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Half-Year, Full-Time Middle School English Teacher (sabbatical substitute)

Start date: January 20, 2026

This position is an “exempt” position.
This position is a “5-month” long-term sub position.

MISSION
Wilmington Friends School offers a college preparatory curriculum—including athletics, the arts and community service—in which Quaker values and high expectations are mutually supportive. The defining belief of Quakerism is that there is “that of God” in everyone. That belief gives rise to a school community that welcomes a variety of faith traditions and where we share an obligation to seek and answer what is best in ourselves and in others. Students at Friends are challenged to realize their potential: as learners, well prepared to succeed in college and career; as leaders, recognizing their power and opportunity to be agents of change; and as active and responsible members of communities, from the classroom to the world. The school seeks to serve students, age two through grade twelve, who demonstrate ongoing promise in their ability to succeed at Friends, both academically and in meeting expectations for integrity and conduct.

SCHOOL DESCRIPTION
Wilmington Friends School is a Preschool to 12 Quaker, college preparatory, day school located in Wilmington, Delaware and enrolling approximately 700 students.

Job Description: This full-time, half-year sabbatical substitute position involves teaching one semester of sixth and eighth grade English, and serving as a sixth grade student advisor in the middle school. A highly qualified candidate is one who…
  • Understands the developmental needs of the early adolescent and adolescent child;       

  • Is familiar with current standards for curriculum development, teaching practice, and assessment in English/language arts, including National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards;
  • Is familiar with current research and/or practice in teaching and learning English that places contextualized, multi-faceted, hands-on problems at the heart of the curriculum so that students have the opportunity to construct understanding and real-world application of English concepts and skills, particularly writing and providing young writers effective feedback on their work;
  • Is passionate about literature and writing and is fostering this same enthusiasm in young scholars;
  • Will bring imagination, a positive attitude, and energy to work with students of ranging experiences and interest in cross-disciplinary teaching and learning;
  • Is committed to planning and teaching interdisciplinary and problem-based units in cooperation with other faculty;
  • Is interested in collaborating with colleagues across disciplines and grade levels;  
  • Is aware of and can use effectively a wide-range of techniques and methods in the classroom which stimulate students and which respond to different learning styles;
  • Will contribute in other significant ways to the Wilmington Friends School community (e.g. coach a sport, help with drama productions, run professional development workshops, sponsor an activity, etc.);
  • Seeks to serve on a faculty that in division-level groups and through committee work contributes significantly to school governance.
If interested, please send your resume to Jonathan Huxtable, Head of Middle School at jhuxtable@wilmingtonfriends.org.  Candidates whose interests and experiences best fit the needs of the position and school will be invited to interview and present a demonstration lesson on campus.  We are particularly interested in hearing from qualified candidates who want to work in a school that emphasizes the full development of each individual, the value of diversity, and service to others.
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Preschool - 12th Grade
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Wilmington Friends School admits students of any race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students of these schools. Wilmington Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national and ethnic origin in administration of their educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.