Applications are being accepted by the College Place School District for a Middle School Teacher (anticipated assignment is science) starting in the [redacted] school year. This position is being posted for internal and external consideration at this time. Interested internal candidates will need to apply online by 4:00 pm Friday, July 17, 2026 to be considered prior to external candidate applicants. The position is open until filled.
POSITION & BENEFITS:Job Title: Middle School Teacher Pne Year Only
Reports to: Assigned Building Principal
Bargaining Group: WWVEA FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Position: 8 hours per day, 187 days per school year (10 months)
Salary: $58,977 - $114,490
Anticipated Start Date: 08/14/2026
Benefits: Medical/Dental/Vision, FSA/DCAP, Life/AD&D through SEBB (School Employee Benefits Board); and Retirement through DRS (Department of Retirement Systems) for eligible employees
Additional Benefits: Optional 403(b) retirement plan; Optional DCP (deferred compensation program) retirement plan
Leave: 12 sick days (pro-rated for mid-year hires)
Required Qualifications: - Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate including appropriate endorsements.
- Ability to work cooperatively with students and their parents who are culturally, racially, and linguistically diverse.
Desired Qualifications: - Successful experience as a K-8 teacher
- Bilingual and biliterate in the Spanish language
- Interest in and experience with extra-curricular and co-curricular coaching and/or advising assignments
The Successful Candidate Shall: - Plan, implement, and evaluate classroom instructional activities consistent with building and adopted district curriculum and State Standards.
- Familiarity with a wide variety of techniques and materials, which may be used in teaching students in a classroom, utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Directors and other appropriate learning activities.
- Exhibit strong skills and background in instructional methods and strategies.
- Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve an environment conducive to learning.
- Diagnose and prescribe learning and training programs for individual pupils based on student aptitude and interest.
- Evaluate student's academic, social, and emotional growth, using a variety of authentic assessment techniques, keep appropriate records and prepare progress reports.
- Possess the ability to use computers for instruction and assessment.
- Display humor and positive regard to students and colleagues.
- Show the ability to utilize and evaluate interpretive feedback.
- Present a positive attitude about change and an eagerness to implement changes that will enhance student learning.
WORKING CONDITIONS: The usual and customary methods of performing the job's functions require the following physical demands:
- Occasional lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; some stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling.
- Generally, the job requires:
- ~ 5% lifting ~ 40 lbs.
- ~ 55% of the work day standing, reaching, bending, stooping, walking
- ~ 40% of the time working from a sitting position
- This job is performed under temperature variations consistent with indoor and outdoor temperatures.
- This job may require interaction with students displaying aggression, non-compliance, and other conduct problems.
(~) denotes approximation
