Middle School Humanities Teacher

AmeriSchools Academy; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-year pay

Participation in Arizona state retirement system

Educational assistance

Job summary

A growing charter school in Phoenix is seeking a dynamic Middle School Humanities Teacher for the 2026/2027 academic year. The ideal candidate should be dedicated and results-driven, contributing to student learning and personal growth. Responsibilities include designing differentiated learning experiences, collaborating with stakeholders, and maintaining a growth mindset toward student achievement. A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in education or a related field is mandatory, alongside a desire to work with diverse students.

Qualifications

• Ability to manage small and large groups of students effectively.
• Desire to work with diverse student backgrounds.
• Familiarity with computers and their use in instruction.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to student learning and growth.
• Design and facilitate differentiated learning experiences.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance student performance.

Skills

Ability to organize tasks

Effective communication

Knowledge of diverse instructional methods

Familiarity with assistive technologies

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in education or related field

Tools

Educational software

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

We are seeking a dynamic Middle School Humanities Teacher to join AmeriSchools at our Phoenix campus for the 20026/2027 academic year. If you're a dedicated, results-driven teacher who wants to work for a growing charter school, receive full-year pay, participate in the Arizona state retirement system, and receive educational assistance, then join our team!

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Contributes to student learning, growth, and advancement.
• Demonstrates academic competence in subject area(s) and displays an inclination for developing integrated and interdisciplinary work across the curriculum.
• Maintains a growth mindset toward student learning, teaching practice, and personal/collective professional development.
• Demonstrates a high degree of accountability for learner outcomes and advocates for their students; works efficiently and believes in their ability, the capability of their students, and themselves to succeed and excel.
• Facilitates problem-solving, with a curious mind and critical thinking skills, showing a high degree of creative application in the implementation of data-driven curriculum and practice.
• Serves as a role model and an innovative and creative learner with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, personal growth, and being on the cutting edge of instructional practice and pedagogy.
• Collaborates effectively with a variety of stakeholder groups within the organization and with external partners to increase student performance and contribute to advancing the teaching and learning craft.
• Looks beyond the walls of the classroom and demonstrates global competence and how their work will expand the impact of students’ work to their families and local and global communities.
• Invests in the learners’ well-being, health, and safety, physically, socially, and emotionally.
• Recognizes the relationship between social-emotional learning and academic performance, and aspires toward developing and teaching the whole child.
• Designs and facilitates differentiated and personalized learning goals and activities that follow a coherent sequence, are aligned to instructional goals, and engage students in high-level cognitive activity.
• Share and upload classwork to appropriate shared school drive to be used for publication and media.
• Other tasks and duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Mandatory Requirements:

• Knowledge of instructional methods appropriate for students at the respective grade level.
• Desire and ability to work with students at the specified age level with diverse backgrounds and levels of ability toward accomplishing their educational goals.
• Ability to organize tasks and manage time to meet many and varied deadlines; manage small and large groups of students in a classroom environment; and communicate effectively with students, parents, school administrators, and other staff, including the ability to discuss topics which may be sensitive.
• Working familiarity with assistive technologies; internet and email systems, word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet software.
• Familiarity with computers (PC and Apple) and their use in instruction to enhance student learning.
• Working knowledge of various office and video equipment.
• Knowledge of educational software.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in education or related field.
• Recent teaching experience, coursework, or other activity in the area of primary instruction