Visual Arts Facilitator- IB

Position : Visual Arts Teacher

IB Primary Years Programme (PYP)

Role summary:

To nurture creativity, imagination, visual literacy, and self-expression through inquiry-led, age-appropriate Visual Arts experiences within the IB PYP framework.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and facilitate hands-on, inquiry-based art experiences connected to PYP units of inquiry.
• Develop foundational understanding of the elements of art —line, colour, shape, form, texture, pattern, and space.
• Facilitate exploration of diverse media, materials, tools, techniques, and art-making processes .
• Foster curiosity, experimentation, creative confidence, and individual artistic expression .
• Introduce children to diverse artists, artworks, cultures, and visual traditions .
• Encourage student agency, choice, reflection, and age-appropriate artistic dialogue .
• Document learning through portfolios, observations, process documentation, and exhibitions .
• Integrate Visual Arts with transdisciplinary themes, key concepts, Learner Profile attributes, and ATL skills .
• Provide inclusive, differentiated experiences responsive to students’ developmental needs and interests .
• Maintain a safe, stimulating, and well-organised art studio environment .

Qualifications & Competencies:

• Degree in Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Art Education, Design, or related field ; teaching qualification preferred.
• Strong understanding of primary-age art education and child development .
• Familiarity with IB PYP, inquiry-based and transdisciplinary learning .
• Strong proficiency in age-appropriate art materials, techniques, and creative processes .
• Prior IB PYPexperience preferred.