Middle School Art Teacher

Athenian School • Danville, CA

16d • $82,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Athenian School is an independent college preparatory boarding and day school that serves students in grades 6 - 12, from throughout the East Bay, California, the US and the world. Since our founding, we have been dedicated to educating students through experiential, collaborative and interdisciplinary learning. We foster critical thinking and value reasoned discourse and mutual respect. Please read through our site to learn more about our community. We look forward to meeting you as you consider Athenian! The Athenian School seeks an art teacher to teach full-time in our Middle School with primary responsibility for 6th grade art. Successful candidates will demonstrate a strong passion for visual arts education, the skills to create innovative and engaging project-based curriculum, and desire to work with middle school students. Candidates should also be able to exhibit a commitment to and a passion for experiential education, which is a cornerstone of our school's program. Additionally, candidates should also be drawn to Athenian’s Pillars: Internationalism, Democracy, Environmentalism, Adventure, Leadership, and Service. We seek an educator who brings joy to their classroom and the broader school community, embraces collaboration, exhibits a strong sense of cultural competency, and is willing to bring fun energy to our middle school.

Requirements

• Successful candidates embrace middle school learners and bring strong cultural competency and the capacity to work with students, families, and colleagues who represent a broad range of identities and experiences.
• We seek candidates with excellent classroom management skills, experience teaching visual arts at the middle school level, and enthusiasm for developing project-based art curriculum.

Nice To Haves

• A Bachelor's degree in art, art education or a related field and the completion of a teaching program are preferred.

Benefits

• Athenian provides excellent benefits and salaries are competitive and commensurate with work experience and education.
• Community members enjoy meals on campus and use of athletics facilities, including a pool, gym and fitness center.
• Employees also have the opportunity to coach a sport for a supplemental stipend.
• All employees participate in school wide professional development, and have the opportunity to pursue a range of additional professional growth opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, funded participation in professional conferences and continuing education opportunities.
• Athenian provides needed training for CPR/AED certification.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time