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Art Lead (Leave Coverage)

The Parish School
  • Houston, Texas
    3 days ago

    Job Description

    Substitute- Art Lead (Leave Coverage)
    Early childhood and Elementary ages 
    Work Location:  The Parish School (Private School)
    Start Date: ASAP- Leave coverage starting 9/21 through approximately 10/16. 
    Temporary Position, Opportunity for continued substitution as needed following leave coverage. 
    Monday through Thursday: 7:30am to 3:30pm and Friday 7:30 am to 12:30 pm
     
    Discover a purposeful and meaningful career that transforms the lives of students and changes the trajectory of their future. Find a nurturing community that values people, ethical practices, passion, and creativity. Our staff is the most valuable resource we have in accomplishing our mission to empower children with communication delays and learning differences to thrive through whole-child education, innovative therapy, and access to nature. 
     
    Position:
    The Art Educator leads weekly art education that allow students to interact with a variety of materials that encourage self-expression and appreciation of the artistic process at the early childhood and elementary levels. Art groups incorporate a variety of different mediums that facilitate growth and learning, including drawing, painting, sculpting and mixed media exploration. 

    Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Creates art lessons and leads art classes through art-based curriculum to support language and learning goals for individual students.
    • Plans instruction to achieve specific objectives based upon student need, established curriculum, and consultation with lead teachers/therapists.
    • Implements instructional techniques to encourage and motivate students.
    • Assess student’s needs as the develop, implementing and evaluating daily lesson plans.
    • Modifies and individualizes instruction of program to meet the needs of each child.
    • Utilizes and implements appropriate classroom management techniques to ensure student safety, and to create a productive and supportive learning environment that integrates academic and social development for every student.
    • Maintains a calendar of activities and community events that provides a variety of student centered experiences to learn about a variety of art.
    • Collaborates and consults with the Integrates Arts and Sciences team, speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists, and mental health counselors to assts each student
    Competencies & Attributes:
    • Nurturing spirit - Uses positive language, sets clear expectations, recognizes positive qualities in every student.
    • Collaborative nature - Willing to offer ideas and take direction.
    • Ability to work with others and take initiative and to problem solve complex situations with staff, students, or parents.
    • Willingness to learn about all areas of child development - Academics and Social Emotional
    • Sound judgment in decision making and problem solving.
    • Organized with strong time management skills.
    • Strong oral and written communication skills
    • Flexible and creative thinker
    • Dependable
    • Ability to manage multiple responsibilities concurrently.
    • Ensures a safe and secure environment for all staff and students by proactively monitoring facilities, enforcing safety protocols, and responding promptly to potential hazards or incidents, including during all drills.
    About The Parish School
    Since 1983, The Parish School has educated children ages 2–12 who have communication delays and learning differences, empowering them with the tools to succeed. This nationally recognized, special needs school in Houston, Texas provides an education for the entire family within the environment of a nurturing and safe 17-acre campus with on-site pediatric therapy clinic, The Carruth Center. Our personalized academic approach—with a focus on communication skills, social learning, independence, nature and the arts—allows children to thrive and grow.

    The Parish School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, gender or religious affiliation.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationHouston, Texas
    Websitehttp://www.parishschool.org/about-us/employment/

    Skills

    • Academic Backgroundunmatched
    • Calendar Managementunmatched
    • Child Developmentunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Consultingunmatched
    • Lesson Plansunmatched
    • Occupational Therapyunmatched
    • Organizational Skillsunmatched
    • Painting (Arts & Crafts)unmatched
    • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Psychiatry and Mental Healthunmatched
    • Sculptureunmatched
    • Speech and Language Pathologyunmatched
    • Team Playerunmatched
    • Time Managementunmatched
    • Training/Teachingunmatched
    • Training/Teaching Curriculumunmatched
    • Writing Skillsunmatched

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