Job Description
Position Type: MSAD #17 Teaching Position/High School Grades 9-12 - Mathematics
Date Posted: 2/27/2026
Location: Oxford Hills - Nezinscot Adult Education
2025-26 School Year
Mathematics Teacher, Part-time
Oxford Hills/ Nezinscot Adult Education
Oxford, ME
Application Deadline: when position is filled
Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education serves adult learners in the Oxford Hills (SAD17) and Buckfield, Hartford, Sumner (RSU10) primarily as well as welcoming students from other districts. Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education serves well over 150 academic enrollments as well as more than 100 workforce enrollments each year. Students in academic programming are working toward high school completion either by earning a diploma or taking the HiSET (high school equivalency) exams. Students in our workforce training programs may be enrolled in truck driver training, Certified Nursing Assistant, Certified Residential Medication Aid or Heat Pump/Solar Technician training.
Math instruction includes working with both academic and workforce students to strengthen math skills in order to be successful in their academic or workforce pursuits.
JOB DESCRIPTION
Candidates must hold a valid Maine certification or be certification eligible.
Reports to: Director of Adult & Community Education
Work Schedule: as needed and determined by course enrollment
Salary range based on SAD17 teacher salary scale (link below)
Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education, located at 1570 Main Street, Oxford, Maine is seeking candidates to fill a part-time math teacher position beginning in September 2026. Teaching duties include math instruction for academic students as well as for students in the HiSET high school equivalency program. Additional duties as needed may include math instruction for low-level math learners, workforce training students, or for English Language Learners. Anticipated teaching schedule will include one or two evenings and an afternoon during the week (classes are not held on Fridays).
Required: Adult Education Teacher Endorsement or be eligible for endorsement, Bachelor's Degree. Prior teaching experience in an adult education setting is strongly preferred. Must be willing to teach evening classes as scheduled. Position may necessitate travel to Buckfield to teach.
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As a District we are committed to our four Strategic Pillars: Healthy and Resilient Students, Maximizing Our Facilities to Support Learning, Recruiting and Growing Talent, and Rigorous, Relevant and Responsive Learning. We are invested in the well-being of our students and our staff and you will find our classrooms - both indoors and outdoors - as evolving spaces intentionally designed to optimize learning. Our District maintains close partnerships with multiple community partners and recently started an Employee Life Navigator program intended to add an additional layer of support for all staff.
OUR MISSION
The Oxford Hills School District, in partnership with families and communities, engages and supports all students in diverse and challenging learning opportunities to prepare them to graduate as healthy, responsible, and productive citizens, ready to succeed in our global societies.
CORE BELIEFS
Therefore, the Oxford Hills School District, in collaboration with its parents and communities, will:
- Meet students where they are, motivating and helping them develop their individual learning paths.
- Hold students to high expectations and provide adequate time and support to achieve them.
- Prepare students for success by helping them develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Foster high aspirations and the skills of self-determination, self-control, and self-advocacy.
- Guide students to be curious learners and ethical leaders, able to adapt to changing times.
- Provide learning experiences in a safe, caring, and welcoming environment.
OXFORD HILLS REGION
The Oxford Hills School District (MSAD 17) comprises the towns of Norway, South Paris, West Paris, Oxford, Waterford, Harrison, Hebron and Otisfield. MSAD 17 shares vocational resources and accepts students in its Oxford Hills Technical School programs from the RSU10 School District towns of Buckfield, Hartford and Sumner. Oxford Hills/Nezinscot Adult Education is located within the Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School.
The Oxford Hills offer a variety of outdoor resources for anyone wishing to enjoy the region, whatever the season. The area boasts more than ten lakes and ponds for outdoor recreation, a land trust with hundreds of acres for skiing, snowshoeing, and is in close proximity to several downhill skiing areas! Community support for Oxford Hills athletics and extracurricular activities is very strong and represents the robust regional commitment to the students and schools within the district.
Expectations of Oxford Hills School District Staff:
- As contributing members of the district's learning community, all district staff members are expected to:
- Model a strong work ethic, perseverance and grit, as well as responsibility and respect;
- Utilize best practices for motivating today's students in a safe, supportive learning environment;
- Demonstrate knowledge in the development of real-world learning experiences and community partnerships to provide students with opportunities for extensions of learning, applied learning, community service, and citizenship;
- Demonstrate a willingness and ability to collaborate, engage, and communicate with colleagues, parents and the public;
- Further, instructional staff will emphasize and employ practices that lead to improvement in student achievement by:
- Instilling problem-solving and critical thinking as a "new basics" for learning across all grade levels;
- Delivering strong literacy instruction across content areas;
- Helping student develop skills to apply, interpret, analyze, and evaluate the vast, ever-expanding amount of information;
- Employing effective lesson design by adjusting to students' personal learning needs and preferences, including appropriate technology applications.
HOW TO APPLY
Applicants must complete the entire online application as well as provide cover letter, r sum ,
copy of certification, transcripts and three current letters of reference to be considered for a
position. Please be sure to provide complete reference information in the application for each
reference including name, address, phone and email address.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
The Oxford Hills School District is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin,
sexual orientation, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic
protected by law.
Job Tags
Contract work, Part time, Afternoon shift