St. Anne’s Episcopal School, a preschool through 8th grade co-educational day school situated on a beautiful, 125 acre, rural campus in Middletown, Delaware seeks a spirited, creative, and experienced educator who has a background in art education and a passion for encouraging and fostering creativity, academic, and social-emotional growth. Ultimately, St. Anne seeks a candidate who embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, outdoor education, and social-emotional learning as well as someone whose educational philosophy aligns with our mission of creating an environment where children are known, loved, challenged and inspired for the future.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Teach art to students in the 1st through 8th grades

• Maintain a positive, enthusiastic, flexible and warm personality with a passion for creating a love of learning in all students

• Differentiate instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying abilities, attitudes, and backgrounds

• Understand the fundamental developmental stages in the social, emotional, and academic lives of early childhood, lower, and middle school students

• Use technology to enhance learning and communicate effectively

• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior that are aligned with our core values: respect, responsibility, and compassion

• Communicate with parents/guardians, administrators and advisors on student progress

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, faculty, and staff

• Attend weekly division and all-faculty meetings

• Lead or co-lead a MS Club or Council

Additional Responsibilities:

• Candidates will embrace the school’s mission as well as educational and discipline philosophies; candidates must be willing to work in a team environment and be positive, inspirational, and family-centered.

• Candidates will have strong interpersonal and communication skills and the ability to work effectively with a wide range of people in a diverse community.

• Candidates will have strong organizational and effective time-management skills.

• St. Anne’s is committed to addressing issues of social justice, diversity, equity, and anti-bias education in our curriculum and in our community. Employees must be willing learners and participants in supporting this work

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications – Candidates will possess:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education or related degree

• Master’s Degree preferred

• Relevant teaching/classroom experience

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to regularly sit, turn, bend, reach, stand, walk, talk, hear, and interact with students, peer-teachers, staff, parents, campus visitors and others.

• Must be able to lift 25lbs.

To Apply:

Candidates should submit a resume, cover letter, philosophy statement, employment application, background check, and at least three(3) professional references to employment @ stannesde.org. Please use this format: Lastname_Firstname_Resume. References will not be contacted without applicant approval.