Secondary Art Teacher

The LIMAI Group, has set ambitious goals to ensure that every child - in every school and every neighborhood - has access to a world-class learning experience from birth, resulting in graduation from high school, college and career-ready.

LIMAI is looking for a ART teacher.

• Teach knowledge and skills in art, including drawing, painting, lettering, and art history,
  
• Provide instruction by which students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciations and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art
  
• Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting
  
• Understand the versatility of acrylic paints: dry brushing, staining, layering, underpainting, mono printing
  
• Understand a variety of “masters” techniques
  
• Knows and can apply elements of design and modern principles of art
  
• Knows the fundamentals and different approaches to drawing media technique
  
• Provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities
  
• Instruct students in proper care and use of tools and equipment
  
• Organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required for distribution and collection
  
• Evaluate each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare progress reports
  
• Select and requisition books, instructional materials, tools, instructional aids, and maintain required inventory records
  
• Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students’ work for the school and the community
  
• May sponsor exhibits from outside the school
  
• Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the school and/or in self-selected professional growth activities
  
• Communicate with parents and school counselors on pupil progress
  
• Participate in curriculum and other developmental programs, such as after school art club
  
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by Administration
  

• Native English speaker: USA, CANADA, UK, SOUTH AFRICA & AUSTRALIA
  
• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts or Master’s degree in Fine Arts preferred (notarized from country of origin if candidate not under work visa).
  
• Postgraduate qualification or a recognized profile as a professional performer
  
• Capable of seeing projects through from beginning to end
  
• Passion for contributing to a team-oriented, mission-driven school culture
  
• Excellent communication skills
  
• Patience
  
• Ability to control groups of pupils
  
• Passionate, hard working, patient, dynamic & positive spirit
  
• Up to 25 teaching classes per week
  
• Working hours from 0745 to 1700
  
• Off on Saturday and Sunday
  
• 2+ years teaching experience minimum required
  
• TEFL/TESOL certificate mandatory
  
• Reference letters from previous employers in China or out of China.
  
• All documents must be authenticated so we can apply for the candidate’ working visa
  
• Criminal background report if new in China
  
• Release and cancellation letters from previous employers if candidates already working in China
  

• Monthly Basic salary commensurate as per experience+housing subsidy 3,000RMB before tax
  
• End of year bonus up to 12,000RMB when the contract finished after 1 year
  
• US Fairmont & Calvert pedagogic materials & training provided
  
• Campus accommodation with utensils and utilities depending on availability
  
• ​Paid and full assistance from the school on the work visa
  
• Paid Chinese government holidays
  
• Health insurance benefits in international hospitals
  
• Free breakfast and lunch
  
• Free after school activities: basketball, badminton, calligraphy, sand painting, dance.