Grade 5​/6 STEM

The Oxford Hills School District is seeking excellent candidates for the Position 5/6 STEM teacher at Otisfield Community School. We are looking for a dynamic 5/6 STEM teacher who can ignite curiosity, challenge thinkers, and bring hands‑on innovation to life in every lesson. If you’re ready to inspire problem‑solvers and build future‑ready learners in a collaborative, student‑centered environment, we want you on our team.

Set in the heart of Otisfield, our school offers a close‑knit community where innovation meets nature and every student is known, valued, and deeply connected to their learning.

Candidates must hold a valid Maine certificate or the ability to obtain one with appropriate endorsement(s).

Reports to:

Building Principal

Work Schedule:

180 Day Contract
Salary: $46,012.50 – $81,329.34 (SY26/27)

MSAD #17 offers a robust employee benefits package for full‑time employees, including health insurance with 80 % of the premium paid by the employer (up to 100 % if both spouses work in the district); dental, vision, group life insurance; flexible spending and dependent care accounts;
Maine Public Employee Pension; 403(b) retirement plan eligibility; 15 paid sick days per year; and tuition reimbursement.

The district is committed to four strategic pillars:
Healthy and Resilient Students, Maximizing Our Facilities to Support Learning, Recruiting and Growing Talent, and Rigorous, Relevant and Responsive Learning. The classrooms – both indoors and outdoors – are evolving spaces designed to optimize learning, and the district maintains close partnerships with community partners.

• Meet students where they are, motivating and helping them develop their individual learning paths.
• Hold students to high expectations and provide adequate time and support to achieve them.
• Prepare students for success by helping them develop critical thinking and problem‑solving skills.
• Foster high aspirations and the skills of self‑determination, self‑control, and self‑advocacy.
• Guide students to be curious learners and ethical leaders, able to adapt to changing times.
• Provide learning experiences in a safe, caring, and welcoming environment.

• Model a strong work ethic, perseverance and grit, as well as responsibility and respect.
• Utilize best practices for motivating today's students in a safe, supportive learning environment.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the development of real‑world learning experiences and community partnerships to provide students with opportunities for extensions of learning, applied learning, community service, and citizenship.
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to collaborate, engage, and communicate with colleagues, parents and the public.

• Instill problem‑solving and critical thinking as a "new basic" for learning across all grade levels.
• Deliver strong literacy instruction across content areas.
• Help students develop skills to apply, interpret, analyze, and evaluate the vast, ever‑expanding amount of information.
• Employ effective lesson design by adjusting to students' personal learning needs and preferences, including appropriate technology applications.

The Oxford Hills School District is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.