Ela Teacher - Swampscott

ELA TEACHER - SWAMPSCOTT MIDDLE SCHOOL

Swampscott Public Schools Middle School - Swampscott, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5891046

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Aug 04, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026

Swampscott Middle School | Swampscott Public Schools

Guided by the district’s C.O.R.E. values —Community, Opportunity, Respect, and Equity—you will work closely with co-teachers and team counterparts to create a supportive, high-expectation learning environment where every student develops confidence in their communication and literacy abilities.

• Standards-Based Instruction: Demonstrate a thorough understanding of and the ability to engagingly teach the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks for Middle School ELA.
• Writing Process & Mechanics: Guide students through various writing genres by explicitly teaching the drafting, revising, and editing processes to empower them to produce high-quality final written work.
• Literacy & Literature: Employ modern, evidence-based pedagogical strategies to inspire a passion for reading, textual analysis, and literary engagement among middle school learners.
• Subject Matter Mastery: Apply a deep command of the English language, including its conventions, mechanics, and structural rules, across all instructional delivery.

• Co-Teaching Partnership: Work flexibly and collaboratively with co-teachers, special education staff, and ELL specialists to scaffold instruction and accommodate diverse learning profiles.
• Team & Counterpart Alignment: Partner closely with 6th-grade interdisciplinary team members and ELA counterparts to align curriculum, analyze student data, and support grade-level initiatives.
• Flexible Mindset: Maintain flexibility, adaptability, and a strong team-first spirit in a dynamic middle school environment.

• Consistent Attendance: Maintain strict punctuality and daily attendance to ensure instructional continuity, safe supervision, and meaningful team collaboration.

• Licensure: Valid Massachusetts DESE License in English (5–12) or Humanities (5–8) .
• Endorsements:
  Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement required.
• Education & Experience: Bachelor’s degree required; 1–5 years of middle school teaching experience preferred .
• Competencies:
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for middle school students and early adolescent development.
• Proficiency in teaching diverse writing genres and the multi-step drafting process.
• Knowledge of current pedagogical practices that foster literature appreciation and student engagement.
• Compliance: Successful completion of a Massachusetts CORI and fingerprint-based national criminal background check.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stamina & Mobility: This position may require long periods of sitting, standing, walking, and moving around the classroom; reaching with hands and arms.
• Communication & Senses: Clear talking and active hearing in person and by telephone; using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects or controls.
• Vision: Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Environment: Possible exposure to ultraviolet lights as found in computer monitors and copying equipment, as well as various hazards common to a traditional middle school building.

The Swampscott Public Schools does not discriminate or tolerate harassment against students, parents/guardians, employees, or the general public. No person shall be excluded from or discriminated against in admission to the Swampscott Public Schools, or in obtaining the advantages, privileges, and courses of…