Middle and Upper School Art Teacher for School Year 2025-26

ABOUT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BOSTON

The International School of Boston, located in Cambridge, Mass., opens a world of possibilities for students from Preschool through Grade 12. ISB provides a rigorous multilingual education, inclusive cultural experiences, and a fearless global mindset needed to learn and lead, both today and in the future. Classes are taught in English and French, equipping students with not only the ability to fluently speak at least two languages, but also empowering them to think in at least two languages. Their minds will be forever opened to the diverse ideas, insights, and innovations of peoples, countries, and societies that they will discover at ISB and beyond. 

At ISB, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB), is an intentional and essential underpinning of our high-quality education. We strive to ensure that all community members feel valued and experience a strong sense of belonging. As an international school, honoring our community's diverse backgrounds, languages, identities, abilities, experiences, and perspectives is essential to our culture and mission.

POSITION SUMMARY:

International School of Boston (ISB) is seeking a dedicated and passionate three-quarter time Visual Arts teacher for Secondary School (grades 6-12) to join our multicultural team. As an ISB Visual Arts educator, you will play a pivotal role in providing a nurturing and creative learning environment in both our French and IB tracks.This position involves teaching foundational art concepts and techniques in Middle School and high school, and potentially developing advanced IB DP Visual Arts portfolios. The role includes managing studio hours and maintaining art facilities for student work outside of class time. You will foster artistic expression, critical thinking, and cross-cultural understanding through diverse media and artistic traditions. This is a three-quarter time position that includes classroom instruction and advisory responsibilities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Planning

• Plan a program of instruction that meets students’ needs, interests, and abilities and supports them meeting learning outcomes
• Proactively collaborate and plan with grade level colleagues and other teaching teams to develop and enhance curriculum materials, incorporating innovating teaching methods and technologies

Instruction

• Teach students the appropriate programs of instruction in an engaging, differentiated manner ensuring all students receive high quality instruction and achieve high quality outcomes 
• Engage students in meaningful and regular purposeful learning experience, allowing them to explore ideas, environments, or problems while exposing them to many perspectives and worldviews.
• Assess and monitor student progress, providing timely feedback and support to ensure personal, social, and academic growth

Classroom management

• Create a positive climate with established routines, connections and relationships, positive discipline, restorative practice. 

Communication

• Communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues, maintaining open lines of communication to support student success, with the ability to communication across lines of difference and cultural communication styles 

Administrative Responsibilities 

• Contribute to the school community by participating in duties, extracurricular activities, school events, and committees 
• Participate in professional development activities to enhance teaching skills,  stay up to date with educational trends and best practices, and contribute to a culture of continuous learning and improvement

Child Safeguarding 

• Ensures the safety, protection, and well-being of students by creating a safe environment where students can learn grow, and thrive and taking proactive measures to prevent and respond to any forms of harm to students

Physical requirements  include ability to move around the classroom for extended periods of time and capacity to lift and carry teaching materials, equipment, and supplies as needed. 

CORE COMPETENCIES: 

ISB has identified priority skills and abilities that all ISB teachers should possess: 

• Demonstrates intercultural competence: ability to shift cultural perspective and adapt to cultural differences
• Fosters a rigorous, inclusive educational experience: engages students in learning that is relevant to/for them
• Works collaboratively: works effectively with colleagues to achieve shared goals
• Promotes Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: supports cultivating a community where all know they belong
• Builds Solutions: engages in proactive and creative solution building for various types of challenges
• Cultivates a Culture of Care: builds and sustains strong relationships grounded in empathy and mutual respect
• Demonstrates digital literacy: stays up to date with emerging technologies and adapts to new tools and platforms
• Manages Complexity and Ambiguity: ability to deal with challenges where there is no clear solution or outcome
• Demonstrates Flexibility and Adaptability: embraces change and adjusts when needed
• Demonstrates a Strong and Brave Work Ethic: takes initiative and works with integrity and accountability

Communicates and Responds: listens and responds with empathy and respect in a timely manner