Middle School English Language Arts Teacher

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Middle School English Language Arts Teacher

Nestucca Valley School District

Building Administrator

Exempt

Per Licensed Salary Schedule

The Middle School ELA Teacher is responsible for delivering engaging and standards‑aligned instruction in reading, writing, speaking, and listening. The educator will foster a supportive classroom environment that promotes critical thinking, literacy development, and a love for language arts among students.

• Valid Oregon Teaching License with an endorsement in English Language Arts for middle grades.
• Strong knowledge of adolescent literacy development and instructional strategies.
• Proficiency in integrating technology into the classroom.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
• Prior successful teaching experience at the middle school level is preferred.
• Experience working with English Language Learners and/or students requiring academic intervention.
• Strong knowledge of language development, WIDA standards, and MTSS/RTI frameworks.
• Ability to differentiate instruction and use student data to inform teaching.
• Effective collaboration and communication skills.
• Commitment to fostering an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to exhibit professionalism and effective human relations.
• Ability to effectively manage and supervise students and their work.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Experience teaching in a rural or small‑school setting preferred.
• Familiarity with MAP Growth assessments preferred.

• Meets the standards of Competent and Ethical Performance as outlined in Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR 584‑020‑000 to 584‑020‑045).
• Maintain current licenses and/or certificates required for the position.
• Create and model a respectful learning environment.
• Plan appropriate lessons and activities to meet students needs.
• Use effective classroom management techniques.
• Use a variety of instructional techniques based upon sound education theory, which are appropriate to students needs.
• Assess student performance, interpret, and utilize the results of student performance assessment.
• Maintain accurate, complete and confidential records as required by law and district policy and administrative regulations.
• Establish and maintain open lines of communication with school staff and with parents/guardians concerning academic and behavioral progress of students.
• Implement modifications and accommodations for all students with IEPs.
• Utilize technology as related to job responsibilities.
• Maintain and update current Grade Book and online Parent Vue.
• Reflect upon own teaching and performance and accept and implement supervisory feedback to improve skills and services to students.
• Take primary responsibility for pursuing and evaluating own professional growth.
• Attend and participate in building staff meetings, IEP meetings, PLTs and district in‑service meetings.
• Participate in parent‑teacher conferences and school events.
• Perform physical requirements unaided or with the assistance of reasonable accommodation.
• Annually pass the districts required online training by the districts assigned due date.
• Follow District protocol for reporting absences.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Coaching and other extracurricular stipend positions are also available.

Salary and work year to be according to the current negotiated contract.

Performance of this job will be evaluated in…