Position starting: 08/14/2026
FTE: .5
Contract:  ongoing

Hiring Manager: Misty Rocha or Lewis Young
email: [email protected] or [email protected]
phone: 801-610-8734
 

Specialist - Fine Arts Educator - Visual Art

Certification  

Contract Position - Current State of Utah Teaching License (required) and K-6 or K-12 Specialist Endorsement in the relevant Art Form (encouraged)        

Position Purpose

Fine Arts Specialists have the responsibility to teach to Utah state core standards in a given art form.  Their focus should be to build student capacity to learn deeply in the arts. Under the direction of the school principal, the specialist will develop a positive learning environment where students develop learning skills such as creativity, problem solving, critical thinking, and meaning making through arts-rich instruction.  The specialist may also collaborate when possible with teachers in the school to coordinate for integrated learning.

Essential Functions 

A Fine Arts Educator works in 1-2 schools to accomplish the following:

• Build confidence in students to create and connect within a given art form
• Develop and teach arts-rich lessons that engage in the four strands of the Utah state core: Create, Present, Connect and Respond.
• Actively participate as a member of collaborative learning team (PLC) to develop self and others

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of art form pedagogy and concepts, curriculum mapping and scaffolding
• Basic understanding of elementary grade-level curriculum
• Proficiency with computers and educational technology
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others
• Skilled in leading rehearsals and/or art creation processes
• Driven to engage in self-reflection and professional improvement, collaborate with students and teachers for best results, and lead efforts for improved arts experiences for all