{"id":22380,"date":"2026-03-24T16:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/?post_type=job_listing&#038;p=22380"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T20:08:11","slug":"teacher-middle-school-agriculture-6","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/job\/teacher-middle-school-agriculture-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher &#8211; Middle School Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-22381 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Main-Logo-png-file-300x260.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Main-Logo-png-file-300x260.png 300w, https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Main-Logo-png-file-1024x886.png 1024w, https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Main-Logo-png-file-200x173.png 200w, https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Main-Logo-png-file-768x665.png 768w, https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Main-Logo-png-file-1536x1329.png 1536w, https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Main-Logo-png-file-2048x1772.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2026-2027 School Year<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Available: Agriculture Teacher &amp; FFA Advisor<br \/>\nSouth Sumter Middle School Agriculture Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Sumter Middle School is seeking an enthusiastic, student-centered <strong>Agriculture Teacher and FFA Advisor<\/strong>\u00a0to lead our growing agriculture program. This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive school and community committed to hands-on, career-focused agricultural education.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Our Program:<\/strong><br \/>\nOur expanding agriculture department features a <strong>brand-new barn and classroom<\/strong>, <strong>large chicken coop<\/strong>, and a <strong>dedicated garden area<\/strong>\u00a0designed to support experiential learning in Animal Systems, Plant Science, Food Production, and Agri-Science Foundations. With continued district and community investment, <strong>even more facilities and opportunities are on the way<\/strong>, offering the perfect environment for a motivated teacher to make a lasting impact. This program feeds the <strong>South Sumter High School Agriculture Program<\/strong>, working in support with the high school advisors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teach middle school agriculture courses aligned with state standards<\/li>\n<li>Advise and coach the South Sumter Middle FFA Chapter<\/li>\n<li>Integrate hands-on learning through barn management, poultry operations, and garden maintenance<\/li>\n<li>Develop SAE opportunities and prepare students for CDE\/LDE competitions<\/li>\n<li>Maintain safe, engaging learning environments in all facilities<\/li>\n<li>Collaborate with community partners, administration, and other agricultural educators<\/li>\n<li>Support after-school FFA activities, travel, and events<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Ideal Candidate Will:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Possess strong agricultural content knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Be passionate about youth development through agricultural education and FFA<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate excellent communication, organization, and leadership skills<\/li>\n<li>Be excited to build and grow a program with expanding resources<\/li>\n<li>Foster a positive, inclusive learning environment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bachelor\u2019s degree in Agriculture Education or related field (or eligibility for certification)<\/li>\n<li>Valid Florida Teaching Certification or ability to obtain<\/li>\n<li>Experience with FFA or agricultural youth leadership programs preferred<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why Join South Sumter Middle?<\/strong><br \/>\nYou\u2019ll become part of a community that deeply values agriculture and invests in its students. With new facilities and continued program growth, this position offers the chance to shape the future of a thriving middle school agriculture program.<\/p>\n<p>Send resumes to: <u><a href=\"mailto:Melynda.Shea@sumter.k12.fl.us\">Melynda.Shea@sumter.k12.fl.us<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Apply at: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sumter.k12.fl.us\/human-resources\">https:\/\/www.sumter.k12.fl.us\/human-resources<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2368,"featured_media":22381,"template":"","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Webster","_application":"https:\/\/www.sumter.k12.fl.us\/human-resources","_company_name":"South Sumter Middle School","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.ssm.sumter.k12.fl.us\/","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[60],"job-categories":[90],"job-types":[2],"job_listing_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-22380","1":"job_listing","2":"type-job_listing","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"hentry","6":"job_listing_region-central-florida","8":"job-type-full-time"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/22380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22380"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=22380"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-categories?post=22380"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=22380"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aest.ag\/hire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_tag?post=22380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}