Job Description
Job Description
Schechter Boston is hiring a middle school Language Arts teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. We value learning as an academic, social, and spiritual endeavor, and we believe that great teaching blends rigor, curiosity, and care.
We invest seriously in teacher growth, through collaborative team structures, time for planning and reflection, and real ownership over curriculum and instructional design. We also care about teachers' quality of life: the work is demanding, but it is structured to be purposeful, humane, and sustainable, with room for professional development and personal growth.
Job Description
Both independently and in collaboration with the grade team lead and subject coordinators, you will:
Design and deliver intellectually engaging lessons that develop strong foundational skills and spark curiosity to students in grades 6-8
Differentiate instruction and assessment to meet the needs of a wide range of learners
Cultivate a classroom culture where all students feel known, challenged, and supported
Use ongoing cycles of reflection, observation, and student work analysis to refine practice
Contribute to a collaborative teaching team that believes in continuous improvement
Qualifications
Strong classroom teacher with at least two years of experience teaching middle school language arts (or comparable)
Skilled at building relationships with students, parents and colleagues and establishing productive classroom routines
Committed to inclusive and rigorous instruction and to meeting students where they are.
Experience teaching diverse learners
Eager to collaborate, give and receive feedback, and share responsibility for curriculum and student learning outcomes
MA degree required
Pay and Benefits
Salary is $55,000- $105,000, commensurate with experience
Health insurance, prescription drug benefit, vision,
Healthcare/dependent care flexible spending account (FSA)
Long-term disability, life insurance, employee assistance program (EAP)
403(b) with employer matching
Tuition reduction for employees' children
Up to 30 paid holidays, sick time and personal time, and early dismissal on Fridays
About Schechter Boston
Schechter Boston creates a Jewish educational experience where each child, 15 months through eighth grade, is known, belongs, is engaged and inspired. Faculty, staff and students at Schechter benefit from a highly collaborative, mutually supportive environment in which each person's individual strengths are recognized and cultivated, and are vital to the success and learning of the community as a whole. Individuals who work at Schechter Boston must thrive in a culture that lives every day by the following cultural values:
Believing there is no limit to better
Providing honest and kind feedback
Failing forward
Leaning into complexity
Being kinder than necessary
Welcome to ATX Learning
KnightVision Education is contracted with Stronger Together, a project of Prizmah, to find the best classroom teachers to work in Boston area Jewish Day Schools.