Secondary ELA Teacher
Posted a month ago
Start Date
08/19/2025
Position Areas
English/Reading/Language Arts
Description
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Secondary ELA Teacher
LOCATION: Tomlinson Middle School
REPORTS TO: Building Principal
SALARY: According to the current contract with MEA/NEA
DATE: May 6, 2025
PRIMARY PURPOSE:
The Westwood Community School District is seeking an innovative, student-focused Secondary ELA Teacher committed to fostering literacy, critical thinking, and digital fluency among Michigan middle school learners. The ideal candidate is equipped to integrate Michigan’s ELA Standards, culturally responsive instruction, and responsible use of digital tools—including artificial intelligence (AI)—to help students thrive academically and socially. This educator will prepare students to be effective communicators, readers, and writers for both the M-STEP and real-world challenges.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor's degree in education
- Valid Michigan Teacher Certificate or equivalent (BX) or (BA) endorsement
- Familiarity with the Michigan K-12 ELA Standards and Michigan Assessment of Educational Progress (M-STEP)
- Minimum of 3 years teaching experience within a middle school ELA classroom, preferred
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Duties of this job include, but are not limited to:
- Deliver rigorous, engaging instruction aligned with the Michigan ELA Standards and district pacing guides
- Provides Authentic learning activities for students
- Embraces engaging group work and student collaboration
- Provides weekly lesson plans aligned to state standards and common core aligned to the school's scope and sequence and tied to power standards
- Collaborate with colleagues in Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to align curriculum and share instructional strategies
- Executes lessons that reflect collaborative planning from Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
- Establish clear and measurable objectives for all lessons, units and projects, and communicate those objectives to students
- Knowledge and and/or willingness to incorporate AI tools to enhance collaboration and creativity
- Provides bell to bell instruction
- Provides weekly communication logs to Principal based on conversations with students and parents highlighting successes, accomplishments, concerns
- Collaborate and communicate with staff to meet the educational needs of students
- Create, administer, and grade tests to evaluate student progress
- Establish and enforce rules and procedures which help to maintain order in the classroom
- Observe, evaluate, and prepare reports on the progress of students. Discusses students’ problems and progress with parents and staff
- Maintain timely communication with families and guardians using digital platforms
- Participates and is engaged in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops
- Use formative and summative data-including NWEA and M-STEP results-to inform instruction and intervention
- Observes, enforces and is directed by the policies, procedures, and regulations adopted by the school district, and by the school
- Participates in school and or district specific committees
- Assists with additional duties as assigned by the Principal
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy
- Knowledge of applicable federal and state laws regarding education and students
- Ability and patience to work interactively with students
- Skill in organization, time management, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to deliver teaching instruction in accordance with improved curriculum and standards
- Effective classroom management strategies rooted in restorative practices
- Excellent skills in verbal and written communication
- Ability to understand the individual needs of each student
- Ability to effectively use Google Classroom and the student information system – MiStar
- Ability to take accurate and timely attendance
- Ability to update grades no later than 2 days after an assignment has been given to students
- Ability to check and respond to email at least 3 times a day - before school, during prep, and after school
CLOSING DATE:
Until Filled
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.
- The employee must occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds in supplies, which requires bending, stooping and lifting.
- The employee must be able to use a variety of instructional materials in the classroom.
- The employee must use hands and arms to manipulate objects.
- The employee must use keyboards, tools and other controls.
- The employee must sit and stand for long periods of time.
- The employee must have normal vision and hearing with or without aid.
- The employee must be able to move about the assigned location unaided during the day.
Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job:
- The noise level in the work environment will vary and can range from soft to loud. Often the noise level in the work environment will be moderate to loud.
- The employee is required to interact with students, staff, parents/guardians and occasionally with the public.
- At times, the employee may be directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students.
EVALUATION:
Job performance is evaluated in accordance with District guidelines.
EFFECTIVE DATE: August 19, 2025
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
All applicants must complete an online application. The online application can be accessed from the Wayne RESA website:
https://www.applitrack.com/resa/OnlineApp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=1159
Applications will be accepted until the position has been filled.
If you are selected for an interview, you will be notified via the email included on your application. Depending upon your email settings, the email may be delivered to your spam folder.
The information contained in this job description is not an exhaustive list of duties performed for this position. Additional duties may be assigned. Job descriptions are not intended as, and do not create employment contracts.
It is the policy of Westwood Community Schools that no person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, (including sexual orientation and transgender identity) disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry, genetic information or any other legally protected category, (collectively, “protected Classes”), shall be discriminated against, excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in any program, activity or in employment for which it is responsible. Westwood Community Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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