Job Details
Job ID:5203438
Application Deadline:Posted until filled
Posted:Jun 2, 2025Starting Date:Immediately
Job Description
QUALIFICATIONS
Education / Certification: Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree; State of Maine certification and endorsement in major area of teaching; Must meet Maine State Fingerprinting Requirement
Special Knowledge / Skills: The ability to create and maintain positive relations with students, school personnel, parents, and citizens, and to collaborate with the appropriate stakeholders to maintain high quality of services.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES*
1.Develops instructional plans and organizes class time to provide a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and working time
2.Teaches knowledge and skills in physical fitness, health education, and individual, dual, or team sports, utilizing the course of study adopted by the School Board, and other appropriate learning activities
3.Teaches an understanding of the relationship of good body function and exercise; cultivates physical fitness, hygienic habits, and good social and emotional adjustment; develops talents of students in physical achievement, strength, skill, agility, poise, and coordination, in accordance with each student’s ability
4.Provides appropriate safety instruction and makes safety checks on equipment and field areas to ensure the overall safety of students
5.Provides substantial supervision of boys locker rooms
6.Provides for safe storage and maintains control and use of school-owned property
7.Provides individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities
8.Uses technology effectively
9.Administers District and State assessments in accordance with testing policies
10.Analyzes and uses data to inform instruction
11.Evaluates each student’s performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings and prepares progress reports and grade report.
12. Communicates regularly with parents on student progress
13. Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly and productive classroom environment
14.Selects and requisitions instructional materials and maintains required inventory records
15.Maintains professional competence through professional development activities provided by the District and/or self-selected professional growth activities
16.Participates in curriculum and other development programs within the school or on a District level
17.Performs other duties that may be reasonably requested by the Administration from time-to-time
18. The candidate will need to have or pass certification for the high ropes element that is presently part of the middle school physical education curriculum.
19. The candidate must be able to build a yearly budget based upon equipment needs relative to all elements of the program.
Position Type:Part-time
Job Categories:
Classroom Teacher > Health
Classroom Teacher > Physical Education
Welcome to Jordan-Small Middle School
RSU 14 serves the beautiful Sebago Lakes communities of Windham and Raymond, which are located twenty minutes from Portland and thirty minutes from the cities of Lewiston/Auburn. The seven schools that comprise our district are dedicated to the success of all, including the 650 staff members and the 3300 students. Our school community hires only the most committed teaches who embrace the use of technology and 21st century teaching and learning standards to ensure the highest quality education. We seek to support, engage and develop high expectations for all students and staff members, and offer multiple opportunities for a rich and individualized educational experience. New and experienced teachers are provided multiple opportunities for professional growth, and partnerships with four local universities foster the belief that we are a community of learners. Consistently our students test above the state averages, exceed graduation rates and 86% of our students continue with post-secondary study.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor degree preferred.
- Citizenship, residency or work visa required
Application Instructions
Use this application for all teaching positions.
Application Questions
The employer requires all applicants to answer the following questions. It is recommended that you type any essays in a word processing program, save them, and then paste them on the proceeding job application page.
- 1. Please list your certifications.
Multiple Choice / Single Answer
- Maine CHRC Approval Dates
- Certification
- Certification - 2. Please account for and explain any gaps in employment during the past ten years.
Short Essay (Answer limited to 600 characters, including spaces) - 3. Please describe a specific class or class activity you planned and actually conducted which illustrates your philosophy of teaching and is the best example of your teaching skills. What evidence showed you that this class or activity was successful in terms of student motivation and achievement?
Long Essay (Answer limited to 4000 characters, including spaces)
Contact Information
- Michelle Brann, Jordan Small Middle School Principal
- 423 Webb's Mills Road
- Raymond, Maine 04071
- Phone: 207-655-4743
- Email: mbrann@rsu14.org