Middle School Language Arts Teacher - multiple positions

Prince William County Public Schools; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A public school district in Virginia is seeking a classroom teacher to plan and implement instructional programs for students. Responsibilities include managing student behavior, assessing achievement, and coordinating activities with other staff. Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and a Virginia teaching license. This position requires strong communication skills and the ability to work in team settings, fostering effective relationships with students and parents. The role will serve multiple schools as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree.
• Virginia State Certification required for teaching assignments.
• Ability to manage student behavior effectively.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement instructional strategies and activities.
• Assess and evaluate student achievement.
• Foster communication with parents about student progress.
• Coordinate activities with other staff to maximize learning.

Skills

Instructional Process

Communication Skills

Knowledge of Curriculum

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Virginia Teaching License

Job description

This position plans and implements an instructional program and provides related educational services for students. This position manages student behavior, assesses and evaluates student achievement, and modifies instructional activities, as required, and carries out a variety of student monitoring and control activities. This position, covered by this specification, serves as a general education classroom teacher; classes taught may be single or multi‑grade level, subject, skill, or specialty oriented. This position usually performs duties within a team or departmental setting but might work independently in a unique teaching specialty. This position may be assigned to science labs or industrial arts/technology or other education labs where greater than average monitoring is required to diminish the chance of accidental injury to students. This position performs work under the general supervision of a principal and/or other designated administrator.

Essential Responsibilities

• Assesses continually student achievement and maintains appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes
• Plans and implements appropriate instructional and/​or learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate kind and level of materials, provides appropriate learning experiences, manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement, and utilizes a variety of instructional materials and available multi‑media and computer technology to enhance learning
• Manages the behavior of learners in an instructional setting to ensure environment is conducive to the learning process and assists and participates in management of student behavior in other parts of the school, center, school grounds, or work site
• Coordinates instructional activities with other professional staff, both school and non‑school based, as required, to maximize learning opportunities
• Works in a self‑contained, team, departmental, itinerant capacity, or in field or may make off school site visits to monitor students, confer with employers, or site instructors
• Participates in in‑service and professional development activities and staff meetings, as required or assigned
• Fosters partnerships and ensures continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of student(s) progress
• Communicates continually with students on instructional expectations to keep them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations
• Assigns work to and supervises instructional assistants, parent and student volunteers • Serves at two or more schools on a regular basis as itinerant
• Supports or participates in schoolwide student activities and social events
• Monitors student behavior in non‑instructional area and intervenes to control and modify disruptive behavior, reports to appropriate administrator, as assigned or required
• Collaborates with other professionals (guidance counselors, librarians, etc.) to carry out schoolwide instructional or related activities as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Behaviors

• Knowledge of the Instructional Process
• Knowledge of content, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment of instructional specialty(ies) to which assigned
• Knowledge of pre‑adolescent and adolescent growth and development
• Knowledge of Prince William County Curriculum related to assignments and School Division mission, goals, and organization
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs
• Skill in the use of multi‑media and computer technology to enhance learning
• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on Division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students to whom assigned
• Skill in oral and written communication; excellent human relations skills
• If teaching a foreign language, proficiency in oral and written communications in that language • If teaching choral music, ability to teach through demonstrating singing/choral techniques, proficiency on the piano; ability to distinguish pitches and tone quality
• If teaching instrumental music classes, proficiency in one or more musical instruments, and the ability to model correct playing techniques in all instruments; ability to distinguish pitches and tone quality
• If teaching visual art, a personal portfolio demonstrating artistic ability and experience in a variety of media
• If teaching in career and technical education, journey‑level proficiency in that trade is required with on‑the‑job journey, lead, or supervisory experience desirable

Qualifications

Minimum of bachelor’s degree. State collegiate professional, postgraduate professional, or appropriate vocational certificate/license issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia with endorsement(s) required for teaching assignment(s); must be eligible for the Virginia State Certification Program