Gower Middle School Art Teacher

Position: Art Teacher

School: Gower Middle School

Start Date: August 18, 2026

Qualifications:

• Illinois Professional Educator License with Endorsement:
  • Self Contained General Education
  • Middle School Endorsement in Visual Arts
  • Additional subject area endorsements preferred
• Demonstrate a clear sense of how to contribute to our:
  • District Motto - "Children at their Best!"
  • District Mission - Empowering children to be their best today to lead a better tomorrow.
  • District Vision - Ensure an environment that cultivates confident, compassionate, and innovative learners to actively shape and enrich the world.
• Aligned to the Gower School District 62 Belief Statements as follows:
  • Commit to personal, social, and academic growth resulting in continuous improvement and high achievement
  • Build strong relationships across our community to foster a culture where everyone thrives
  • Ensure an emotionally and physically safe, supportive environment for all
  • Model respect and demonstrate empathy and kindness in all interactions
  • Provide all students with equitable access to resources, opportunities and experiences through collaboration
• Committed to building positive relationships with students
• Committed to parent involvement and communication
• Committed to collaborating with other staff and a team approach to achieve goals
• Committed to a process of ever developing self-awareness, skills, and professional growth
• Demonstrates a strong sense of cultural competency and equity
• Demonstrates the ability to plan and prepare for high quality instruction aligned with the Illinois Learning Standards
• Demonstrates the ability to design and deliver "just right" instruction to meet the needs of every learner
• Demonstrates the ability to integrate technology to enhance and support high quality instruction and student learning
• Demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrates strong organizational skills and a strong sense of professionalism
• Demonstrates an interest in contributing to building and District committees and/or extracurricular activities

Salary: According to Collective Bargaining Agreement with Gower Education Association

To Apply:

• Apply online at, click on the Employment button.
• Applicants invited for an interview will be asked at that time to provide:
  Resume, three (3) signed letters of current references, and copies of all college and graduate school transcripts.
  
  Note:
  
  Unofficial copies of transcripts are acceptable. Official copies will be required if hired.