K - 7th Art Teacher

THE ECCLESIAL SCHOOLS INITIATIVE; Longwood (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

The Ecclesial Schools Initiative seeks a Grammar School Art Teacher (K-7) for our Orlando-area campuses. You will design engaging lessons rooted in drawing and various media, guiding students to develop artistic skills while integrating faith formation into daily practice.

We value joyful, dedicated educators who collaborate with coaches and participate in morning prayers, contributing to a mission-driven community expanding access to classical Christian education.

Qualifications

• BA or higher degree in Art or Education.
• 3–5 years of teaching experience, ideally in a classical Christian school.
• Commitment to faith-based education and mission alignment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare engaging art lessons rooted in drawing and study of media such as watercolor, chalk, and printmaking.
• Foster the moral imagination and character formation in students.
• Lead classroom prayers and participate in faith community.
• Collaborate with colleagues and academic coaches for professional growth.
• Build strong relationships with students and families.

Skills

Art education

Classical education

Student engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Description

Grammar School Art Teacher (K - 7th Grade)

About Us

At The Ecclesial Schools, we are expanding access to classical Christian education through our growing network of neighborhood schools in metro Orlando. Each day, we invite children from diverse economic backgrounds into rich learning atmospheres, offering them a classical curriculum and engaging them in formative Christian practices.

We provide dedicated training and support from academic coaches—including training in classical education for great teachers who are new to the classical curriculum—while offering competitive salary and benefits.

We are looking for skilled, joyful, and dedicated educators to join our faculty.

Position Description

Grammar School Art Teachers:

• Bring our mission and vision to life each day by preparing engaging lessons and learning activities, cultivating a rich classroom atmosphere, building relationships with students and their parents, and committing to growing professionally as part of a faculty of friends.
• Focus instructional time on what is most important: forming the skills of a visual artist with a curriculum that is rooted in drawing and picture study, and that branches out into a variety of media, such as, watercolor, chalk, and printmaking.
• Cultivate the soil of children’s moral imagination, awaken their wonder, and help them form the habits of heart and mind that support growth in wisdom and virtue.
• Care deeply about their students' spiritual formation and are eager to start the day with their students in morning prayer.
• Affirm our Statement of Faith and are actively involved in their church and Christian community.

Career Advantages and Growth Opportunities

Ecclesial School Teachers:

• Receive paid in-service training from experienced academic leaders during onboarding, orientation, and inservice training before the start of school.
• Are supported by academic coaches.
• Are well prepared and supported as they accomplish their most important objective: providing students with rich and formative classical Christian learning.
• Are trained to invest most of their precious time in planning great lessons. We also seek to create structures and activities that foster collegiality and collaboration.
• Are on grade-level or curricular area teams that meet across campuses, teachers work on projects that matter both for their own practice and professional growth, but also for the growth of the academic mission of The Ecclesial Schools.
• Are employed by leadership that creates margins in teaching schedules and limits programming outside of school hours.
• Get to teach without excessive administrative tasks that distract teachers from preparing rich and engaging lessons.
• Have opportunities for growth within our organization.

Culture and Community

We have intentionally designed The Ecclesial Schools to be a place where children are rooted, known, and loved. That begins by creating a school community where teachers feel the same way.

As a faculty member of The Ecclesial Schools, you will enjoy:

• Being part of an initiative that is transforming access to classical Christian education.
• Missional work and a positive work environment, with a salary that tracks with the pay scale of local public schools.
• Teaching children without the excessive administrative tasks that distract teachers from preparing rich and engaging lessons.
• Support from dedicated and skilled school leaders and academic coaches.

Location

The Ecclesial Schools is located in the greater Orlando area, with two neighborhood campus locations and more planned across the metropolitan area. Central Florida is a young, dynamic, and growing area, with year-round opportunities for enjoying outdoor beauty by hiking, birding, kayaking, fishing or surfing, and for visiting the attractions that make Central Florida an international travel destination.

Requirements

Excellent Candidates

• Demonstrate a genuine love for God, children, and for learning.
• Hold a BA or higher degree
• Bring 3-5 years of experience, ideally within a classical Christian school.
• Have explored our website and resonate deeply with our christian faith, mission and vision.
• Have prayerfully considered this opportunity and are ready to learn more about how we are removing financial barriers to excellent Christian education.

Compensation and Benefits

• We are competitive with the district school’s published salary levels for education and experience.
• We offer paid medical benefits (approximately 90% for the employee) and access to supplemental coverages, matching retirement, professional development, and the opportunity for advancement.

ADA Compliance

Physical Ability: Tasks involve the ability to exert very moderate physical effort in light work, typically involving some combination of stooping, kneeling, crouching and crawling, and which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of moderate weight (l2-20 pounds).

Sensory Requirements: Most tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability. Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds.

Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease or pathogenic substances.