Middle School Language Arts Teacher

THE ODYSSEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC.; Buckeye (AZ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

THE ODYSSEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY INC. in Buckeye, AZ is seeking a Middle School Language Arts Teacher to deliver standards-aligned instruction and foster a positive classroom culture.

You will collaborate with staff and families to support student growth and mastery of grade-level standards. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Education, state standards knowledge, and a commitment to professional learning and data-driven instruction.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Education or related field.
• Arizona fingerprint clearance (IVP) is required.

Responsibilities

• Teach middle school language arts per state and district standards.
• Create a positive, engaging classroom environment.
• Communicate with parents and guardians consistently.
• Use research-based instructional practices to promote independence and collaboration.
• Provide actionable feedback to promote mastery of standards.
• Use formative and summative assessments and data to guide instruction.
• Plan lessons aligned to standards and curricular materials.

Skills

Classroom management

Student assessment

Parent communication

Curriculum alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education

Job description

Job Title: Middle School Language Arts Teacher

Duties

• Teaches middle school language arts students according to State and School standards.
• Creates a positive & engaging classroom environment of mutual respect that supports school-wide behavior expectations.
• Communicates with parents and guardians consistently and positively.
• Utilizes a range of research-based classroom and instructional best practices that support scholar independence, collaboration, & choice.
• Provides scholars specific, actionable feedback that promotes mastery of self and gradelevel standards.
• Asks questions that promote critical thinking, activate prior knowledge & experiences, and support scholars with reaching the daily content objective.
• Provides scholars with warranted & appropriate accommodations.
• Utilizes technology & media to appropriately build scholars’ content knowledge & enhance learning experiences.
• Maintains a professional appearance and demonstrates behavior that is conscientious, responsible, and aligned to Odyssey’s Vision, Mission, & Core Values.
• Establishes and maintains appropriate relationships with all Odyssey stakeholders.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, professional learning, and extracurricular/school related activities.
• Participates in ongoing professional learning opportunities & works with school administrators to identify relevant professional learning opportunities. Demonstrates mastery of related content knowledge, instructional practices, and materials for course(s) taught.
• Utilizes lesson plans that are aligned to current state and district standards, adopted curricular materials, and learning objectives that support scholars with building gradelevel content knowledge and skills.
• Engages scholars with a variety of formative and summative assessments and uses data to prepare for upcoming lessons.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned by the site administrator.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related.
• Possess Arizona Department of Public Safety IVP fingerprint clearance card.