Middle School Language Arts Teacher at St. Paul's School for Boys

The St. Paul’s Schools is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time middle school Language Arts teacher at St. Paul’s School for Boys to start the 2025-2026 school year.

School Overview

Voted one of Baltimore’s top workplaces, the St. Paul’s Schools is a family of independent schools located in Brooklandville, Maryland. With more than 1,400 students from ages 6 weeks to grade 12, St. Paul’s Pre and Lower School (coed), St. Paul’s School for Boys, and St. Paul’s School for Girls share a 120-acre campus, an Episcopal affiliation, and a focus on developing confident, well-balanced students who will use their education and ethics to improve the world.

A coordinated structure allows The St. Paul’s Schools to preserve the small school feel within each school while sharing resources and certain programs to maximize opportunities for students. With St. Paul’s unique model, boys and girls are taught together and separately at just the right times in their development. The St. Paul’s School is a community that leads with love and creates and a community of authentic belonging.

St. Paul’s School for Boys, founded in 1849, is a college-preparatory day school serving boys in grades 5 through 12. The school’s mission, “Seek truth, knowledge, and excellence; live by faith, compassion, and integrity,” is the daily standard for all members of our community. St. Paul’s School for Boys’ students are thoughtful young men who thrive in an educational community that emphasizes strong relationships, personal growth, and the collective pursuit of integrity.

Key Responsibilities

St. Paul’s School is searching for a full-time middle school Language Arts teacher. This position will teach a combined four sections of 7th and 8th grade Language Arts, but the ideal candidate should feel comfortable teaching multiple grade levels in middle school. The successful candidate will have a passion for teaching middle school boys and an interest in differentiated curriculum. The teacher should use a team-oriented approach and place the needs of the students first. This position will serve as an advisor and be responsible for delivering the school’s character education program.

The highly effective St. Paul’s middle school Language Arts teacher will:

• Be an established educator, specifically in teaching middle school boys,

• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and understanding of middle school Language Arts and pedagogy, including creative and analytical writing, grammar, and literary analysis,

• Foster an exciting, dynamic, hands-on, and creative learning environment.

• Plan, evaluate, and revise curriculum, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction,

• Actively engage students in the curriculum and concepts through varied and differentiated instruction,

• Incorporate various forms of technology within the classroom and lessons,

• Identify and/or develop resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds and learning styles,

• Work closely with the middle school leadership team, grade-level teams and grade deans, as well as the middle school team at St. Paul’s School for Girls as it relates to shared ideas in curriculum and scope and sequence in grades K through 12,

• Be compassionate, kind, and love teaching/working with middle school boys,

• Be a lifelong learner passionate about their discipline and continually refines and develops their pedagogy,

• Be willing to work in an interdisciplinary, cross-curricular, and collaborative environment,

• Create a positive work environment with flexibility, resilience, accountability, and humor,

• Communicate effectively with students, parents, colleagues, and administrators,

• Be willing to contribute to other aspects of middle school life,

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications

Our ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in secondary or English education, with a masters degree being preferred. In addition, they will possess strong interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills, be a leader, demonstrate initiative, work as a team and have familiarity with a variety of systems including Microsoft Office suite and Canvas, our learning management system.

Beyond classroom instruction, we fully embrace the teacher/coach model at The St. Paul’s Schools and are excited about the vital role our faculty play in our community. We are particularly eager to meet candidates with coaching experience and/or those who can demonstrate initiative and serve as mentors and program leads in a variety of significant ways outside of the classroom. Faculty members also collaborate on additional supervisory responsibilities and shared duties that enrich the school environment.

At St. Paul’s Schools, we are dedicated to fostering a nurturing and inclusive learning environment where every individual is celebrated for their unique strengths and contributions. We believe that diversity enriches education, empowering students to reach their fullest potential. By embracing a culture of inclusion, we prepare our students to succeed in an increasingly interconnected and multicultural world. We stand firmly against all forms of prejudice, including those related to race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic background, gender identity, sexual orientation, and physical appearance.

The St. Paul’s Schools has a compensation scale based on direct years of experience and degree held. Compensation for the role will depend on a number of factors, including a candidate’s years of experience, education and skills. For this opportunity, our salary range is $46,000 to $65,000 annually. Candidates with additional experience or qualifications may be offered a salary outside of the range shown. In addition, full-time team members gain access to our robust benefits package designed to support your well-being, inside and outside of work. This includes a competitive healthcare package (medical, dental, and vision), disability protection, participation in our 403(b) retirement plan which has an immediate employer contribution and a generous time off package, including wellness days because we believe you may need a day off ‘just because!’.

Beyond the basics, we offer extras like a lunch stipend, access to multiple fitness centers on campus and professional development experiences to continue your learning. In addition, full-time employees who choose The St. Paul’s Schools for their children’s educational journey, are eligible to receive a tuition remission benefit. Your salary will be commensurate with your experience and reflect the value you bring to our team.