Position: PK-8 Visual Arts Teacher Date Available: 2023-2024 School Year FLSA Status: ? position, school year (180 school days). Potential to be full-time. Location: All Saints Catholic School, 166 State Street, Bangor, Maine 04401 All Saints is a NEASC Accredited, PreK-8 Catholic School with 185 students. All Saints was established in 1865 and is looking for an exceptional PreK-8 Visual Arts teacher to teach art and foster creativity in students and to be part of our hardworking, faith filled team. As a member of a Catholic community that upholds the teaching and values of Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church
The PreK-8 Visual Arts Teacher will: • Instruct all PreK-8 Visual Arts classes and perform other teacher duties as required. • Design and instruct engaging Trimester based electives for students in grades 6-8. • Coordinate art supplies/materials and manage the art rooms and spaces at each campus. • Support and collaborate with fellow teachers to incorporate Art into the Hartford Curriculum • Provide additional artistic enrichment opportunities for students (clubs, art shows, contests, campus displays) The successful candidate will demonstrate: • A strong commitment to the values of the Catholic faith and Catholic education • A work ethic defined by high standards of ethics and personal conduct, honesty, integrity, equity and professionalism • A commitment to continuous learning and improvement, growth mindset, and excellent organizational and communication skills • Ability to engage in self-reflection with regard to performance and professional growth • In the classroom • Ability to establish a positive classroom culture that is built on strong teacher-student rapport and allows for fostering development, while providing an academically rigorous and differentiated program addressing various skill levels • A dedication to student learning and achievement outlined in the Hartford Curriculum • High proficiency with the use of technology (3-d printing) for teaching and hands-on learning • A commitment to working with students who have different learning needs, particularly by providing accommodations or modifications to the curriculum and assessments as necessary • Ability to organize and maintain a system for accurate and complete lesson planning, record-keeping, grading, assessments, and reporting for all student activities, achievement and attendance as required by procedures each trimester • A desire to collaborate to develop and maintain strong collegial relationships with fellow staff • Ability to build on others' ideas, capitalize on others' strengths, and effectively share responsibility • A willingness to participate in or develop extracurricular activities, additional school initiatives, and support staff committees such as Spirituality, Curriculum, Student Programs, Technology, and Building Leadership • Maintain high levels of confidentiality in relation to private or privileged information • Perform additional related duties and tasks as assigned by the school principal or designee Licensure Required: K-12 Maine Department of Education Art Teaching Certification required
Benefits include: • Competitive Salary Package which includes: health care, continuing education, dental and retirement contributions • Tuition Benefits for children • Teaching privileges before and after school • Opportunities to work collaboratively with clergy, administration, coaching staff To Apply:
Please complete the online application at this link: Application for Employment and provide a cover letter, resume, and 3 current and related references send information packet to: HR@portlanddiocese.org or mail to Elizabeth Allen, Director of Human Resources, Diocese of Portland, 510 Ocean Avenue, Portland, Maine 04103. For questions, please call 207-773-6471. Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Upon offer and acceptance, all staff must complete Protecting God’s Children Training, complete monthly VIRTUS training, and pass Maine DHHS, and FBI and CHCR background checks. Non-Discrimination Policy: All Saints Catholic School admits and employs individuals of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students, faculty and staff at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, employment policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
K-12 Maine Department of Education Art Teaching Certification required