Beit Rabban Day School

Beit Rabban Day School is an innovative, non-denominational Jewish school on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Beit Rabban thoughtfully combines progressive education with an emphasis on deep Jewish experience, intellectual rigor, and child-centered learning.

Position Overview

Beit Rabban seeks a part-time Art Educator to teach visual art to students in Kindergarten through 6th grade, manage the school’s art room and supplies, and contribute to the artistic dimensions of select whole-school programs throughout the year. This is a 15-hour-per-week position.

Responsibilities

Classroom Teaching

• Deliver one 40-minute art class per week to each grade, Kindergarten through 6th grade (7 sections total).
• Design and implement a sequential, developmentally appropriate visual arts curriculum that builds skills and nurtures creativity across grade levels.
• Integrate Jewish values, holidays, and cultural themes into art projects in collaboration with classroom and Judaic studies teachers.
• Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners and celebrate the creative talents of each child.
• Maintain documentation of student work and progress, including student portfolios.
• Maintain an inclusive, joyful, and studio-based learning environment that reflects Beit Rabban’s progressive educational philosophy.
• Communicate regularly and warmly with classroom teachers, specialist colleagues, and families about student growth and classroom projects.

Art Room and Supply Management

• Maintain an organized, safe, and well-stocked art room that is welcoming to students and teachers.
• Inventory, order, and manage art supplies within a designated budget, coordinating with administration as needed.
• Establish and uphold procedures for responsible use and storage of materials.
• Ensure the art room is kept clean and ready for instruction across multiple grade levels each week.

Whole-School Programs

• Plan and execute art-related components for a small number of whole-school events and programs each year (e.g., holiday celebrations, community gatherings, culminating projects).
• Collaborate with the Hanhalah (school leadership) and classroom teachers to ensure art contributions are integrated meaningfully into school-wide programming.
• Support student artwork displays, exhibitions, and installations that reflect the school community’s values and creativity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, Art Education, or a related field; Master’s degree or enrollment in a Master’s program preferred.
• Experience teaching visual art to elementary-aged students in a school or structured program setting.
• Ability to design a coherent, skills-building curriculum across multiple grade levels.
• A joyful, creative, and child-centered approach to teaching and classroom management.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage materials, supplies, and shared spaces responsibly.
• A direct and kind approach to communication with students, colleagues, and parents.
• Identification with Beit Rabban’s ethos as a community that celebrates diversity of Jewish affiliation and practice and cultivates deep love and ownership of Judaism among students.
• Commitment to integrating social justice, diversity, and inclusion in the art classroom.
• Experience with project-based learning and/or arts integration across disciplines is a plus.
• Familiarity with or openness to learning the rhythms of a Jewish day school calendar and culture.

Schedule and Compensation

• Hours: 15 hours per week.
• Teaching schedule: One 40-minute class per week for each of 7 grade sections (Kindergarten through 6th grade).
• All Jewish and secular school holidays observed — no work required on school holidays.
• Salary: $20,000-$25,000 annually depending upon experience and education.

How to Apply

Please send a cover letter and resume, with the subject heading “YOUR NAME: Part-Time Art Educator” to Beit Rabban Principal, Ingrid Goldfein, at [email protected].

Beit Rabban Day School aims to select, place, and train the best-qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude, and experience, to provide equal employment opportunity for all our employees in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and without regard to non-work-related factors such as race, color, religion/creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class. We encourage and support diversity and tolerance in our workplace.