Middle School Language Arts Teacher; Hoyt

Middle School Language Arts Teacher (Hoyt)

Des Moines Public School District, multiple schools – Des Moines, Iowa.

Position:
Middle School Language Arts Teacher (7th & 8th Grade) for the 2026‑27 school year. Requires a K‑8, 6‑8, or 5‑12 English/Language Arts endorsement.

Job : 5808066

Final date to receive applications: July 8, 2026 11:59 PM Central Standard Time

Posted: June 29, 2026 5:00 AM UTC

Starting Date: August 10, 2026

Position Type: Teacher, Full Time (7.75 hour day) – Contract days vary by assignment.

Salary: $50,569 to $83,640 per year.

Bargaining Agreement: DMEA

FLSA Status: Exempt

Physical Requirements: Standing, walking, sitting, bending/stooping, reaching, pushing, pulling, lifting, carrying.

Working Conditions: Mostly indoors with some outdoor responsibilities during recess and arrival/dismissal.

Essential Functions:

• Deliver daily lessons aligned to state and district standards, meeting students’ individual needs and ensuring growth.
• Create a culturally inclusive classroom that meets academic and social‑emotional needs.
• Participate in building and district professional learning communities to plan instruction, analyze data, and create assessments.
• Monitor student learning daily and use multiple data points to guide and individualize instruction.
• Communicate with families regularly.
• Participate in professional development.
• Demonstrate consistent progress toward meeting the eight Iowa Teaching Standards.

Additional Essential Functions (for all DMPS positions):

• Attend work on a prompt and regular basis.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Maintain satisfactory and harmonious working relationships with the public, students, and other employees.
• Assist with other duties as may be assigned.

Basic Functions: Responsible for planning and delivering a high‑quality educational program to meet students’ academic and social‑emotional needs.

Required:

• Valid Iowa teaching license with the appropriate endorsement code for the assignment.
• Knowledge of subject, curriculum, and effective teaching methods.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in oral and written communications.

Desired:

• Previous classroom teaching experience.
• Experience in an urban school district.

All duties and responsibilities listed are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation. The job description does not constitute an exhaustive list. Employees may be required to perform any other job‑related instructions as directed by the supervisor.

All candidates offered a position will be required to successfully pass a criminal background check, a child and adult abuse registry check, and may also be required for fingerprinting, drug and alcohol testing, a physical capacity test, and/or a motor vehicle record check.

• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

• Jeremiah Schwennen, Talent Support Manager
• Human Resources
• Email: jeremiah.schwennen