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VISUAL ART TEACHER - SECONDARY SCHOOL, RWANDA
BrighterMonday Consulting
Outside Kenya 🇰🇪 Kenya
Posted about 6 hours ago (24 Oct 2026) Updated about 6 hours ago
How to Apply
Please send your CV, a cover letter outlining your Visual Arts teaching experience and IB background, a link or PDF of your teaching portfolio (optional), and contact details for two professional referees.
Job Description
The Visual Arts Teacher will deliver the International Baccalaureate (IB) Visual Arts curriculum to secondary students, guiding them through studio practice, critical inquiry, and portfolio development across both the MYP and DP programmes. The role involves planning engaging lessons, assessing student work against IB criteria, and fostering a creative, supportive studio environment. The teacher will also contribute to school exhibitions and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Qualifications & Requirements
- • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Art Education, or a closely related field
- • Recognised teaching qualification (PGCE, B.Ed., or equivalent)
- • Demonstrated experience teaching Visual Arts at secondary level
- • Proficiency in a range of studio media and techniques (e.g., drawing, painting, photography, mixed media, digital arts)
- • Familiarity with MYP or DP Visual Arts frameworks (IB training provided for the right candidate)
Required Skills
Responsibilities
- • Plan and deliver inspiring Visual Arts lessons aligned to the MYP Arts and DP Visual Arts frameworks
- • Guide students in developing their Studio Work, Comparative Study, and Process Portfolio for the DP, and MYP arts unit planners
- • Foster critical and contextual thinking by exposing students to diverse artistic traditions, movements, and contemporary practices
- • Support students in presenting cohesive, personally meaningful bodies of work for internal and external assessment
- • Manage and maintain a well‑resourced, safe, and inspiring art studio environment
- • Assess student work using MYP criteria and DP assessment requirements, providing timely and constructive feedback
- • Collaborate with other Arts and Humanities colleagues to build interdisciplinary learning opportunities
- • Organise and support school art exhibitions, displays, and events that celebrate student creativity
- • Contribute to pastoral duties, co‑curricular activities, and the wider school community