High School ELA Teacher

High School ELA Teacher

Othello School District #147 OTHELLO HIGH SCHOOL - Othello, Washington

Job : 5574289

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Mar 06, 2026 8:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

High School ELA Teacher

Reports:
Building Principal

Union: OEA

To create a flexible instructional program and a class environment favorable to learning and personal growth in addition to establishing effective rapport with students assigned to the classroom.

• Kindle excitement about learning, encouraging flexible and critical thinking and development of communication skills.
• Assess the needs of the students and provide a suitable learning environment to meet their needs.
• Follow the adopted curricula, attending staff meetings and other professional meetings as may be assigned by the principal.
• Maintain order in the classroom and ensure a caring, safe learning environment, with clear routines and procedures designed to minimize disruption and maximize student on task time.
• Maintain safe and healthful conditions in the classroom and report promptly to the principal any serious accident or illness affecting students in the classroom.
• Evaluate each pupil’s educational growth and development and make periodic reports to parents or guardians as well as to the designated school administrator.
• Plan, prepare and provide an instructional program, including the preparation of lesson plans as necessary so that the instructional program is uninterrupted in the event of the teacher’s absence.
• Continue to improve classroom methods and techniques by attending workshops, summer school, professional meetings or conferences, and keep abreast of current educational innovations through professional literature.
• Work cooperatively with a building team in planning, supporting and providing instruction, and share with other staff the responsibility for supervision of activities and student behavior outside the regular classroom.
• Demonstrate positive relationship skills with students, parents and district staff, maintaining ongoing and open communication.
• Encourage and provide the structure for ongoing, meaningful involvement of parents and community members in the classroom and school.
• Use technology to provide challenging instruction to students of all learning levels.
• Possess knowledge of and adhere to Governing Policies and District Regulations and Procedures.
• Participate in special projects as assigned and perform related duties and key responsibilities consistent with the scope and intent of the position.

• Physically able to occasionally lift and/or move up to twenty-five (25) pounds.
• Ability to walk, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, kneel, crawl, and grasp as required to successfully perform all duties and requirements.
• Ability to focus (adjust eye to bring an object into sharp focus), clear vision at twenty (20) inches or less, and clear vision at twenty (20) feet or more.
• Must be able to work in heat and cold (outside seasonal temperatures).

EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or Doctorate from an accredited university or college.

• Appropriate academic background and coursework for the position.
• Successful teaching experience and effective work with high school age students, preferred.

• Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with appropriate endorsements.
• Must maintain as current any certification or license listed herein and held at hire date.

That which is required to be effective in the position and to maintain certification.

Starting Date:  School Year (182 total contracted days)

Salary: $62,612 - $122,620 annual salary. Based on education and experience Per OEA CBA -  Salary Schedule

Retirement:
Pension through Washington State Department of Retirement Systems

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Criminal Justice fingerprint/Background Clearance

Exempt

Othello Education Association (OEA)

The Othello School District does not…