Position Overview

Akiya Hayama International School (AHIS) seeks an enthusiastic and creative Creative Arts Teacher to nurture students’ confidence, expression, collaboration, and imagination through music, drama, movement, storytelling, and creative exploration.
At AHIS, the arts are viewed as essential to whole-child development. Through creative expression, students develop communication, empathy, confidence, risk-taking, and collaborative thinking.
The Creative Arts Teacher will create joyful and inclusive opportunities for students to explore voice, movement, storytelling, music, and performance as forms of expression and community-building.
Given AHIS’s emphasis on nature-based learning, the ideal candidate will also have a love for nature and interest in incorporating outdoor environments into creative exploration and artistic expression.
This role is initially structured as part-time, with the possibility of expanding into a full-time position depending on the candidate’s interests and the evolving needs of the school.

Key Responsibilities

Creative Arts Instruction

• Plan and teach developmentally appropriate lessons in music, drama, movement, and creative expression

• Encourage creativity, imagination, and student voice

• Introduce foundational skills such as rhythm and musical expression, movement and body awareness, storytelling and improvisation, ensemble collaboration

• Support students in building confidence expressing themselves individually and collaboratively

• Incorporate nature, outdoor environments, and sensory experiences as inspiration for creative work where appropriate

• Provide opportunities for students to share creative work with others when appropriate

• Direct and coordinate informal performances, showcases, or storytelling events.

Creative Culture & Community

• Help foster a school culture where creative expression and artistic exploration are valued

• Create inclusive environments where all students feel comfortable participating

• Encourage collaboration, experimentation, and creative risk-taking

Collaboration

• Collaborate with homeroom and specialist teachers to connect creative arts with inquiry units and school events

• Contribute to interdisciplinary projects across the school

• Support community events and school celebrations where the arts can play a role

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Background in music, drama, theatre, or creative arts education

• Experience working with young learners preferred

• Energetic, flexible, and relationship-centered

• Comfortable facilitating collaborative and process-based learning

• Love of nature and interest in incorporating outdoor environments into creative learning

• Interested in contributing to a founding school environment

What Makes This Role Unique at AHIS

• Creative arts are integrated into school culture rather than isolated performances

• Opportunity to shape creative expression from the school’s founding stage

• Strong connections between storytelling, nature, community events, and interdisciplinary learning

• Students are encouraged to explore creativity as a tool for expression, collaboration, and discovery