High School Math Teacher

About the Employer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Current MA teaching license in 9-12 Mathematics
• Relevant high school teaching experience preferred
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa in the United States required

Job Title: High School Math Long Term Substitute Teacher (Starting 1/4/27)

The Wakefield Public Schools is seeking an enthusiastic, student-centered mathematics teacher to teach Algebra 1 and Geometry at Wakefield Memorial High School starting in January 2027. This is a 12-week position that may extend through the rest of the 26-27 school year. Interested individuals should demonstrate the ability to facilitate engaging, accessible lessons that develop students’ conceptual understanding, procedural fluency, problem-solving skills, and mathematical reasoning. Candidates should be committed to using a variety of instructional strategies, representations, and opportunities for mathematical discourse to engage learners and support students with diverse learning needs. The successful candidate will be supported by a collaborative professional learning community (PLC) and dedicated department leaders who provide ongoing collaboration, instructional support, and opportunities for professional growth.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Plan, teach, and assess student performance in high school math classes, including Algebra and Geometry. Work with colleagues and families to support student learning. Create and maintain a classroom environment that is safe, respectful, and welcoming in order to optimize student capabilities, develop a love of learning, and promote academic risk taking. Implement lessons where reasoning, collaboration, productive struggle, and problem solving is expected of all students. Differentiate services and instruction to meet variety of student learning needs and strengths, including students with disabilities and multilingual learners. Use data to inform and adjust instruction, to track student progress, and to track professional progress through self-evaluation and goal setting. Regularly contact (through face-to-face meetings, e-mail, and by phone) families regarding student progress. Participate in collaborative meetings with colleagues to support student learning. Attend professional development to continually improve practice. Fulfill other responsibilities as assigned by the principal.

Salary

• $150 per day if position is only 12 weeks.
• Unit A contracted 184-day B1 rate: $63,320 prorated for the number of days actually worked in the school year if position extends to the end of the year.