Art Teacher at Dr Charels C Polk Elementary School

Position Type

Elementary School Teaching

7/21/2026

District

Art Teacher

This position is for Art Teacher positions at Dr Charles c Polk Elementary School for the 2026/2027 school year.

• Provide daily, engaging, standards-aligned Visual Arts instruction for students in Grades 1 4.
• Design hands-on learning experiences utilizing diverse artistic mediums, materials, techniques, and processes.
• Align instruction with the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Visual and Performing Arts.
• Develop cross-curricular and interdisciplinary projects that integrate Visual Arts with core content, STEAM, and cultural learning.
• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse student needs while fostering creativity, artistic expression, critical thinking, and problem-solving.
• Assess student learning and artistic growth using developmentally appropriate practices.
• Create and maintain student artwork displays throughout the school building.
• Support and participate in district wide art shows, festivals, exhibitions, and Visual Arts initiatives.
• Facilitate opportunities for students to display and submit artwork within the community and through county, state, and national exhibitions, contests, and competitions.
• Collaborate with teachers, administration, and the District Supervisor of Visual and Performing Arts to support curriculum, arts integration, and district goals.
• Maintain an organized, safe, inclusive art classroom and appropriately manage art supplies, materials, equipment, and inventory.
• Participate in departmental meetings, professional development, and collaborative planning as required.

• Valid New Jersey instructional certificate with the appropriate Visual Arts endorsement.
• Knowledge of elementary Visual Arts instruction and the New Jersey Student Learning Standards for Visual and Performing Arts.
• Ability to provide engaging, differentiated instruction for diverse learners.
• Strong communication, collaboration, organization, and classroom management skills.
• Commitment to equitable access to high-quality Visual Arts education and the artistic growth of all students.

REA Salary Guide Range
BA:
Step 1 $ 57,828.00- MA+30 Step OG1 $

• Medical:
  Horizon BCBS - Educators or Garden State Plan
• Dental Dental of NJ
• Vision Service Plan

Qualified applicants will be contacted for any interview if credentials meet District standards/criteria. No phone calls please.

Employees and prospective employees will receive equal opportunities for employment without regard to sex, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, nationality, color, marital status, domestic partnership, civil union status, gender identity or expression, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, age, handicap (and/or disability), service in the armed forces, veteran status, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, refusal to submit to genetic tests, or refusal to make available results of genetic tests, or any other unlawful category of discrimination.