Shining Hope For Communities Visual Arts Teacher Jobs in Kenya
Position Summary
Design and deliver engaging, developmentally appropriate visual arts instruction for early years and elementary students.
Help students build creativity, visual literacy, confidence, technical skill, and reflective thinking through drawing, painting, sculpture, mixed media, design, and other art forms.
Create a safe and inspiring studio culture and collaborate with classroom teachers to connect visual arts with broader units of inquiry.
Opportunity to offer specialized visual arts instruction and private lessons outside of core responsibilities.
Essential Job Functions
Visual Arts Teaching and Learning
Plan and deliver engaging lessons for early years and elementary students.
Introduce age‑appropriate techniques, materials, artists, traditions, and visual forms.
Support exploration of drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, printmaking, and mixed media.
Build student confidence, imagination, observation, fine motor skills, and artistic voice.
Curriculum Planning and Integration
Collaborate with classroom teachers to align instruction with Sankoré curriculum.
Connect visual arts to inquiry units, Kenyan identity, African traditions, global cultures, nature, storytelling, and STEAM.
Differentiate instruction for diverse learners.
Kenyan, African, and Global Visual Arts
Integrate Kenyan and African traditions respectfully and meaningfully.
Help students explore
art as identity, memory, culture, and storytelling.
Exhibitions, Displays, and School Events
Plan and coordinate student exhibitions and contributions to school events.
Collaborate on interdisciplinary projects and showcases.
Safeguarding, Inclusion, and Student Wellbeing
Uphold safeguarding, child protection, and wellbeing expectations.
Build a classroom where students feel safe, included, and confident to take creative risks.
Minimum Requirements
Required Experience
Diploma or bachelor’s degree in Art Education, Fine Arts, Visual Arts, Design, Early Childhood Education, Primary Education, or related field.
Teaching qualification, arts education training, or demonstrable experience teaching visual arts to children.
At least 2 years’ experience teaching or facilitating visual arts with early years or elementary learners.
Commitment to safeguarding, child protection, inclusion, and professional boundaries.
Strong English communication skills.
Preferred Experience
Experience in international schools, IB PYP, inquiry‑based, Reggio‑inspired, or Montessori settings.
Familiarity with African, Kenyan, and global artistic traditions.
Experience designing exhibitions, showcases, art clubs, or extracurricular programming.
Basic digital art, photography, design, or multimedia skills.
How to Apply
Application Deadline: 9th June 2026
Send applications to: recruitment@shofco.org
Subject Line: Visual Arts Teacher (Part- time)
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