Middle School Humanities & Language Arts teacher

The Middle School Humanities & Language Arts Teacher will design and implement engaging student-centered instruction that develops students skills in reading writing communication critical thinking history culture and the exploration of diverse perspectives. The ideal candidate is passionate about working with middle school students and creating a classroom environment where students feel challenged supported and inspired to become confident thinkers readers writers and members of their community.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a genuine passion for teaching and supporting all learners.
• Create and maintain a student-centered classroom that promotes curiosity collaboration critical thinking and respect.
• Plan and develop an engaging age-appropriate Humanities and Language Arts course of study aligned with Oregon standards school curriculum guidelines and educational best practices.
• Design lessons that integrate reading writing discussion research history social studies culture and other humanities-based learning experiences.
• Establish clear objectives for lessons units and projects and communicate those objectives effectively to students.
• Facilitate students cognitive social and emotional growth through purposeful instruction and meaningful learning experiences.
• Adapt teaching methods instructional materials and assessments to meet students varying learning needs abilities interests and confidence levels.
• Provide instruction to students individually and in groups using a variety of instructional strategies including discussion direct instruction demonstrations collaborative projects research presentations and independent work.
• Encourage students to develop strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to express ideas thoughtfully and respectfully.
• Foster students ability to analyze texts evaluate information think critically make connections and consider multiple perspectives.
• Establish and maintain clear expectations for behavior classroom procedures and respectful interactions.
• Supervise evaluate and plan assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers while present in the classroom.
• Prepare administer and grade assessments and assignments to evaluate student learning and progress.
• Provide consistent meaningful and timely formative feedback to students.
• Implement Oregon Core Standards with rigor purpose and intentional planning.
• Monitor and document students academic and social growth maintaining appropriate records including grades report cards attendance and other required documentation.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with students parents/guardians administrators and colleagues regarding student progress and needs.
• Plan and supervise class projects field trips guest speakers service-learning opportunities and other experiential learning activities.
• Participate in professional meetings educational conferences professional development and teacher training opportunities to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Collaborate with colleagues to support student success and contribute to a positive school community.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

You have:

• A bachelors degree in education or a related field.
• A current Oregon teaching license with an applicable endorsement preferred.
• Experience teaching middle school students preferred.
• Experience teaching Language Arts Humanities English Social Studies or a related subject area.
• A strong understanding of adolescent development and the unique academic and social needs of middle school students.
• A commitment to creating an inclusive supportive and engaging learning environment.

Skill Profile

The individual in this position is expected to possess and utilize:

• A thorough understanding of educational pedagogy and instructional best practices.
• A genuine desire to teach middle school-aged students and the ability to adapt instruction to their developmental needs.
• The ability to design engaging standards-aligned lessons using a variety of instructional approaches.
• Strong knowledge of reading writing literature communication critical thinking and humanities-based instruction.
• The ability to facilitate thoughtful classroom discussions and encourage students to consider diverse perspectives.
• Strong classroom management supervisory and leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to maintain professionalism patience and tact in high-stress situations.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Creative analytical and problem-solving skills.
• The ability to build positive relationships with students while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to contribute to the broader school community.
• Enthusiasm creativity flexibility and a commitment to continuous professional growth.

Additional Information :

We are a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Teacher Loan Forgiveness programs.

PSKV provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race national origin color sex gender identity sexual orientation age religion physical or mental disability military status or marital or family status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law regulation or ordinance. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including hiring firing transfer promotion benefits and compensation.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application interviewing completing any pre-employment testing or otherwise participating in the employee selection process  please respond from within the job application system.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time