2025-2026 Elementary Teacher - Art, Harrison Elementary/Academic Behavior Support Schools

Job Title:                        Teacher - Art

Department:                   Multiple

Pay Grade:                     Teacher's Salary Schedule

FLSA Status:                  Exempt

Reports to:                     Principal

GENERAL PURPOSE

This position is responsible for providing support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for instructing students in the arts. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Supervises, manages classroom and students and provides one on one instruction as needed.
• Develops lesson plans and delivers group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines.
• Attend professional development, as required.
• Prepares curriculum materials.
• Provide supervision outside classroom before and after school and at lunch.
• Grades and assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents and administration.
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university.
• Job related experience with increasing levels of responsibility is required.

Certificates, Licenses and Other Special Requirement

• Possession of Missouri Teaching K-12 Art Certification.
• Must pass a Criminal Background Clearance, the results of which must be satisfactory to the District, required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of basic math, including calculations using fractions, percentages, and/or ratios; read technical information, compose a variety of documents, and/or facilitate group discussions; and analyze situations to define issues, draw conclusions and create action plans.
• Knowledge based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include appropriate codes, policies, regulations and/or laws; age appropriate activities; lesson plan requirements; stages of child development; and behavioral management strategies.
• Skill to perform multiple, technical tasks with a need to routinely upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions.
• Skill based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job, including: applying assessment instruments; operating standard office equipment including using pertinent software applications; and preparing and maintaining accurate records.
• Ability to schedule a number of activities, meetings, and/or events; gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job-related equipment.
• Ability to work with others under a wide variety of circumstances; working with data utilizing defined but different processes; and operate equipment using defined methods.
• Ability to work with a significant diversity of individuals and/or groups; work with data of widely varied types and/or purposes; and utilize job-related equipment.
• Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to apply critical thinking/problem solving to improve work processes.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality; set priorities; meet deadlines and schedules; work with detailed information; and adapt to changing priorities.
• Ability to set high expectations for self and others; set and monitor progress toward goals; and utilize and offer effective feedback for continuous improvement.
• Ability to work as part of a team; adapt to changing priorities; and apply logical processes and analytical skills.

Working Conditions and Physical Requirements

• Work environment is primarily inside, where the noise and temperature levels are
  moderate.
• The work is light work that requires exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
• Must possess the physical ability to perceive the nature of sounds, make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes, express or exchange ideas by the spoken word, substantial movements (motions) with the hands, wrists, and/or fingers, and discern letters or numbers at a given distance.
• Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, feeling, grasping, handling, hearing, kneeling, manual dexterity, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking, visual acuity and walking.

Salary : $44,972 - $81,929