Long-Term Substitute Teacher - Middle School Visual Arts

St. Anne’s-Belfield School seeks a full‑time Long Term Substitute Middle School Visual Arts Teacher for the 2026‑2027 school year. The School maintains a strong commitment to experiential, creative, and interdisciplinary arts learning designed by teachers who foster curiosity and wonder within a student‑centered learning environment. Our faculty are dedicated to supporting and stretching every learner.

• Teach Grades 5–8 middle school visual arts, including ceramics.
• Design and facilitate hands‑on, inquiry‑based lessons that prioritize student expression, thinking, and sense‑making.
• Support students in developing core artistic practices, including:
  • Exploring and mastering various media and techniques.
  • Analyzing and interpreting visual works.
  • Constructing and revising personal works of art.
• Create opportunities for students to share, challenge, and refine ideas through studio critiques, discussion, and collaboration.
• Provide clear feedback that helps students grow in both technical skill and artistic reasoning.
• Serve as a teacher in the Quest program, which features a range of inquiry‑based student‑driven electives.
• Serve as a Grade 7 advisor, supporting students’ academic, social, and emotional development.
• Collaborate closely with grade‑level teams and the K–12 Visual Arts Department to design a cohesive and developmentally appropriate curriculum.
• Communicate regularly with families to support student growth.

• Contribute to the school community by actively participating in extracurricular activities (including serving as a coach and/or engaging in student‑centered extracurricular programming), faculty committees, and school initiatives.
• Demonstrate a commitment to inclusion and belonging through both classroom instruction and broader school engagement.
• Manage frequent, ongoing, and prompt verbal and written communications with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Work collaboratively with other faculty members toward common goals through active listening, sharing, and reflecting.
• Commit to ongoing professional growth and reflection.
• Model high ethical and moral standards.

Full‑time classroom teaching experience, strong organizational and classroom management skills, and the ability to joyfully teach middle school children are required. Ideal candidates will have experience teaching middle school‑aged students in a standards‑based learning environment (SBL) and hold a master’s degree in visual arts or a certification in secondary visual arts education.

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