8th Grade English Teacher

WATERTOWN UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

VACANCY NOTICE

8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS TEACHER

ONE YEAR LIMITED TERM POSITION

JOB LOCATION: Riverside Middle School

CERTIFICATION: DPI licensure: English or Broadfield Language Arts

PERCENTAGE: 100%

START DATE: August 24, 2026 (new teacher orientation is August 17-20, 2026)

JOB DESCRIPTION: Riverside Middle School provides students with comprehensive curricular programming and extra-curricular activities to meet individual student needs and interests. This individual will be working with 8th graders teaching ELA.

Qualified candidates should possess:

• Passion to teach middle school students;
• Ability to be student centered;
• Able to demonstrate knowledge of student learning needs and styles;
• Ability to align instruction to standards;
• Ability to communicate with students, parents, and staff;
• Able to develop relationships and support all students to provide for their academic, social, and emotional success;
• Use data and research-based information in teaching students;
• A knowledge of inclusion and co-teaching strategies.

THE DISTRICT: Selected candidate will help to further the WUSD mission to serve our students by providing educational opportunities to promote academic excellence and a lifelong love of learning and to lead families, students and staff in realizing the WUSD vision of inspired learners through student-centered education strengthened by community involvement.

TRADITION. INNOVATION. TRANSFORMATION.

The Watertown School District has an enrollment of approximately 3,000 students taught in seven buildings. Riverside Middle School has an enrollment of approximately 600 students.

THE COMMUNITY: The Watertown community has 24,000 residents and is located on the Rock River approximately halfway between Madison and Milwaukee, at the junction of Highways 16, 19, and 26.

APPLY BY: Applications will be received until the needs of the district have been met.

The Watertown Unified School District does not discriminate in its education program, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, religion or creed, sexual orientation, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, marital status, or disability status.