Summary: Pinehurst School District is looking for a highly qualified teacher to join us for a unique “one-room” rural schoolhouse teaching opportunity in the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument! The head teacher will join our other support staff to deliver a rich academic curriculum while fostering team building and student leadership skills through project and place-based learning for a small number of students.
Job Description: This is a full-time position teaching a blended kindergarten through sixth grade program. The head teacher will be responsible for approximately eight to ten students in our rural public school.
Key Responsibilities:
● Instruction and Supervision: Serve as the primary source of instruction and support for students within the classroom and other assigned areas.
● Lesson Planning and Delivery: Develop lesson plans and deliver group and individual student instruction within and beyond Common Core guidelines.
● Collaboration: Work with the licensed administrator, instructional assistant(s), office manager, adjuncts, parents, volunteers and students to address instructional, behavioral, and classroom needs.
● Learning Environment: Provide daily structure and routines with clearly defined educational goals that foster academic achievement, cooperative relationships, leadership skills and engaged, life-long learners.
● Technology Utilization: Use classroom and school technology, including Titanium model Promethean ActivBoards, a full multimedia PA classroom system, a theater stage with performance-level equipment and lighting, laptops and tablets for all students, a 2-in-1 Dell Teacher laptop and additional accessories.
● Outdoor Classroom: Engage students in an outdoor classroom setting.
● Tailored Teaching: Customize teaching approaches based on the needs/talents of students and suitable for a mixed-grade rural school setting.
Qualifications:
● A minimum of 6 years teaching experience with prior experience teaching multigrade classes
● ELL endorsement preferred
● Licensed by the Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission or hold a reciprocal state licensure.
Salary and Benefits:
Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience including:
● Salary range of $55,000 to $80,000
● Medical benefits
● Employer-paid PERS contribution
● Assistance with housing may be available if needed
Pinehurst School District 94 is located 21 miles east of Ashland, OR on state-maintained Greensprings Highway 66, in the midst of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument at 3600 ft. elevation. Please visit us at www.pinehurst.k12.or.us and www.facebook.com/pinehurstschoolfoundation
Pinehurst School District 94 is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and in accordance with Federal, and State Legislation, does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender, age, religion, national origin, handicap or marital status.
To apply, deliver the following materials to:
Mary Anne Crandall, Board Chair at: maryanne @pinehurst.k12.or.us
Pinehurst School District #94, 15337 Hwy. 66, Ashland, OR 97520
Completed Certified Employee Application (https://www.pinehurst.k12.or.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Licensed-Employee-Application-rev.-2018.pdf)
Current resume including email and phone contact information for 3 appropriate references.
Include a one-page letter in which you introduce yourself as both an elementary educator and a person.
Copy of current teaching certificate.
We encourage you to visit Pinehurst School. Consider dropping off your application in person. Please call the office manager to set up an appointment.
Closing Date: Open until filled