Upper School Visual Art Teacher

Why St. Michael's Prep?

Located in the hills of southwest Austin, Texas, St. Michael's Catholic Preparatory School is an outstanding co-educational Independent Catholic school serving students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade in Austin, Texas. The Lower School is comprised of PreK 3-4th grades, the Middle School houses grades 5-8, and the Upper School contains grades 9-12. We are distinguished by our Catholic tradition, a welcoming and diverse community, excellent academic programs, and a variety of extracurricular activities. Additionally, we are a technology-rich school. Thus, teachers and staff are expected to demonstrate meaningful skill with technology and an enthusiasm for technological growth in order to create authentic learning experiences for their students. Teachers and staff at St. Michael's Prep further serve as role models that inspire students to think critically, reflect, explore, and apply their faith concretely to their lives. We are one community with three divisions, united in our commitment to put students first as we educate them in mind, body, and spirit.

Our values: Integrity, Courage, & Excellence

Our mission: St. Michael's Prep cultivates a transformative, Independent school experience rooted in Catholic spirituality where we seek excellence in every pursuit and form virtuous leaders who positively impact the world.

We are anchored by the Catholic Social Teachings (CST) and promote inclusion by advocating for a society based on love and justice, where all people have inherent dignity. We are passionate about cultivating a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment, celebrating and supporting differences.

We employ and optimize practices that promote growth of critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity.

Ideal Candidates

Ideal candidates for positions at our school are experienced in and continue to develop expertise in social-emotional learning, project-based learning, innovative teaching strategies, technology-rich and differentiated instruction. Ideal candidates thrive in a collaborative environment designing and delivering innovative and creative cross-curricular instructional units to students with diverse learning styles and needs.

Summary of Position:

St. Michael's Catholic Prep seeks a full-time, on-campus Visual Arts teacher for grades 9-12. This position requires a dynamic, innovative educator to teach at many high school levels, including Honors or AP courses. Responsibilities include teaching assigned sections of courses, leading an advisory, participating in ongoing community service projects and retreats with students and fellow teachers, and the opportunity to design and implement elective courses. We are looking for an instructor who inspires our community to new depths in the visual arts, continues to grow and deepen our current art curriculum, and embraces graphic and digital media. This is an exempt faculty position. The employee will work for 10 months of the year, starting in August 2026.

Job Details:
Responsibilities include but are not limited for the teacher to:

General

• Demonstrate a positive attitude towards students, staff and faculty.
• Be passionate about pedagogy and collaborative work.
• Dedicated to carrying out the mission of the school.
• Possess wide-ranging academic preparation.
• Be fully committed to the development of a well-rounded student.
• Willing to work closely with colleagues on departmental objectives.
• Expected to contribute to our Winter Term, a 3 week term during which diverse opportunities are offered for classes, academic travel and internships.
• Have strong interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills and a commitment to both the developmental needs of adolescents and to education.
• Have a commitment to diversity in all aspects of school life and reflect an appreciation of lifelong learning.

Visual Art Specific

• Provide instruction by which students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciations and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art.
• Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting and understand the versatility of acrylic paints: dry brushing, staining, layering, underpainting, monoprinting.
• Understand a variety of "masters" techniques .
• Knows and can apply elements of design and modern principles of art.
• Knows the fundamentals and different approaches to drawing media techniques.
• Provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities
• Instruct students in proper care and use of tools and equipment.
• Incorporate projects that utilize technology and digital/graphic media such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and other commonly used visual art applications.
• Organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required for distribution and collection
• Evaluate each student's performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings.
• Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students' work for the school and the community.
• May sponsor exhibits from outside the school.
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the school and/or in self-selected professional growth activities

Requirements:

Required Experience, Degree and Skills:

• Must have a Bachelor's degree and prior years experience
• Strong interpersonal skills and effective communication (written and verbal)
• Exceptional organization, classroom management, time management and prioritization skills

More about St. Michael's Prep

St. Michael's Catholic Preparatory School is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment and all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, application for military service, or any other status protected by applicable law.

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