Creative Writing ;Teacher - 2026/2027 School Year (Woodlawn High School)

University of Chicago • Chicago, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Woodlawn Campus of the University of Chicago Charter School (UCW) opened in September 2006. It has a three-part mission: 1) to assist students in developing the habits of mind, work, and heart to be successful in college and good citizens of their community; 2) to contribute to the community through student research, service, and leadership; and 3) to improve teaching and learning by serving as a site of professional development for teachers and school leaders. Woodlawn High School educates students in grades 9 - 12. This position will teach students the craft of storytelling, poetry, personal narrative, and other literary genres through structured instruction, writing workshops, and individualized feedback.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Valid Professional Educator License (PEL) with English/Language Arts endorsement required
• 3-5 years of classroom teaching experience required
• Excellent teacher with proven experience enabling urban students to meet high expectations
• Reflective and receptive to providing and receiving professional feedback, video recording, and coaching
• Collaborative, collegial, goal oriented, mission driven, accountable, responsible, self-managed, and self-motivated
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrators, staff, students, parents, and community partners
• Ability to communicate clearly with multiple stakeholders

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred
• Experience serving in an urban teaching environment preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver lessons on fiction, poetry, personal essay, and other literary forms appropriate to 10th grade student grade level
• Lead writing workshop critiques where students share work and receive structured peer and teacher feedback
• Conference individually with students to discuss drafts, provide targeted feedback, and guide revision processes
• Create writing prompts and assignments that balance craft instruction with freedom for authentic student expression
• Teach grammar, sentence-level style, and editing within the context of student writing rather than isolated exercises
• Integrate published literature as mentor texts that model specific craft techniques students are practicing
• Assess writing using rubrics that address voice, structure, language use, and development rather than surface correctness alone
• Differentiate instruction for students who struggle with basic writing skills alongside advanced students pursuing complex work
• Collaborate with English/Language Arts teachers to align creative writing instruction with curriculum standards
• Collaborate with English/Language Arts teachers to provide writing and ELA intervention
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• health
• retirement
• paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level