Junior-High Art Instructor

Liberty Common School • Fort Collins, CO

12h • $50,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Seeking a full-time Art instructor beginning August 2026 at Liberty Common Junior High School in Fort Collins, Colorado a Poudre School District charter school dedicated to using the Core Knowledge curriculum in grades K-8. The standalone junior-high school opened to students in August of 2025 and has enrolled over 250 junior-high students in its opening year. Liberty Common School offers a unique educational program with an expanded Latin curriculum using the Wheelock textbook. The school provides excellence and fairness in education by teaching 1) a contextual body of organized knowledge, 2) the skills of learning, and 3) the values of a democratic society. This is done through parental choice, partnership with teachers, and student acceptance of responsibility for his/her academic effort. The Art instructor has responsibility for program planning, curriculum development, and delivery of associated content instruction for junior-high students, in cooperation with the school’s Art Department. Applicants should be dedicated to a strong skills and knowledge-based curriculum, and dedicated to high student achievement. A teaching license is not required.

Requirements

• Desire and willingness to learn about Liberty’s history and philosophy and to uphold and promote the mission and values of the school.
• BA/BS or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Content knowledge is essential.
• Ability and willingness to teach the Core Knowledge Sequence.
• Ability to sit and stand (conducive to an office environment) for extended periods of time.
• Ability to lift and move loads of up to 30 pounds over short distances.
• Demonstrated effective classroom teaching ability, as is content expertise.

Nice To Haves

• Understanding of Liberty Common School’s history and a commitment to maintaining and promoting the school’s mission and values.
• Experience with classics instruction, the Core Knowledge Curriculum and demonstrated ability in teaching this curriculum.
• MS/MA or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Experience or background in the visual arts.

Responsibilities

• program planning
• curriculum development
• delivery of associated content instruction for junior-high students, in cooperation with the school’s Art Department

Benefits

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability insurance.
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces (HFWA) Act.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees