$65 - $110 per year
Key Skills
Job Description
Position Title: Art Teacher
Employment Type: Full-Time
Overview:
The Art Teacher at Launch is a passionate and creative educator who brings visual arts to life for students across grade levels. This role is grounded in Launch’s commitment to student expression, high-quality craftsmanship, and integrated learning. The Art Teacher designs and delivers engaging, standards-aligned instruction that connects artistic practice to students’ identities, communities, and academic growth.
Key Responsibilities:
- Instruction & Curriculum Design
Plan and deliver engaging, standards-aligned visual arts lessons across grade levels. Integrate art history, criticism, and studio practice into a cohesive curriculum that reflects diverse artists and cultures. Connect art instruction to cross-disciplinary themes and EL Education practices. - Student Culture & Studio Environment
Create a safe, inclusive, and joyful studio environment where all students feel seen and are encouraged to take creative risks. Establish and maintain clear expectations for participation, care of materials, and respectful critique. - Assessment & Student Growth
Use ongoing formative and summative assessments to track student growth, provide meaningful feedback, and adjust instruction. Maintain student portfolios that demonstrate artistic development over time. - Community & Exhibition
Organize and curate student art exhibitions and celebrations that showcase student work to families and the broader school community. Partner with colleagues on schoolwide events and interdisciplinary projects. - Professional Collaboration
Participate actively in grade-level and schoolwide planning meetings, professional development, and crew. Collaborate with content-area teachers to integrate art into cross-curricular projects and learning expeditions.
Qualifications:
- State teaching certification in Visual Arts preferred but not required
- Experience teaching visual arts in a K–12 setting preferred
- Deep knowledge of studio art techniques across multiple media (drawing, painting, sculpture, digital arts)
- Strong relationship-building skills and a commitment to culturally responsive teaching
- Commitment to Launch’s mission, values, and equity-centered approach to education
Core Responsibilities
The Art Teacher will design and deliver standards-aligned visual arts instruction while fostering an inclusive studio environment. They are also responsible for assessing student growth, maintaining portfolios, and organizing student art exhibitions.
Requirements
A state teaching certification in Visual Arts is preferred, along with experience teaching K-12 visual arts. Candidates should possess deep knowledge of various studio art techniques and a commitment to equity-centered education.
About Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter Schools
Industry: Education Management
Company size: 51-200 employees
Launch is a growing public charter school currently serving 6th-8th grade students from Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Heights, and surrounding areas in Brooklyn. We believe that every child deserves a high-quality education and that every child should be prepared to succeed in college. At Launch, we believe that students learn best by doing. Working with our institutional partner, NYC Outward Bound Schools, Launch prepares students not only to succeed in the classroom, but to apply their knowledge in real-world settings. Launch students will never be asked to simply recite memorized information. Instead, students investigate relevant subject matter, work in the field alongside experts, and present what they have learned in order to demonstrate depth of understanding to their peers, teachers, and parents in various fields of study. This kind of real-world learning invests students in their communities, teaches them the values of leadership and service, and prepares them for success in school, college, citizenship and life. “This kind of innovative school…is an example of how all our schools should be.” —President Obama after visiting an Expeditionary Learning school in Washington D.C. Our Mission Launch students will develop the academic skills and strength of character necessary to thrive in college, contribute to their community, and excel in their careers. Our Vision Launch Expeditionary Learning Charter School was created to serve a singular purpose: to offer a world-class education to students and families living in Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, and surrounding communities – one that will provide Launch students access to the most competitive universities and careers, allowing them to lead fulfilling lives of choice and purpose. We focus on engaging and rigorous instruction and strong character. We support the growth of smart, good people.