Junior High English​/Language Arts Teacher

Junior High English/Language Arts Teacher

Mitchell Public Schools Mitchell Jr./Sr. High - Mitchell, Nebraska. Open in Google Maps.

Job : 5755324

Final date to receive applications: Jun 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Mountain Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 02, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $41,200 Per Year

Due to retirement, Mitchell Public School is seeking an English/Language Arts (ELA) teacher for the middle school levels for the  school year. This position includes teaching English/Grammar/Writing skills to grades 7 and 8. This has traditionally been three periods of each grade level, with class sizes kept small (max average size of 17 students).

Interested candidates may complete the online application. Additional questions or application can also be made by the following contacts:

Dr. Katherine Urbanek:
Superintendent;  or kurbanek

or

Mr. Heath Peters, Principal,  or hpeters

Starting date will be Aug. 10th. Mitchell Public Schools has a 4 1/2 student week with 12:30 outs on Fridays. Half of these early outs are dedicated to staff development (3:00 out) and half are a 1:00 out for teachers. Mitchell offers a 184-day teacher contract and 177-day student contact days.

Additional extracurricular offerings include (but are not required):
Journalism (Jr./Sr. High book with High School students in class).

Mitchell offers all teaching staff the opportunity to participate in the BCBS insurance program with a low $650 deductible. The district pays for 1/2 of a single policy with a $19,300 flat salary (26-27 school year) which may be applied to remaining insurance needs or may be simply additional pay. Mitchell honors additional years of service (up to retirement) and educational levels.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Katherine Urbanek
• 1819 19th Avenue
• Mitchell, Nebraska 69357
• Phone:
• Email: kurbanek