Full-Time High School ELA Teacher | Shape Minds & Stories

District; Traverse City (MI); On-site; USD 47,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

TCEA Master Agreement

TCEA Employee Benefits

Job summary

District in Traverse City, MI is seeking a High School English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher for 1.0 FTE beginning second semester of the 2026/27 school year (January 25, 2027).

Requires BA in English/Language Arts endorsement and Michigan teaching certificate for 6-12; applications reviewed as received and in-person interviews will begin in December 2026. The starting salary is based upon years of teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education required.
• Must be highly qualified in the subject matter assigned.
• Must possess a valid Michigan teaching certificate with a secondary (6-12 or 7-12 grade band) English (BA) and/or Language Arts (BX) endorsement area. Additional endorsement areas preferred.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrate success in area of application.

Responsibilities

• Teaches district-approved curriculum.
• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interest of the students.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals, and, in harmony with the goals, established clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Diagnoses the learning disabilities of students on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of district specialists, as required.
• Evaluates pupils’ academic and social growth and keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports.
• Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.
• Supervises classroom, students and volunteers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Effective oral and written comm

Highly qualified in subject matter

Demonstrate success in area of app

Education

Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education

Michigan teaching certificate with 6-12 English or 7-12 Language Arts endorsement

Job description

District in Traverse City, MI is seeking a High School English Language Arts (ELA) Teacher for 1.0 FTE beginning second semester of the 2026/27 school year (January 25, 2027).

Requires BA in English/Language Arts endorsement and Michigan teaching certificate for 6-12; applications reviewed as received and in-person interviews will begin in December 2026. The starting salary is based upon years of teaching experience.