High School Art Teacher

The Washington Waldorf School, located in Bethesda, Maryland, is seeking a full time high school art teacher beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.  There will be a part time transition period during the 2024-2025 school year.  

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree or higher. High school teaching experience and Waldorf teaching credentials are preferred. If coming without Waldorf teaching credentials, the applicant will be required to participate in additional professional development / Waldorf training, possibly from an outside credentialed program.

Duties include teaching a majority of the following art courses:

TEACHING the following classes dependent upon scheduling capacity :

• Grade 9:   Black/White Drawing, Black/White Painting, Mosaics
• Grade 10: Weaving, Clay Modeling, Printmaking
• Grade 11: Watercolor, Book Arts
• Grade 12: Oil Painting, Stone Carving, Main Lesson Block: History of Architecture
• HS Studio Art (elective or club)

• Hire and supervise adjunct instructors as needed to supplement the teaching schedule.
• Building beautification as it currently exists (bulletin boards, art displays, mosaic projects.) 
• Entering student artworks into local annual HS Art competitions. 
• Report writing/grading/letters of recommendation, etc.

In addition, full-time faculty responsibilities include the following:

• Classroom teaching, including class preparation and grading.
• Work with adolescents with a variety of learning styles and different levels of
  skill and ability.
• Advise up to 10 students, which includes parent meetings, and writing college
  recommendations.
• Sponsor a class, which includes parent evenings, class activities, and conducting
  weekly class forums.
• Curriculum development.
• Professional development / Waldorf training.
• Attend Department and Faculty meetings and participate on committees.
• Participate in planning and chaperoning student trips/activities (includes week-long trips in May, possibly a week-long trip in September, school dances, field trips).
• Attend and assist with school events and fundraising.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and parents.
• Manage and maintain classrooms(s), physical spaces, equipment and supplies.

This position offers our full benefits package which includes health, disability and life insurance; dental reimbursement; retirement plan (after 1 year of employment); optional dental, vision and illness/accident insurance; professional development support; and tuition remission for the teacher’s children attending WWS.

Washington Waldorf is committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce, and we welcome applications from all qualified, interested individuals.