3D Junior Elective Instructor

Job Identification:

Title: 3D Junior Elective Instructor

Department: Visual Arts Conservatory

Classification: Part-time instructor

General Summary: 

The Chicago High School for the Arts (ChiArts ®) develops the next generation of artistically gifted, diverse scholar artists through intensive pre-professional training in the arts, combined with a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum. The school approaches the development of students through a whole-student approach and through a continuous learning environment for all staff to continuously develop their understanding of our scholar-artists. We strive to build upon and improve our practices to make sure we are always serving all of our students to the best of our abilities. 

The Chicago High School for the Arts seeks an instructor for the 3D Junior Elective course for Semester 2 of the  2024-2025 school year in the Visual Arts department.

The 3D Junior Elective instructor supports the mission of the school by fostering a safe, healthy, and inspiring learning community for students and teachers. The 3D Junior Elective course is a semester-long, 3-hour studio class that takes place on Fridays from 2 pm - 5 pm.

The 3D Junior Elective dedicates time for students to explore various themes, topics, and approaches in the sculpture studio. Students will explore a variety of conventional and unconventional media with a special emphasis on developing a strong conceptual understanding and sensitive use of craft. Aided by raw material exploration, research, selected readings, and critical discussions, students will begin to polish and refine an approach to mixed media that will set the stage for more critical and dynamic use of materials. Candidates will propose a class based on a specific theme, material, and technique.

Job responsibilities:

Classroom and professional duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Embrace and promote the ChiArts vision, mission, educational approach, goals, and core values.
• Prepare structured lessons that encourage and foster skill development, critical thinking, applications, and ethics.
• Instruct conservatory-level courses, serving students with various learning styles, abilities, and needs.
• Employ outstanding classroom management skills and implement the school code of conduct.
• Regularly assess student achievement, skill mastery, and career development skills.
• Submit unit plans on a timely basis.
• Manage classroom administration and record keeping including grades, attendance records, student progress, and documentation of student work.
• Manage studio material inventory and equipment: ordering and upkeep.
• Manage studio setup and breakdown of equipment and furniture.
• Document student work for digital portfolio files.
• Regularly communicate with students, parents, and other ChiArts staff to share artistic progress, encourage positive behavior, and resolve behavioral and artistic issues.
• Attend and participate in faculty and administrative meetings, parent conferences, open house, other school functions, and in-service professional development sessions.
• Collaborate with the staff to develop “best practices” tailored to the unique philosophy and instructional approach of ChiArts and to the needs of its student p