Middle School Social Studies Teacher
Description
Main Purpose of the Role:
Léman Manhattan Preparatory School seeks an enthusiastic full-time Middle School Social Studies teacher for the 2024-2025 School Year.
The ideal candidate will have an excellent knowledge of American History and the skills to deliver the curriculum effectively to a wide ability range of Middle School students. As a school, we seek an individual committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Key Responsibilities:
(The primary tasks, functions and deliverables of the role)
- Know and use various assessment strategies consistent with course content and objectives.
- Provide reports on student progress and maintain open communication with ensuring that these reports are accurate and constructive.
- Differentiate instruction and assessment to meet the diverse needs of students.
- Identify students who need additional academic assistance and be able to refer such students appropriately.
- Provide opportunities for student expression using spoken, written, and electronic forms of communication.
- Provide a safe learning environment in which students can take intellectual risks.
- Use learning resources and technology to enhance lessons where appropriate.
- Create an environment that is respectful and fosters a global mindset.
- Attend functions in support of the school and community.
- Highly developed written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly developed presentation skills.
- Effective organizational skills include but are not limited to lesson planning, implementing units of study, differentiating instruction, and designing and implementing assessments.
- Highly developed collaborative leadership skills and the ability to work well with and through others.
- Exercise good classroom management with fair and consistent standards and appropriate expectations that are clearly articulated to the students.
Skills and Competencies
(The abilities that the individual needs in order to perform this role effectively)
- Teach 5 classes
- Guide an advisory
- Keep accurate grades using Standard Based Grading
- Communicate with students and families with feedback and progress on academic learning throughout the year
Qualifications
- Master’s Degree preferred.
- Minimum of two year’s middle school teaching experience is required.