Middle School English Teacher

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Posted: 31-Jan-25

Location: Austin, Texas

Type: Full Time

Categories

English/Language Arts

Required Education

4 Year Degree

St. Andrew’s Episcopal School is seeking a dynamic, collaborative, and innovative middle school English teacher for a full time, permanent position starting August 2025 at our 31st Street campus in central Austin. Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree or higher in literature or a related field, excellent teaching skills, strong character, deep subject knowledge, and an ability to work collaboratively with the Middle School English Department. Writing instruction and literary analysis in a discussion-based classroom are emphasized. Our English classes use content to build inquiry and develop skills in critical thinking, writing, problem solving, research, and speaking. The ideal candidate should love working with middle schoolers, design learning experiences that help students examine literature through a critical lens and build exciting opportunities for exploration and other forms of student-centered learning.

ALL ST. ANDREW’S MIDDLE SCHOOL FACULTY MEMBERS…

• Uphold the Mission & Episcopal Identity of the School
• Act as an advisor for 8-10 students daily - provide academic support, social emotional development, & facilitate discussions regarding inclusion & belonging
• Attend daily chapel with their advisory
• Employ a “student-first” mindset when supporting students & families
• Prioritize student relationships & foster a safe & predictable environment
• Attend at least one overnight trip yearly with the grade level they advise
• Attend weekly meetings to facilitate growth & learning: full faculty, team-level, & department as needed
• Utilize professional development opportunities to continue growth in their craft
• Strive to connect & collaborate with other disciplines
• Offer one elective choice for students to grow their interests in one of the four pillars (Scholar, Artist, Athlete, Servant)
• Are team players & open to serve the community in other ways that arise throughout a school year
  
  

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About St. Andrew's Episcopal School

St. Andrew’s is a co-educational Episcopal K-12 day school, enrolling a diverse student body of approximately 950 students on two campuses in Austin, Texas. The school strives to help young people from diverse racial, religious, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds to achieve their potential not only in intellectual understanding but also in aesthetic sensitivity, physical well-being, and moral decisiveness so that they may lead productive, responsible lives, not only for themselves but also for their community. St. Andrew’s embraces the Episcopal identity of intentional pluralism as well as that of spiritual and religious growth integrated into the curriculum and life in the school community. Daily chapel is held in all grades. St. Andrew's employs individuals without regard to race, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability as protected by federal, state, or local law. St. Andrew's is committed to providing equal opportunity in all personnel actions and in the administration of all policies and programs. St. Andrew's keeps resumes on file for future openings. Please send resumes in PDF or Word format to our Director of Finance & Human Resourc...es, Michelle Roe, at HR@sasaustin.org If you have any questions, please call (512)299-9806. For more information about St. Andrew’s School in Austin, please access our web site: www.sasaustin.org

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