Art Teacher

This position is for the 2025-2026 school year.

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Our Mission: We are driven by our mission to foster hope in God by closing the achievement gap and preparing our students for college and beyond. We are fueled by our love for God and his care for every one of our students which motivates us to get better every day. Hope Academy serves over 690 students with the objective of reaching 1200 students by the year 2030. Join our team of mission-driven brothers and sisters to work hard, do good, and make a difference.

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Very Important: Before applying please read and carefully review our Mission & Values as well as our Faith & Life Covenant, and our Guiding Principles about Cultural Harmony. All board members, faculty and staff are joining a covenant community in serving here at Hope Academy.

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Vision Statement: Within the HopeARTs department, we seek to cultivate a deep appreciation for the arts as a God-given gift—meant to be developed, shared, and used in love and service to others. We aim to inspire students to explore creative expression and storytelling as future makers, nurturing both skill and imagination. Through engagement with cross-cultural art forms, we provide a space that encourages perseverance, risk-taking, and empathy. We believe the arts reveal truth, beauty, and goodness, and we guide students to create original works that reflect these values and serve as a blessing to their communities.

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Job Details

• We are looking for a passionate and skilled Art Teacher to teach two middle school art classes and one introductory high school art class.

• Monday through Friday classes

• 0.6+ FTE - Full-Time Equivalency (~24 hours/week) benefits eligible

• Potential for additional FTE hours may be found in other departments within Hope Academy

• Salary is based on education/industry experience and/or years of classroom teaching experience and ranges from $24,600-$41,400.

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General Faculty Qualifications

• Supportive of the school's mission to foster hope in God within the inner-city neighborhood of Minneapolis by providing youth with an outstanding, Christ-centered education.

• Demonstrated ability to effectively educate in a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and economically disadvantaged urban community.

• Desire to equip the children of the city with an academically rigorous, comprehensive, classical Christian education to prepare them to deal with the complex issues of living in this present society.

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