New Orleans Center for Creative Arts Hiring for Academic Studio Science/Chemistry Teacher at New Orleans, LA Full Time

Secondary education faculty

Reports to: Director of Academic Studio
Salary
:  commensurate with experience
Anticipated start date: January 2022

Now accepting
letters of interest with resume and references until a suitable candidate is selected. Review of applications to begin as soon as
applications are received. Please see below for how to apply.

This is a position that includes all benefits afforded to Louisiana
State employees including a choice of one of five Medical benefit plans with options of additional supplemental insurance plans. Instructors
receive ample time off surrounding holidays and extended weekends when the school is closed for instruction. This position also qualifies
for participation in the Louisiana State Teachers’ Retirement plan.

COVID
RESPONSE

NOCCA expects the campus community to adhere to the outlined protocol to help minimize the risks and
protect the well-being of our family. Our current vaccination rate for NOCCA employees is 96%. The best way to protect our community, and to
ensure continuity in learning on campus is to be vaccinated, physically distancing whenever possible, wear face coverings at all times and
monitor any symptoms of illness closely. NOCCA employees who have been vaccinated are required to provide proof of vaccination or must
follow the process set for unvaccinated employees in quarantining.

GENERAL
DESCRIPTION

The Academic Studio’s Integrated Sciences curriculum seeks to develop young artists and
intellectuals with a deep understanding of science and math and the skills necessary to problem solve and think creatively. The ACADEMIC
STUDIO FACULTY CANDIDATE will be able to demonstrate a commitment to developing highly personalized, rigorous learning experiences for a
diverse group of students. NOCCA’s Academic Studio strives for integrated learning and best-practice teaching. To support this, a
science- and math-leadwork as a co-teaching team to collaborate, create, and deliver an integrated curriculum. Successful applicants will
have imagination, vision, and deep-rooted passion for spanning traditional boundaries among arts and academic disciplines.

As
teachers and mentors to individual students, teachers must value diversity, model integrity, foster equity and demonstrate high ethical
standards. As leaders and colleagues, teachers must be able to demonstrate positive interactions and relationships with parents, faculty,
administration, and staff. An enthusiasm for working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment that is characterized by continuous growth is
critical.

JOB DUTIES

• Develops and implements
  curricula in collaboration with a co-teacher and other faculty
• Leads efficient management of classroom activities, projects, and
  events
• Uses project-based and inquiry-based methods to guide student learning
• Supports students that struggle by working
  with them in small group environments
• Participates in professional growth opportunities and incorporates that learning into
  academic curricula
• Mentors a group of students in weekly meetings to foster student growth
• Works directly and
  collaboratively with other faculty members, administration, and parents to serve the needs  of differently-abled learners
• Attends and participates in occasional NOCCA campus events which can occur outside of traditional school hours
• Complies with
  NOCCA policies and procedures, meeting required deadlines, and participating in required meetings

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS |Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Teachers should
  have, are in process of, or would be willing to achieve an advanced degree within the  second Academic year of service
• Applied
  teaching or tutoring experience in STEM
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a co-teaching
  environment

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 or more years of experience teaching chemistry
• Experience with
  other STEM subjects, especially statistics, engineering, and/or programming
• Interest in the arts, humanities, or other fields that
  can be tied into teaching
• Experience creating a high-quality learning atmosphere for diverse learners
• Knowledge of and
  experience with Common Core State Standards and IEPs
• Self-directed experience creating a curriculum that adheres to best
  practices

To apply, send submissions to:
NOCCA ACADEMIC STUDIO –MATH/SCIENCE
ATTN: H|R Department
2800
Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70117

or
Via Email to : [email protected]

In subject line of the email, please put : AS – MATH/Science_Last Name, First Name

NOCCA Vision
We believe in the transformative power of the arts. We aspire to create an educational
community thatnurtures and challenges young people to become more curious, kind, empathetic, engaged, and willing to grapple with complex
problems in order to create a just, sustainable, and joyful world.

NOCCA Mission
NOCCA’s
mission is to provide a world-class, pre-professional arts education for every young person in Louisiana with the curiosity, creativity,
talent and motivation to pursue a life in the arts as they realize the best possible versions of themselves and their futures.

The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts, Louisiana’s Arts Conservatory founded in 1973, offers high school
students training in Classical Music, Creative Writing, Culinary Arts, Dance, Drama, Jazz, Media Arts, Musical Theatre, Theatre Design,
Vocal Music, and Visual Arts. Admission is by arts audition and tuition is free. NOCCA is central to Louisiana’s rich cultural
heritage, boasting a long list of distinguished alumni that includes jazz greats Wynton and Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and Harry
Connick Jr.; actors Wendell Pierce and Anthony Mackie; and soprano Jeanne-Michele Charbonnet.