Middle Grades ELA Teacher

Middle Grades ELA Teacher

Starting Date: Aug 3, 2026

Location: Northern Granville Middle School - Oxford, North Carolina

Reports To: Principal

Supervises: May coordinate and direct the activities of teacher assistants.

Purpose: To plan, organize and present instruction and instructional environments that help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their educational and social development.

• Management of Instructional Time:
  Ensure materials ready, start class quickly, keep students on task, maintain high time‑on‑task levels.
• Management of Student Behavior:
  Establish rules and procedures for verbal participation, talk, movement; monitor behavior during whole‑class, small group, and transitions; stop inappropriate behavior promptly while maintaining dignity.
• Instructional Presentation:
  Begin with review, introduce objectives, speak fluently, present concepts clearly, provide examples, assign tasks with high success rates, ask appropriate questions, pace lesson briskly, handle transitions smoothly, summarize key points.
• Instructional Monitoring of Student Performance:
  Maintain clear standards, circulate during class, use oral/written work to check progress, pose clear questions.
• Instructional Feedback:
  Provide feedback on correctness, encourage growth, give prompt feedback on out‑of‑class work, affirm correct responses, probe and hint when responses are incorrect.
• Facilitating Instruction:
  Develop instructional plans aligned with curricular goals, use diagnostic data, maintain accurate records, match objectives to student needs, use resources effectively.
• Interacting Within the Educational Environment:
  Treat all students fairly, interact effectively with students, co‑workers, parents, and community.
• Performing Non‑Instructional Duties:
  Carry out assigned duties, follow laws and policies, pursue professional development.
• Additional Functions:
  Perform other related work as required.

Degree in education or a related field that qualifies for licensure as a teacher by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.

• Physical Requirements – use equipment, tools, light work.
• Data Conception – ability to evaluate characteristics of data.
• Interpersonal Communication – speak and signal to convey information.
• Language Ability – read and prepare correspondence and instructional materials.
• Intelligence – apply logical principles, interpret instructions.
• Verbal Aptitude – record and deliver information, follow instructions.
• Numerical Aptitude – use mathematical formulas, perform calculations.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude – inspect items for dimensions.
• Motor Coordination – coordinate hands and eyes rapidly.
• Manual Dexterity – handle office tools.
• Color Discrimination – differentiate colors.
• Interpersonal Temperament – work under stress, emergencies.
• Physical Communication – talk and hear, use telephone.

• Constantly monitor student safety and well‑being.
• Motivate students.
• Maintain a clean, orderly environment and perform general clerical duties.
• Maintain order and discipline in a classroom.
• Operate common office machines; maintain files and records.
• Understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships.

Position Type: Full‑Time

Salary: $4,100 to $7,079 per month

• Anthony Herndon, Principal
• Northern Granville Middle School
• Phone: 919‑693‑1483
• Email: herndona.nc.us