The Peddie School, an independent college preparatory high school located in Hightstown, NJ, seeks an energetic and innovative Visual Arts Teacher to join its dynamic arts department for full-time employment beginning in the fall of 2025.
The ideal candidate is a practicing artist and experienced educator with a strong foundation in a broad range of media and techniques, along with a deep appreciation for contemporary art and emerging trends in visual culture. We are looking for an educator who can inspire creativity, foster skill development, and nurture individual expression in high school students. An MFA or advanced postgraduate study in the visual arts is preferred.
Specific teaching responsibilities will depend on the strengths of the selected applicant and will be some combination of: Painting, Drawing, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography, Video, Digital Graphics, and AP Art History. Beyond classroom teaching, the hire would be expected to curate gallery spaces and manage visits by featured guest artists.
\n Teaching Faculty Responsibilities and ExpectationsTEACHING FACULTY RESPONSIBILITIES AND EXPECTATIONS Peddie is a complex residential school community, and it takes the proverbial village to educate our students. Most teaching faculty positions include classroom teaching, residential responsibilities, and arts, athletic, or significant co-curricular responsibilities. While it is impossible to capture all faculty responsibilities, the list below provides information regarding the general job description for teaching faculty. We subscribe to the belief that the Peddie Mission is primarily accomplished through a dedicated faculty and staff, and it is necessary for faculty and staff: To foster a school which attracts and sustains a faculty of individuals with diverse talents and backgrounds and with the ability to engage and excite adolescents and who exemplify the habits of intellectual curiosity, hard work, responsibility, honesty, compassion and community that we want to develop in our students. To foster a school that expects and enables the faculty to accomplish the mission.To foster a school that places strong emphasis on a close connection between students and faculty. Embrace and reflect the school's commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.To foster a school community that honors and exhibits Peddie's Core Values: respect, honesty, scholarship, balance, and courage. Teaching Faculty responsibilities include the following: Overtly support and act in accordance with Peddie's Mission and Core Values. Recognize that teaching happens everywhere in our community—classrooms, fields, stages, dorms, dining hall, Chapel, etc.—and use those teaching opportunities to help our students develop the intellectual, interpersonal, and ethical qualities that will benefit them as adults. Teach 3 to 4 classes each trimester, coach, supervise, advise and/or direct co- curricular activities, and contribute to the residential program. Demonstrate thoughtful planning and preparation for classes. Demonstrate enthusiasm for and curiosity about teaching in all areas of school life and show respect for individuals and for the community. Create a safe and nurturing environment for all members of the Peddie community. Serve as role models for Peddie students and help them aspire to the highest qualities of citizenship. Communicate with students, parents, and colleagues appropriately in the role of classroom teachers, advisors, dorm faculty, coaches, etc. Uphold professional standards of personal presentation, punctuality, professional courtesy, and discretion. Comply with the policies and procedures as articulated in the Employee Handbook.Respectfully interact and collaborate with colleagues in order to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and to provide Peddie students with a superior academic and co-curricular program. Participate in professional development here on campus or off-campus with the support of Peddie's professional development funds. Honor the confidentiality of school and student information. Peddie meets for Saturday classes, and faculty teach most Saturdays during the school year. In addition, coaching responsibilities and dorm responsibilities include scheduled Saturday and Sunday duties. The above is not intended to be exhaustive, but to offer a broad-brush of faculty responsibilities and expectations. Individual faculty responsibilities will vary.
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