Fashion Design Teacher Jobs

BENTON HARBOR AREA SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Fashion Design Teacher

LOCATION: Benton Harbor High School

SUPERVISOR: Building Principal

JOB SUMMARY:

The Fashion Design course focuses on the major aspects of the fashion industry and prepares students for careers and/or postsecondary education in this rapidly growing field. This course is designed to provide students with the foundational understanding of how to become a fashion designer, merchandiser, or stylist. Students will learn the basic elements of fashion design sketches and start to develop their own designs by understanding, analyzing, and drawing their own fashion figure.

The instructor will prepare students to:

• Understand how the history of social, cultural, political, economic, and technological changes influence fashion
• Apply the elements and principles of design in various aspects of the fashion industry
• Understand the principles and techniques used in fashion design and product development and manufacturing
• Understand various aspects of the fashion design, manufacturing, merchandising, and retail industry and the industry’s role in local, state, national, and global economies
• Understand the characteristics, production, and maintenance of textiles and the use of sustainable practices

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• At least three (3) years of work experience in the technical skills, trade, or vocations to be taught are required.
• Skills appropriate to the fashion field are required
• Skills to instruct students in assigned area of career technical training and career development
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field desirable.

PREFERRED EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Michigan Teaching Certification
• Master’s Degree

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Fashion Design Teacher is primarily responsible for:

• Establish and maintain approved and effective discipline and order in a classroom or work site environment
• Establish and maintain effective work relationships in the performance of required duties
• Establish appropriate learning goals and objectives as well as effective lesson plans
• Participate actively in advisory committee meetings
• Ability to demonstrate and teach fashion
• Assist in recruitment of students
• Establish criteria and evaluate students’ progress
• Guide and advise students regarding assigned technical area(s)
• Develop and maintain a variety of administrative records; attendance, grades, and student records

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
• Communication and Customer Service Skills: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms; anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high quality and courteous manner.
• Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others.
• Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education
• Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the improvement of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.

TERMS OF EMPLOYEMENT:

Salary based on education and experience pursuant to the Benton Harbor Area School Board policies and collective bargaining agreement, if applicable.

FUNDING SOURCE:

If this position is funded using Title dollars, federal regulations do not allow a promise of employment beyond the current year of allocated funds. If this position is funded using state program dollars, the district is not obligated to fund the position beyond the current year’s allocation. This position, at any time, may be dissolved based on funding availability and data collected from a comprehensive needs assessment.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts.

Benton Harbor Area Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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