting Techniques, Product Design Photography, Landscape Photography, Fashion Photography, Film/Process Photography, and Alternative Photography/Cyanotype) introductory to advanced students. Creates a thoughtful curriculum that encourages the development of creative thinking and visual art skills in individual students while meeting curricular objectives. The person in this role must be a passionate Arts advocate while supporting the Upper School faculty and students to ensure that we are living our mission and values daily through the following: 

Essential Functions:

• Teaches Upper School Photography classes connecting to the curricular sequence.
• Participates in the Bi-Annual Faculty Art Show.
• Collaborates with the Art Faculty in hanging the yearly All-School Art Show and Senior Walls.
• Regularly exhibits student work and manages display spaces.
• Evaluates student progress through multiple measures.
• Differentiates instruction to meet the needs of students.
• Provides timely and regular feedback on students’ progress toward skill mastery.
• Actively evaluates new tools and methods for use in the art classroom.
• Demonstrates, models, and designs learning experiences that foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Uses effective classroom management techniques to create a warm and welcoming studio space.
• Prepares course objectives and course study following curricular guides.
• Serves as an advisor to Upper School students.
• Counsels students when adjustment and academic problems arise.
• Discusses students’ academic and behavioral attitudes and achievements with parents.
• Keeps daily attendance and records of students’ progress.
• Attends professional development programs each year.
• Other duties as assigned by the Department Chair/Director of the Arts and/or Division Head.

Qualifications:

• Strong background in visual art with a minimum of a Bachelor of Fine Arts , preferred Master of Fine Arts.
• Proven ability as an artist and demonstrated ability in a large variety of media.
• A minimum of two years of teaching experience. 
• Knowledge of applicable art studio safety procedures.
• Comfortable with a team-based work structure; works well collaboratively and demonstrates flexibility.
• Ability to foster creativity and serve as an advocate for the Arts.
• A clear interest in, knowledge of, and ability to work with Upper School students.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to develop and implement curriculum and utilize teaching methodologies/best practices.
• Demonstrated sensitivity, knowledge, and understanding of the diverse backgrounds of community members with a continuous focus on healthy relationship building.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of cultural competency skills and enthusiasm for issues of diversity, inclusivity, and multiculturalism.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

• Work in an environment dealing with a wide variety of deadlines and a varied and diverse array of contacts.

• Able to move around the classroom and other school environments.

• Be able to occasionally lift up to 30 lbs.

Application Procedures

Candidates must upload a cover letter, resume, statement of education philosophy, and information for three references through our online platform. Please follow this link to apply.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Springside Chestnut Hill Academy

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy’s Pre-K–12 program is informed by what today’s students need to thrive in college and beyond and is supported by nearly 300 combined years of academic leadership in boys’ and girls’ education. Through a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum grounded in project- and passion-based learning, SCH students build resilience and a sense of agency while gaining an unparalleled intellectual foundation for lifelong learning and growth. Students who attend SCH experience a robust, state-of-the-art academic program intently focused on preparing them for their future. The SCH experience is designed for those who are willing to be challenged, work hard, cultivate an independent mind, and exercise their creativity and curiosity will find the curriculum engaging and rewarding. At the same time, they will discover a nurturing and stimulating learning environment led by a dedicated, passionate, and highly educated faculty. At SCH, the community created by students and faculty is authentic and strong. It is a community in which each student’s unique gifts and capabilities are respected and valued and given just the right combination of challenge and support to ... ensure that each student thrives. SCH’s educational model is distinguished by single-sex education for the lower grades (Pre-K through 8) followed by a coed Upper School. This unique structure expresses SCH’s belief in the benefits of single-sex academic instruction in the lower and middle grades and recognition of the value of coeducation in a student’s final preparation for college and beyond. Through this unique structure, SCH is able to offer age-appropriate learning environments for every stage of a child’s social and intellectual development. Faculty in the Lower and Middle Schools are experts in the different ways that boys and girls learn and have designed their curriculum to support these different learning styles. Beginning with the merging of gender cultures in Upper School, students are exposed to an ever-widening array of perspectives and opinions as part of their final preparation for becoming citizens of a global community.

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