Middle School SEL Teacher

Middle School Sel Teacher

The Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Teacher fosters students' social, emotional, and behavioral development by delivering engaging, developmentally appropriate SEL instruction while helping create a positive, joyful, and inclusive school culture. The SEL Teacher equips students with the skills needed to build healthy relationships, regulate emotions, solve problems, make responsible decisions, and persevere through challenges. Working closely with school leadership, teachers, counselors, families, and student support staff, the SEL Teacher proactively supports student well-being and contributes to a safe, affirming, and academically focused learning environment.

The SEL Teacher ensures that all students feel affirmed, valued, emotionally safe, and challenged every day. They create rigorous, engaging unit and daily standards-aligned Social Emotional Learning lesson plans using adopted curricula and evidence-based practices. They teach and reinforce competencies including self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. They create an inclusive classroom environment that promotes belonging, emotional safety, and positive identity development.

They model and explicitly teach conflict resolution, emotional regulation, goal-setting, and restorative practices. They collaborate with classroom teachers to reinforce SEL strategies across instructional settings. They analyze student participation, behavior, and social-emotional data for progress monitoring and using SEL, behavior and attendance data to inform instruction and targeted supports. They differentiate instruction and provide appropriate accommodations to meet diverse student needs.

They facilitate small-group and individualized SEL interventions for students who need additional social-emotional or behavioral support. They maintain accurate records and communicate regularly with families regarding student growth and development. They serve as a positive role model while consistently implementing KPPS culture systems and school-wide expectations.

The SEL Teacher takes ownership of their professional growth through regular coaching, implementation of feedback, and reflective practice. They actively participate in all school-wide professional development and professional learning communities. They collaborate closely with counselors, social workers, school psychologists, deans, special education staff, and instructional staff to support students holistically. They support the implementation of restorative practices, positive behavior supports, and school-wide culture initiatives.

They share candid, solutions-oriented feedback with colleagues and school leadership. They embody KPPS Core Values:
Children First, Cultural Competence, Ownership, and Community. They complete all required certification requirements, if applicable.

The SEL Teacher attends designated school functions outside school hours (Back to School Night, Report Card Conferences, Community Events, etc.). They contribute to school-wide culture initiatives, student celebrations, and wellness programming. They build strong relationships with students and families through consistent communication, family engagement opportunities, and outreach. They perform assigned school support duties including lunch, arrival, dismissal, and other supervisory responsibilities.

They chaperone field lessons and school trips as needed. Additional responsibilities may arise during the school year and will be communicated with as much notice and flexibility as possible.

You believe every child deserves to feel safe, seen, valued, and capable of success. You are passionate about supporting students' social, emotional, and behavioral growth alongside their academic achievement. You excel at building strong, trusting relationships with students, families, and colleagues. You create joyful, structured, and inclusive learning environments where students develop confidence, resilience, and self-awareness. You operate with cultural competence and demonstrate a commitment to equity, inclusion, anti-racism, and the eradication of anti-Blackness.

You remain calm, solution-oriented, and student-centered when navigating challenging situations. You are collaborative and enjoy partnering with educators to strengthen school culture and student outcomes. You possess strong classroom management and relationship-building skills.

Bachelor's degree required. Pennsylvania teaching certification in Elementary, Secondary, Health & Physical Education, School Counselor, School Social Worker, or a related certification preferred. 2+ years of successful experience working with K–12 students in education, counseling, SEL, student support, or youth development strongly preferred. Experience implementing social-emotional learning curricula, restorative practices, PBIS, or trauma-informed instructional practices preferred. Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary…