Art STEAM Teacher

Work Year: 194 days 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Supervised By: Building Administrator

Classification: Licensed - Salaried

Application Deadline:May 10 2026

Start Date:August 19 2026

Gladstone School District #115 strives to create an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the diversity of our staff and students. We foster fairness equity and inclusion to create a workplace environment where everyone is treated with respect and dignity. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the position and we encourage you to apply. If you are unsure whetheryou meet the qualifications of this position or how this would be determined please feel free to contact Human Resources to discuss your application.

Applicant agrees to assume cost and arrange for FINGERPRINT-BASED CRIMINAL RECORDS CHECK upon offer of employment.

General Description:

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Visual and/or Media Art educator who is passionate about fostering creative expression and artistic growth in middle-level students. The successful candidate will prioritize relationships data and student learning feedback to design instruction that meets the diverse needs of our learners. Additionally the successful candidate is collaborative and committed to the collective pillars of our District: Academic Growth Equity and Inclusion and Safe and Supportive Environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design & Facilitate Learning Experiences aligned with the National Core Arts Standards emphasizing student competency in:

• Creating: Guide students through the artistic design process to develop and refine artistic work

• Performing: Engage students in presenting and sharing creative work with authentic audiences

• Responding: Develop critical thinking skills as students analyze interpret and evaluate artwork and artistic choices

• Build Meaningful Relationships with students to understand their strengths interests and growth areas creating a supportive classroom culture where risk-taking and creativity are celebrated
• Use Data & Feedback to inform instructional decisions including formative assessments student self-reflection and progress monitoring to continuously adjust instruction and support student success
• Create an Inclusive Learning Environment that reflects our schools commitment to safety kindness and responsibilitywhere all students feel valued and empowered to express themselves through artistic media
• Facilitate Collaboration among students encouraging peer feedback and collaborative artistic experiences that deepen learning and build community
• Manage Art Materials & Resources responsibly while fostering student stewardship of our creative spaces

Why Join Our Community

Your work will directly impact the creative and personal growth of young artists in a school committed to excellence and inclusion. We are building our schools collective efficacy and are intentional to support the whole student including social emotional and academic development.

At Walter L Kraxberger Middle School our community is built on core actions that create an environment where each student staff member and partner is respected supported and empowered through actions of kindness safety and responsibility. We lift others up. Safety means appropriate physical and verbal boundaries and is about protecting our bodies and minds while creating a space where everyone feels warm and welcome. Kindness matters because it creates a positive and inclusive atmosphere where everyone is treated justly where we own our mistakes and we center each others growth. We are responsible for our actions choices behaviors and words. We own our actions learn from our mistakes and grow every day. Together by embracing our core actions and schoolwide expectations of being kind being responsible and being safe we ensure that our community is a place where everyone grows.

Description:

To actively engage in or assist in the teaching of students leading them toward the fulfillment of their potential for intellectual physical emotional and psychological growth and maturation.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Valid Oregon teacher license acceptable to Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for position assignment.
2. Art (or equivalent) endorsement required.
3. Experience with digital art tools and technologies visual and media arts.
4. Satisfactorily perform the requirements of the position as described in the job description.
5. Possess the emotional and physical stamina to perform duties as required by the designated task except for temporary disability.
6. Demonstrated experience teaching art to middle-grade students or experience working in schools preferred.

Essential Functions:

1. Regular attendance and punctuality.
2. Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.
3. Plans a program of study that as much as possible meets the individual needs interests and abilities of students.
4. Make appropriate application of learning theory and employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with capabilities of the individuals of student groups involved.
5. Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and uses the identified student needs to plan instruction and maintains such records as required by law and by district policy.
6. Takes all reasonable precautions to provide for health and safety of the students and to protect equipment material and facilities.
7. Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with staff students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of students.
8. Assists in determining and evaluating educational goals consistent with district philosophy and strives to implement those goals by instruction and action.
9. Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals objectives and methods and the development of district curriculum and its implementation in the classroom.
10. Assists in the selection of books equipment and other instructional materials.
11. Assists the administration in implementing policies and rules governing student conduct.
12. Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
13. Attends meetings and carries out co-curricular activities serves on school and district committees upon request.
14. Strives to achieve professional growth through an ongoing program designed to supplement and enhance teacher ability.
15. Supervises students in and out of classroom.
16. Be familiar with respective building philosophy.
17. Assist in preparing budget and instructional material requests for inclusion in the district budget.
18. Attend all school assemblies held during the day unless excused by the principal.
19. Carry out specifically assigned extra curricular program including chaperoning school social functions advise student activity groups class advisor and attendance during school functions.
20. Be knowledgeable on state and federal laws and school district policies affecting curriculum and/or instruction in the classroom.
21. Carry out any other duties assigned which are job related upon administrative request.
22. Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

1. Successful completion of required educational program related to assignment.
2. Ability to manage multiple tasks as appropriate.
3. Demonstration of ability to manage student behavior and maintain an environment conducive to learning.

Working Conditions:

Working closely with students requires occasional sitting and frequent standing and walking. Teachers spend a large portion of the workday moving around the classroom often bending and kneeling to connect with students at their level. Teachers may also encounter challenges especially when working with unmotivated or disruptive students which can add stress to the teaching environment.

Required Experience:

IC