Middle School ELA Teacher

Location: Houston, Texas
Type: Full-time

About the role

A day in the life:

• Plan and deliver targeted English Language Arts instruction to two classes of six to eight students in grades 6-8 with learning differences
• Communicate with colleagues and parents to provide an exceptional experience for all families
• Engage in the continuous pursuit of lifelong personal and professional development and reflection
• Observe, analyze, and pivot based on the needs of kids
• Record, synthesize, and report progress in both formal and informal ways
• Provide support to kids in the form of social coaching
• Have fun teaching and learning—must love middle schoolers

Requirements

• Experience teaching in a relevant classroom setting
• Bachelor’s degree required

Qualifications

What you offer us:

• Kindness, compassion, curiosity
• Analytical ability, flexibility, a sense of humor, patience
• Growth mindset, experience, high energy, and innovation

Benefits

What we offer you:

• A promise to treat you like the professional you are
• Competitive salary and benefits
• Supportive and collaborative peers
• A fun and joyful work environment
• Personalized professional development
• Fancy smelling soap
• Free coffee, soda, tea, and nugget ice
• Freedom to wear jeans any day of the week
• A beautiful campus in the Museum District of Houston

About The Joy School

Mission: The Joy School prepares students with learning differences to return to traditional classroom settings by enabling them to reach their academic and social potential in a safe, supportive environment.