Position #HI23202 : Middle School English Language Arts & Spanish Teacher (1.0 Con)
Posting Dates : 05/20/2026-06/01/2026(or utnil filled)
Location: Highlands Middle School
For information on salary and benefits offered, please visit: www.ksd.org/jobs
**COMPLETION OF SAFE SCHOOLS WEB BASED TRAINING IS REQUIRED AS CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT**
Qualifications Required:
1. Washington State Teacher’s Certificate with endorsements in K-8 and Spanish
2. Satisfactory evaluations
Qualifications Preferred:
1. Evidence of previous successful teaching experience English Language Arts at the middle level.
2. Evidence of previous successful teaching experience Spanish (for high school credit) at the middle level.
3. Evidence of proven experience using GLAD strategies.
4. Evidence of successful experience working as a member of a professional learning community.
5. Experience in creating and analyzing performance assessments to determine effectiveness of instruction.
6. Skills at organizing an appropriate behavior management system to prompt a positive learning environment.
7. Willingness to adopt MTSS strategies as a foundation for classroom management.
8. Punctual and consistent attendance.
9. Experience identifying and implementing essential standards.
10. Experience in working successfully with at risk students.
11. Evidence of successful communication with staff, students, and parents.
Job Responsibilities:
1. Design and provide instruction to meet the individual needs of students.
2. Design and provide instruction using district-adopted materials.
3. Modify / scaffold lessons for students at all ability levels.
4. Work effectively as a member of a professional learning community and demonstrate leadership skills through active participation in program, building and District staff training.
5. Communicate student performance results, behavior concerns, academic progress, etc. regularly with parents, administration, and team members.
6. Establish and maintain standards of student/classroom behavior to provide a supportive and productive learning environment.
7. Demonstrate classroom management skills that allow for a safe and productive learning environment.
8. Collaboratively prepare and support grade level and school programs and events.
9. Collaboratively support students for district or community wide events.
10. Work with staff in supporting and enhancing classroom activities.
11. Work cooperatively with other staff to maintain a positive, disciplined, educationally sound learning environment for students.
12. Other duties as assigned
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Mobility: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time, push or pull 18-26 lbs., sit, kneel and crouch, twist and bend, use hands to type, finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arm.
Sense: The employee is required to talk/hear conversations and other sounds. The employee must be able to communicate effectively in person and over the telephone. The employee is required to taste and smell. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, far vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
Lifting: The employee must be able to lift or move up to 10 lbs. regularly and occasionally up to 26 lbs; must also be able to lift overhead. The employee may be required to physically move quickly in an emergency or while performing student supervision duties.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Hazards: While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to work outdoors in a wide variety of temperatures; from -10 degrees F to 100 degrees F +. The employee may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The noise level in this work environment is moderate.
Application Procedure: In-District staff must complete an internal online application by 10:00 p.m. (PST) on or before the closing date. In-building/In-district staff will have eight school days, or eight working days during the summer to apply for a vacant position through the online application system. The employee may choose but will not be required to meet with the building administrator to understand the building practices, procedures and initiatives specific to the position to which they are applying. After eight days if an in-building employee is qualified for the position, the principal will offer the employee the position. In the case that more than one in-building employee is interested in a position, the position will be offered to the qualified and senior employee. If a position is not filled in-building after the eight day period, the position will be offered to the qualified, most senior in-district applicant, if any. Teachers with a summative evaluation score of 1 or 2 are not eligible to transfer unless agreed upon by the District and Association.
Out-of-District applicants must complete the online District application and attach a letter of interest, resume, valid Washington state teaching credential, and copies of transcripts with degree posted. All hires are subject to completion of a satisfactory criminal background check.
The Kennewick School District provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or use of trained dog, guide or service animal by a person with a disability, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Kennewick School District Contact Names and Email Address:
Toni Neidhold, Director of Human Resources
[email protected]
Certified/Classified ADA
Amy Martinez, Assistant Director of Human Resources
[email protected]
Classified ADA
Kennewick School District
1000 West 4 th Avenue
Kennewick, WA 99336
This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in all educational programs and/or extra-curricular school activities in the Kennewick School District. Inquiries regarding compliance procedures or requests for reasonable accommodation may be directed to the School District’s Director of Human Resources.
