What are the responsibilities and job description for the Drawing and Painting Visual Arts Teacher position at The Kinkaid School Inc?
The Kinkaid School is seeking an innovative, passionate, and experienced teacher to join the Visual and Performing Arts Program starting in August 2025 as a Drawing and Painting Visual Arts Teacher. Reporting to the Director of Visual and Performing Arts, the Drawing and Painting Visual Arts Teacher is a member of a visual arts faculty that includes seven other visual arts teachers and a Gallery and Studio Coordinator. This teacher must embrace and help advance the principles set out in Kinkaids core documents: mission and core values, DEI commitment and strategic plan, The Visual and Performing Arts Guiding Principle, and Portrait of a Teacher.
The Kinkaid School is a co-educational non-sectarian day school enrolling over 1,400 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Located on a sixty-five-acre campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, the School offers a thriving intellectual community in the midst of a vibrant, urban, diverse culture. The Visual and Performing Arts program benefits from outstanding resources including five art studios, a dedicated kiln room, and numerous gallery spaces. Talented students and generous budgets allow the School to mount numerous exhibitions throughout the year.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Teach Upper School sections of Drawing and Painting
- Teach 6th and 8th grade visual arts classes, with the opportunity to teach other Visual Arts courses as well
- Manage the appropriate budgets
- Serve as a member of the Visual and Performing Arts Faculty, attending all meetings, and developing and updating course curricula
- Establish and maintain open, informative and friendly communications with students and parents
- Maintain regular school hours; evening and weekend hours are also occasionally required
- Be an active member of the school community by attending games, special arts events, and become part of the overall school community
- Support the School, its mission, and its leadership
- Bachelors degree in Visual Arts or Art Education (masters degree preferred)
- A minimum of three years of teaching experience, preferably in a private school setting
- Core knowledge in the development of middle and upper school children
- Experience working and teaching in both traditional and digital modes
- Exemplifies Kinkaids four core values (honesty, responsibility, respect, and kindness) in interactions with all members of the community
- Collegial and committed to collaborating with Visual and Performing Arts faculty
- Maintain high professional standards
The Kinkaid School provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law, The Kinkaid School complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
Submit all correspondence including your cover letter, resume, and application through The Kinkaid School application portal. Please no emails or phone calls to submit your candidacy or show interest.
