To instruct, guide, and inspire students by developing an engaging curriculum within a positive learning environment in the arts.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Teach four blocks of ceramics classes in an interactive classroom environment
Coach an athletic team or supervise an afternoon program for the equivalent of two out of three seasons
Serve as a faculty advisor
Live in a dormitory and/or participate in the residential life program, which includes a rotation of weeknight and weekend responsibilities
Participate in the student life program QUEST and the academic program Project:Pomfret
Attend faculty, school, departmental meetings, chapel services, and other required school functions and be available for weekly office hours
Manage relationships with parents that support the social and emotional well-being, intellectual development, and independent personal responsibility of students
Build positive and appropriate relationships with students and colleagues
Design and facilitate rigorous and empowering learning that is student-centered, relevant, and meaningful
Value the diverse thoughts, perspectives, learning abilities, and life experiences of students and colleagues
Collaborate with colleagues to create programs (academic, extracurricular, dormitory, QUEST, Project:Pomfret, etc.) that enhance the growth and learning of students while fulfilling the goals of Pomfret’s Mission and Vision
Cultivate the discipline, habits, and mindsets of a reflective practitioner by seeking feedback, documenting his/her learning, and establishing related goals and action plans that target student outcomes
Pursue continuous professional growth and development
Maintain current knowledge of your discipline, to review and revise curriculum, and to grow their repertoire of teaching and learning strategies
Maintain a Learning Management System (Canvas/Blackbaud) evaluating student performance and work throughout the trimester, including final grade calculations, and written comments for final report cards.
Know, understand, and commit to the Mission and Vision of Pomfret School and build positive and appropriate relationships with students and colleagues
Collaborate with colleagues to create programs that enhance the growth and learning of students while fulfilling the goals of Pomfret’s Mission and Vision
Communicate with advisors and parents about student work and progress that supports the social and emotional well-being, intellectual development, and independent personal responsibility of students
Must adhere to all School policies as outlined in the Employee Handbook
Continually meet or exceed Pomfret School’s Standards of Behavior, Character, and Engagement
Qualifications:
Experience teaching in a school or studio setting
Knowledge and experience working with stoneware (handbuilding & wheel throwing), firing an electric kiln, glaze preparation and all other aspects of maintaining a fully functional ceramic studio.
Minimum Bachelor’s degree
A team player dedicated to supporting the growth of students
Must hold a valid US driver’s license
Passionate about, comfortable with, and find enjoyment in working with adolescents
Ability to relate well to all constituents in a school community
Organized, diligent, and possess a strong, proactive work ethic
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills
Communicate clearly, in a timely manner, and with confidentiality with students, parents, and colleagues
Empathetic leader and learner with demonstrated success in providing student-centered, solution-focused mentoring to high school-aged students
Work Conditions:
Sitting, standing, walking, and working on a computer
Ceramic Studio Environment: dust control/ventilation, kiln emissions ventilation, clay disposal & sink management, proper clay recycling
Lifting clay bags, and equipment, Pottery wheel maintenance
Pomfret is a boarding school environment, and classes generally run regardless of weather/holidays during the school year. Employees should plan to follow the Google Calendar provided for class schedules, as changes should be expected.
About Pomfret School
Pomfret School is an independent coeducational college preparatory boarding and day school for 355 students in grades 9 through 12 and postgraduates. Set on a beautiful 500-acre campus in Northeastern Connecticut and brought to life by an exceptional faculty, Pomfret offers a challenging and rewarding experience for students from various cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. Through an engaging process of learning and leading, a commitment to service beyond self, and numerous opportunities for personal growth in academic, athletic, artistic, and residential settings, students emerge as ethical and active citizens of the world. With a clear mission, Pomfret School cultivates a healthy interdependence of mind, body, and spirit in its students as it prepares them for college and to lead and learn in a diverse and increasingly interconnected society. Pomfret School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in administration of its employment, enrollment, or educational policies, tuition assistance programs or other administered programs.
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