Middle and High School Art Teacher - Vacancy ID: 234521

St. Joseph Catholic Academy is currently seeking a full time Art Teacher for the 2025-2026 academic year. SJCA is a preschool through high school institution offering an educational experience in the arts, languages, sciences, and technology. This is a full-time, benefit-eligible 10 month position.

Position Summary: The Art Teacher is responsible for the instruction, supervision, and management of middle and high school school students. The Teacher should possess excellent communication skills, a strong commitment to academic excellence, provide academic support for the individual needs of his or her students, and foster positive interactions with students and fellow employees. He or she should foster Catholic identity through the modeling of Christian behavior.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in relevant field; Wisconsin teaching certification in art preferred.

Primary Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of art instruction.
- Develop and implement effective classroom curricula, complementing SJCA’s sequential and standardized curricular goals and working closely with other department faculty.
- Promote a welcoming classroom environment that encourages an interdisciplinary and respectful culture of learning.
- Adapt instructional content and teaching strategies to suit individual and class needs.
- Supervise student activities within the classroom and other areas as assigned, enforcing SJCA’s high expectations for student behavior at all times
- Appropriately and professionally communicate via phone, email, and in person with SJCA families regarding students’ academic progress.
- Attend all teacher in-services, faculty and department meetings, and professional development and faith formation workshops.
- Participate in additional school-related activities, including but not limited to: open house, new student registration nights, parent-teacher conferences, and back to school events.
- Perform additional program duties as assigned by the Principal.

Coaching and club moderator opportunities are also available with this position.

All applicants must also upload their completed Archdiocese of Milwaukee Teacher application (which can
be found at https://www.archmil.org/CentersofExcellence/DOCsPDFs/Forms/4111Principal-TeacherApplication_Form.pdf) to WECAN. Please do NOT include your SSN on this form.