SY27-28 Elementary Art Teacher

DC Prep • Washington, DC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

DC Prep is hiring a full-time, 10-month Elementary Art Teacher for the Anacostia Elementary Campus in Washington, DC, starting August 2027. The teacher will lead art instruction for Preschool through 3rd grade in a dedicated art classroom and will interact with students across the campus throughout the school year. The role contributes to a joyful, predictable school culture through thoughtful classroom routines, creative planning, and engaging instruction. The teacher will also help plan school events and collaborate with fellow specials teachers on performances, showcases, and interdisciplinary projects that celebrate student talent.

DC Prep is a public charter school network serving more than 2,100 preschool through 8th-grade students across six campuses in Wards 5, 7, and 8. Its approach emphasizes rigorous standards-based instruction, targeted interventions, meaningful assessments, social-emotional learning, and continual reflection and refinement. Teachers adapt curriculum to student needs, plan grade-level and small-group instruction, use academic and classroom-culture data to guide teaching, and collaborate with colleagues to support student outcomes. DC Prep provides weekly professional development, observations, and feedback conversations, as well as opportunities for art educators to attend a conference and connect with a broader arts education community.

Teachers work on campus Monday through Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays for professional development. The role includes clerical duties related to instructional supplies, student records, attendance, and assessments; assigned morning, lunch, and afternoon duties; and, as needed, participation in field trips, after-school events, family-teacher conferences, home visits, and other parent and student events. Staff may occasionally report to another campus for professional development or network events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a competitive college or university.
• Passion for connecting with students and families in support of student success.
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and emotional constancy to build and maintain strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate with varied audiences and produce curriculum, email communications, and documentation efficiently and effectively.
• Superior analytical skills and sound judgment to support curriculum planning and refinement and make critical decisions autonomously.
• Meticulous organizational ability to set priorities, manage multiple responsibilities, and meet deadlines.
• Ability to thrive amid ambiguity and nuance.
• Positive attitude, maturity, personal stability, optimism, and resilience suited to a demanding role.
• Willingness to do whatever it takes to support student achievement in traditionally underserved communities.
• Deep belief in DC Prep’s mission, vision, and values, including its commitment to diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including standing or moving through the classroom for much of the day, communicating and hearing, grasping and reaching, lifting up to 30 pounds, and working at a desk or computer for extended periods, with or without reasonable accommodations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with students in an urban public school with a record of high student achievement is highly preferred.
• Interest in attending an art education conference and connecting with a broader community of arts educators.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver joyful, standards-based art instruction for students from Preschool through 3rd grade in a dedicated art classroom.
• Adapt instruction to student needs and plan both grade-level and small-group learning.
• Use academic and classroom-culture data to track student progress and inform instruction.
• Collaborate with fellow specials teachers on school-wide performances, showcases, and interdisciplinary projects.
• Help prepare and plan joyful school events for students and families.
• Participate in daily collaborative planning, professional development, observations, and feedback conversations.
• Perform clerical duties related to instructional supplies, student reports and records, attendance, and assessments.
• Perform assigned morning, lunch, and afternoon duties.
• Attend staff and student field trips, after-school events, family-teacher conferences, home visits, and other parent and student events as needed.
• Occasionally report to another campus for professional development or network events.

Benefits

• Highly competitive salary.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Weekly professional development, observations, and feedback conversations.
• Opportunities to attend an art education conference and connect with a broader community of arts educators.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level