Art Teacher, Long Term Substitute

The School District of Springfield Township (SDST) in Montgomery County, PA borders Philadelphia and is incredibly accessible to surrounding areas by just a short drive.  A cornerstone of our district is providing the best free and public education to the students in Springfield Township. We deeply value and respect the employees who are committed to helping us provide an inclusive environment for all students and staff. Members of our team enjoy competitive salaries, great benefits, PTO and more! View more information about our Equity Initiative here.

Description:

The School District of Springfield Township is seeking candidates who possess excellent interpersonal skills, the desire to work with energetic students, and the ability to relate well within the school community.  This position will be an Art Teacher, Long Term Substitute for the 2025-2026 school year.  SDST is committed to diversity in our workplace and welcomes the opportunity to consider all candidates. 

Our K-12 Art Department Vision Statement:

The School District of Springfield Township Visual Arts program is dedicated to offering inclusive, equitable, and accessible K-12 Art programming to all of its students through a Culturally Responsive pedagogy that is grounded in the National Visual Arts Standards. We foster in our students art appreciation, skill building and craftsmanship through experiences in a variety of disciplines including 2 dimensional, 3 dimensional, and digital arts while investigating and exploring diverse historical and contemporary references from across the globe.  We help our students develop complex concepts and ideas through personal visual expressions as individual artists, and within their communities through exhibitions, public art installations, as well as connections to future career opportunities in the arts.

Current Opportunity: 

We have an opening on our High School team working with students in grades 9-12. Our art department strives to provide rich and varied creative experiences to all learners in our district.  The courses available in this role could include, but are not limited to, Art I and Ceramics I & 2 in addition to other deparmental offerings (Introduction to Art I/II). 

The successful candidate will add to our building and district team working to increase and expand our application of our visual arts vision.  This list of responsibilities in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. The candidate will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform other job-related duties requested by the supervisor of the position.