Essential Job Responsibilities:
- Actively support and advance the vision and mission of Carrollwood Day School
- Teach developmentally appropriate Middle School Graphic Design/Design Tech classes, ensuring that
taught content and skills align with the expectations of a rich, college prep curriculum and the
expectations of the IB MYP programme. Graphic Design class includes topics such as web
design/curating, branding and marketing using tools such as Photoshop and Illustrator. Design
technology classes could include topics such as game design, rocketry, laser cutting, robotics and
programming.
- Sponsor the Middle School VEX Robotics team or First Robotics Competition
- In collaboration with the Department Chair, IB Coordinators, and colleagues, adapt material and
methods to develop relevant sequential assignments and unit & lesson plans that guide and challenge
students
- Establish and maintain student behavior standards needed to achieve a positive classroom
environment; demonstrate strong classroom management skills to maintain a respectful learning
environment that ensures high levels of learning for all students
- Model and foster a love of graphic arts/design and its application in real-world situations
- Serve as an active member of the advisory program; utilize the established CDS advisory program
- Lead an extracurricular club to increase student engagement
- Using MYP rubrics, assess and document each student’s performance/progress both formally and
informally to meet the School's standards
- Provide consistent and regular feedback to students and their parents through the school’s LMS,
report cards, and anecdotal comments
- Be an active member of the design department, the Middle School team, and the greater CDS
community
- Encourage students to think independently and to express original ideas
- Partner and cooperate with learning specialists and counselors to identify and assess student needs
and help students solve learning, health, and attitude challenges
- Maintain subject matter expertise and professional competence by attending faculty development
programs, curriculum development meetings, and other professional development opportunities.
- Incorporate 21st-century teaching skills into the curriculum and integrate appropriate educational
technology using school issued Chromebooks
- Model and foster non-discriminatory practices and a global mindset
- Serve as a mentor and advocate for your students and advisees; be available throughout the school
day
- Be a role model of integrity and professionalism
- Be a team player; cheerfully participate in and/or assist with pick-up and drop-off, lunch duty,
assemblies, field trips, Back to School Night, school dances, and other duties and routines regularly
part of a PK-12 independent school environment
- Maintain regular and punctual attendance requirements, including attending division and other school
meetings, professional days, graduation, and other required events
- Adhere to School policies as described in the Employee Handbook and other materials
Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes Needed for Success:
Bachelor’s degree in a field related to Science, Design, Computer Science, or Information Technology;
master’s degree preferred.
- Three years of teaching at the middle school level, or equivalent professional career experience is
strongly preferred.
- The ideal candidate will have experience with Photoshop,Illustrator, and other graphic arts/design
programs
- Preferred: Experience with the IB Programme
- Preferred: Experience in an independent school
- Preferred: Interest in interacting with students outside of the classroom through athletics or after school
enrichments
