Employment Opportunities

Middle-Grades Math Teacher (6th, 7th, 8th graders) 

Arbor School of Arts and Sciences, a nonprofit, independent, K-8 school situated on a wooded 21-acre campus 20 minutes south of downtown Portland, Oregon, is seeking a full-time middle school math teacher to join us in the 2025-2026 school year. The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and flexible individual who is drawn to working closely with curious students within a school dedicated to developing intellect, character, and creativity within a small learning community. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a readiness to partner in working toward cultural competency and toward being a truly equitable and inclusive community.

This teaching position offers the opportunity to implement Arbor’s original math curriculum (please see http://www.arboralgebra.org/ for details), to integrate that teaching with other disciplines, and to innovate and work creatively.

Qualifications:

  • A strong background in mathematical studies

  • Experience teaching mathematical topics through Geometry and knowledge of topics through Algebra II

  • A commitment to centering equity and inclusion in the classroom and in the curriculum

  • Experience and enthusiasm for connecting mathematics to topics in science and humanities

  • A demonstrated ability to build successful educational relationships with middle-grades students and to communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues

  • A demonstrated ability to work successfully in a responsive and collaborative environment in which teachers support one another within and across disciplines

In addition to math instruction, as a member of the middle-grades faculty the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work with students in small groups, such as leading students in being stewards of Arbor’s gardens and grounds, and assisting in other classrooms. Facility with classroom and creative technologies, as well as Spanish language skills, is not required but would be a plus. 

This position is full time and comes with competitive salary and benefits, including 100% employer-paid group medical insurance. Salary $57,000 - $94,000 annually, commensurate with experience. 

Please send your resume and letter of interest to info@arborschool.org, attention Isaac Enloe.

Primary and Junior Design Teacher (K-3)

Arbor School of Arts and Sciences, a nonprofit, independent, K-8 school situated on a wooded 21-acre campus 20 minutes south of downtown Portland, Oregon, is seeking a part-time (.6 – .8 FTE) Design Teacher to join us in the 2025-2026 school year. 

The Design Teacher works with Primary (K-1st grade) and Junior (2nd-3rd grade) students in mixed-age classes. Using a variety of art media, and with a careful balance of two- and three-dimensional projects, the Design Teacher introduces age-appropriate visual art techniques and skills while integrating with the school’s thematic curriculum. The Design Teacher also welcomes volunteers to assist in the Design Studio on a weekly basis. In addition to design instruction, the Design Teacher will have the opportunity to work with students in small groups and assist in other classrooms. 

The ideal candidate will be a creative, flexible, and reliable individual who is drawn to working closely with curious students and colleagues within a small school community dedicated to developing intellect, character, and creativity. The successful candidate will also demonstrate a readiness to partner in working toward cultural competency and toward being a truly equitable and inclusive community.

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience:

  • A strong background in two- and three-dimensional visual arts.

  • Experience teaching elementary school aged children.

  • Experience with and enthusiasm for integrating visual arts with other disciplines.

  • The ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues, including strong written communication skills.

  • A commitment to centering equity and inclusion in the classroom and in the curriculum

  • Graduate degree in elementary and/or arts education is preferred, but not required.

This position is part time (.6 to .8 FTE to be determined by the school and successful candidate) and comes with competitive salary and benefits, including 100% employer-paid group medical insurance. Salary is commensurate with experience. 

Please send your resume and letter of interest to info@arborschool.org, attention Isaac Enloe. If you do your own art, we welcome an example of your work.

Careers at Arbor School

Founded in 1989, Arbor School of Arts & Sciences is an independent K-8 school located on 21 acres of wooded farmland in Tualatin, Oregon. Setting and community influence the professional practice of all our faculty members, who use our gardens and woods to promote outdoor inquiry and environmental stewardship across grades and disciplines. Teachers work in grade-level teams to develop a thematic approach that is responsive to and encouraging of student questions and innovation. We aim to foster collaboration, empathy and civil discourse within student partnerships and cross-grade groupings, modeling this within our teaching teams and parent collaborations.

At Arbor we hold inclusivity and equity as central values and work to continuously expand our own cultural competence as we address issues of race and gender within our curriculum. We recognize many compelling educational reasons as well as a moral imperative to strive toward greater inclusivity, equity and diversity in our school community. (See Fellowship Statement) As a result, we seek to hire teachers who share this dedication and we value experience and expertise in equity, inclusion and cultural competency.

Teachers find a welcoming, supportive, and aspirational community when joining our faculty. Working in professional learning teams to build curricula, study student progress, and continuously refine our own practices, we seek to create an educator community capable of engaging with difficult questions and hopeful possibilities.

Arbor School is also home to the Arbor Center for Teaching, which offers an MAT and Oregon licensure program to a new cohort of Teacher Residents every two years. Working in partnership with Pacific University and local public school districts to prepare new teachers for careers in an ever-changing educational world reinforces our commitment to our own ongoing evolution and improvement. Faculty often serve as mentor teachers and lead graduate level MAT seminars within our Residency Program. Our commitment to teacher training and our lab school model mean that Arbor School seeks teachers with certification or demonstrated interest in working toward certification when hired.

Other Employment Opportunities

If you think that you might be a good fit with the school, regardless of current openings, we would love to review your resume.  Exemplary candidates may be asked to visit the school to speak with the director.  If you would like us to keep you in mind when next we have job openings, please mail your resume to:

Attn: Employment Inquiries
Arbor School of Arts and Sciences
4201 SW Borland Rd
Tualatin, OR 97062

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Arbor School provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.