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Position Type:
Professional/Core Faculty
Date Posted:
7/21/2026
Location:
Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half-Day
Date Available:
10/12/2026
Closing Date:
08/28/2026
Long-term Substitute Position for Visual Arts Department, Greater Hartford Academy of The Arts Half-day Program
General Purpose:
Under the direction of the Visual Arts Department Head and Administration to be a practicing artist who will implement curriculum and deliver instructional lessons based on the Elements and Principles of Visual Art making in Ceramics and 3D Design. Experience working with high school students of all skill levels and modalities is beneficial to a candidate's successful transition into our unique pre-professional intensive arts program. This position is for 10 hours per week, mid-October - February.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Identifies long and short-term individual student and class objectives, prepares and writes lesson plans and student performance evaluations. Selects appropriate learning materials including texts, tests, supplements, audiovisual materials current with continued advancement in creative software.
2. Provides a safe environment for learning, follows program procedures, maintains and submits records of attendance and student achievement in a timely fashion. Maintains classroom materials, sanitization procedures and organization of student works in progress and completed projects.
3. Provides instruction to students using methods and activities which best meet predetermined objectives including using community resources when applicable and available. Facilitates student growth in developmental, affective and cognitive domains by promoting student participation in the learning experience, promoting analytical thinking, teaching effective work habits and study skills and providing opportunities for individual achievement.
4. Applies appropriate diagnostic and assessment techniques which inform students of the expectations for assessment. Assesses student accomplishment of objectives and reviews assessment results with Visual Arts Department Head.
5. Interacts with students, school counselors, Visual Arts Department Head to ensure the safety, progress and achievement of students.
6. Digital documentation of student work in progress and completed projects for mid-year and end of the year jury portfolio assessment is essential for review of student progress.
7. Attends occasional evening and/or Visual Arts department events.
The following credentials are preferred:
Experience teaching all skills levels and media in ceramics, 3D design in sculpture, multimedia and have a vast knowledge of art history. Must have diagnostic and assessment skills; in addition be knowledgeable in the application of subject matter and instructional technology such as the Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Lightroom, and Google Classroom.
Education requirements:
BS/BA degree in Education or a BFA with emphasis in appropriate discipline or equivalent preferred but not required. Eligibility for a Connecticut State Department of Education Adjunct Arts Instructor Permit is required. Requirements for permit eligibility: (1) hold a bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education accredited by the Board of Governors of Higher Education, or regionally accredited, (2) have a minimum of three years of work experience in the arts or one year of work and two years of specialized schooling related to the applicant's artistic specialty, and (3) at least one hundred eighty hours of cumulative experience working with children in a private or public setting, including, but not limit to, afterschool programs, group lessons, children's theater, dance studio lessons, and artist-in-residence programs, or at least two years' experience as a full-time faculty member at an institution of higher education or been employed by an eligible inter-district magnet school prior to July 1, 2011 and for at least one year.
To access the job description and salary range document, please click https://www.crec.org/careers/jobs.php
Attachment(s):

• Long Term Substitute Position - Visual Arts Dept. 2026-2027.docx