ES Visual Arts/Performing Arts Teacher

2 months ago

Beijing, China Western Academy of Beijing Full time

Position: ES Visual Arts/Performing Arts Teacher (plus ES Head of Arts) Tentative

School Section: Elementary School

Period of Appointment: 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2027

JOB DESCRIPTION

Teachers at WAB:

  • Understand WAB's mission statement, core values and philosophy, and actively work to promote them;
  • Contribute to activities which enhance the life of the school community;
  • Demonstrate an ongoing developing knowledge and engagement with China as WAB's host country;
  • Participate in school wide and section specific school improvement initiatives;
  • Follow the Essential Agreements for parent communication and attend parent teacher conferences as required.

Role Description / Working Relationships:

The Visual Arts/ Performing Arts teacher is responsible to the ES Head of Arts for implementing the arts curriculum, assessment and reporting processes.

The Visual Arts/ Performing Arts teacher will work collaboratively with other department members and support teachers as needed to develop common unit plans, effective lesson plans and assessment strategies congruent with WABs assessment guidelines and curriculum. The Arts teacher will employ an inquiry-based approach and differentiate lessons to support the learning styles of individual students.

  • The Arts teacher is expected to contribute to the extra curricula activities of the school and be involved in school development.
  • Planning, Classroom Strategies and Behaviour:
  • Plans collaboratively with colleagues

           - Establishes and maintains good communication with colleagues

           - Fosters respect, credibility and competence with colleagues and school community

  • Plans and delivers units and lessons according to WAB's curriculum and student needs.

          - Demonstrates knowledge of relevant curriculum, and of contemporary teaching and learning and assessment theory

          - Reflects on teaching and student learning outcomes to support continuing development

  • Creates an environment of mutual respect and understanding

          - Organizes a safe physical environment

          - Establishes a classroom environment that encourages student participation

  • Engages students in learning through a challenging and inspiring classroom environment

          - Establishes high expectations that inspire students and promote learning

          - Inspires students to make a difference in their community

  • Uses a range of assessment and feedback strategies
  • Effectively manages student behaviour

          - Recognizes and supports diversity among individuals and groups

          - Engages and challenges all students to develop skills of life-long learners

  • Reflection on Professional Performance
  • Identifies own areas of strengths and weaknesses and writes a growth and development plan
  • Documents progress towards growth and development plan
  • Collegiality
  • Connects with colleagues to enhance learning within the WAB community

PERSONAL SPECIFICATIONS

The successful applicant is expected to have the following skills, abilities, knowledge, experience and qualifications:

1. Personal Skills and Abilities：

  • Ability to connect with students, staff and parents, establishing effective collaborative working relationships with each group.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, while considering EAL community members
  • Skills in working with a range of students of different abilities and backgrounds
  • Skills in teaching
  • Ability to integrate appropriate technologies into the curriculum
  • Ability to lead and organize ensembles and stage productions

2. Knowledge and application of:

  • Contemporary teaching and learning theories and practice in visual and performing arts education, including differentiation and inquiry
  • Collaborative planning techniques

3. At least five years of experience:

  • As a full-time Visual Arts and Performing Arts teacher in a classroom setting
  • Working with a diverse range of students including those with EAL, learning support and enrichment needs preferred
  • Teaching experience of IB PYP preferred

4. Qualifications

  • Completed Introductory IB PYP workshop and Role of the arts preferred
  • Teaching qualification
  • Bachelor's degree
  • Professional Arts experience an asset
  • Ability to work across the full ES age range EY-G5 essential

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